- Building department
- City of Long Beach
- ZIP codes
- 90802 through 90815 and nearby
- Most common job
- ADU & Garage Conversion
- Licensed
- CSLB 1083262Class B general building
Long Beach has historic districts, a large stock of apartment buildings and lots that take ADUs well, with a city ADU program that is easier to work with than most.
What we do most in Long Beach
ADU & Garage Conversion
A second home on your lot: a backyard unit, a converted garage, or a unit carved out of the house.
Seismic Retrofit & Foundation Repair
Making a building stay standing in an earthquake, and fixing the foundation underneath it.
Complete Home Renovation
The entire house in one project, instead of one room every other year.
Exterior Remodel
How the building looks from the street, and how well it keeps the weather out.Building rules in Long Beach
Long Beach runs its own building department with a well-documented ADU program, historic district review in designated areas, and a seismic retrofit program for soft-story and other vulnerable buildings. Coastal zone rules apply near the water.
Building department
City of Long Beach Development Services, Building & Safety
ZIP codes
90802 through 90815
Neighborhoods we work in
Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, Naples, Downtown, Alamitos Beach, Los Altos, Bluff Park
How we run the job
1. Walk the property
We meet you on site, listen, and look at what the building and the city will need. You get a written scope and a budget range.
2. Drawings
When drawings are needed we bring in the architect and engineer, and price the design while it is being drawn.
3. Permit
We file with the city, handle the corrections they send back, and tell you where it stands.
4. Price and contract
An itemized price, a schedule and payment terms. Anything new after signing gets priced in writing first.
5. Build
One supervisor on your job, licensed trades, inspections in order, and a weekly update with photos.
6. Walkthrough
A final fix list, the city's sign-off, and a written warranty on our work.
Property services in Long Beach
For owners and managers of rental and commercial buildings in Long Beach: unit turnovers at a fixed price per unit, capital projects phased around tenants, seismic and balcony compliance, and pre-sale work. How property services work.
Long Beach questions
Does Long Beach have pre-approved ADU plans?
Yes. The city offers pre-approved ADU plans that speed permitting, and we can also design a custom unit.
Does Long Beach require seismic retrofits?
Yes for identified soft-story and other building types under the city's program.
Do you do unit turnovers in Long Beach?
Yes. Standardized turnover packages for owners and property managers.
Priced for Long Beach
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Everything else we do here
kitchen & bathroom remodeling, room additions, ground-up new construction, build-to-suit & tenant improvements, home improvements & repairs.