- Building department
- City of West Hollywood
- ZIP codes
- 90046 and nearby
- Most common job
- Seismic Retrofit & Foundation Repair
- Licensed
- CSLB 1083262Class B general building
West Hollywood is small lots, old apartment buildings and strong tenant protections, so most work here is either a careful remodel on a 50-foot lot or a retrofit and renovation on an occupied building.
What we do most in West Hollywood
Seismic Retrofit & Foundation Repair
Making a building stay standing in an earthquake, and fixing the foundation underneath it.
ADU & Garage Conversion
A second home on your lot: a backyard unit, a converted garage, or a unit carved out of the house.
Exterior Remodel
How the building looks from the street, and how well it keeps the weather out.
Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling
New kitchens and bathrooms, from a weekend-level refresh to moving walls and plumbing.Building rules in West Hollywood
West Hollywood has its own building and planning departments, a mandatory soft-story retrofit program, strict rent-stabilization rules affecting renovations in occupied buildings, and green building requirements beyond the state minimum. Many single-family homes here are on 50-foot lots where ADUs and additions need careful planning.
Building department
City of West Hollywood Building & Safety
ZIP codes
90046, 90048, 90069
Neighborhoods we work in
Norma Triangle, West Hollywood West, Sunset Strip, Melrose District, Eastside
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 West Hollywood
For owners and managers of rental and commercial buildings in West Hollywood: 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.
West Hollywood questions
Does West Hollywood require soft-story retrofits?
Yes. The city adopted a mandatory seismic retrofit program for soft-story and certain other building types with compliance deadlines.
Can I renovate an occupied rent-stabilized unit in West Hollywood?
Yes, within the city's tenant protection rules. Work in occupied units requires notice and habitability planning, and some improvements may qualify for a pass-through application.
Does West Hollywood have green building rules?
Yes. The city has its own green building program with point requirements for larger projects, on top of Title 24.
Priced for West Hollywood
kitchen & bathroom remodeling in West Hollywood, adu builder in West Hollywood, room additions in West Hollywood, whole-house remodel in West Hollywood, seismic retrofit & foundation in West Hollywood.
Everything else we do here
room additions, complete home renovation, ground-up new construction, build-to-suit & tenant improvements, home improvements & repairs.