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Desk 01 · Southern California

Los Angeles ADU Builder.

From feasibility to keys — and even your first tenant. We design, permit, and build accessory dwellings across Los Angeles County, with fixed-price contracts and a record of 120+ delivered homes.

Licensed · Bonded · Insured · CSLB #1098432 · BBB A+ Accredited

LA permit room · LADBS

Built around LADBS, LA County, and Southern California lot conditions.

Silver Lake bungalows, Mar Vista lots, Pasadena historic overlays, Beverly Hills hillside setbacks, Santa Monica coastal review, Burbank, Glendale, Culver City, and the unincorporated county — each carries its own plan-check pattern. We map yours during a feasibility brief before drawing begins, so the LA rental income math is grounded in the actual permit path your address sits on.

LA cities we serve.

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Market Pulse · Los Angeles ADU Desk
Live · LA Desk
ADU·RENT·1BR
$2,648
Median asking rent for a new 1-bedroom LA ADU.
LADBS·PERMIT·DAYS
92
Average LADBS standard-plan ADU permit issuance time.
BUILD·COST·PSF
$385
Typical turnkey detached ADU build cost per finished sq ft.
ADU·CASH·ROI
13.6%
Owner cash-on-cash ROI assuming 25% down, current rates.
BACKYARD·INQUIRIES
64
Inbound homeowner consults per week, citywide.
OPEN·SLOTS
8 wk
Weeks until next available crew start across LA ADU builders.
Feed · last 24h
  • 07:11LADBSStandard plan queue cleared faster than 30-day avg — turnaround tightening.
  • 10:28RENTSilver Lake 1BR ADU asks crossed $2,800 — 3rd weekly print above trend.
  • 13:45COSTLumber index −1.8% w/w; framing bids softening across LA County.
  • 16:02RATESHELOC blended rate held at 8.6% — financing window stable.
  • 19:19DEMANDMar Vista & Culver inquiries up 14% — empty-nester cohort.
  • 22:36WARNConcrete supplier lead times stretched to 11 days — schedule risk.
  • 01:53POLICYAB 1033 condo-conversion: detached ADU starts +22% YoY in LA City.

Demonstration desk — values seed from realistic LA County ADU ranges and drift client-side. No live connections.

Los Angeles service hubs.

Each LA service has its own page with LADBS permit notes, costs, and FAQ.

№ — LA build conditions

Friday, May 29

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LA desk · Beverly Hills

Los Angeles ADU Desk

8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 515, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 · (323) 555-0140

Los Angeles FAQ

Questions LA homeowners ask first.

Cost, timing, permits, and rental income — anchored in LADBS and LA County practice.

  1. What does an ADU cost in Los Angeles?
    Detached new construction across LA County typically runs $300–$425 per finished sq ft all-in. A turnkey 800 sq ft detached ADU lands around $250,000–$425,000 depending on finishes, site work, and utility conditions.
  2. How long does LADBS permitting take?
    Standard-plan LADBS ADU permits clear in roughly 8–14 weeks once a complete plan set is submitted. Custom designs add 2–6 weeks for plan check and corrections; we manage the response cycle as part of the design-build engagement.
  3. Can I build a garage conversion in LA?
    Most permitted, structurally sound LA garages can be converted into a legal ADU. State law overrides most local zoning restrictions for converted garages, which is why this is often the fastest path to keys.
  4. Will an ADU reassess my property taxes?
    Only the new ADU is reassessed at current market value — your existing home keeps its Prop 13 protected base. On a $325K detached ADU that translates to roughly $3,400–$4,000 of additional annual property tax.
  5. What rental income can an LA ADU produce?
    Long-term 1-bed / 600 sq ft units rent for roughly $1,900–$3,100 per month across LA depending on neighborhood. After management and a 5% vacancy assumption, net yield-on-cost typically lands 10–16%.
  6. How do I verify my LA ADU contractor is licensed?
    Look up the license on the California Contractors State License Board portal at cslb.ca.gov/onlineservices. Confirm the classification is B (general building), the bond is current, and workers' compensation is active. Cross-check with BBB and LA County Consumer Affairs for complaint history.
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Begin your projectin twenty minutes.

A short feasibility review of your lot — what you can build, roughly what it costs, and how long it will take. Free of charge. No sales call afterwards unless you ask for one.

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