Westside · Los Angeles County
Our office is on Ocean Park Blvd, so most Santa Monica work is a short drive and we can walk a correction into the counter rather than mail it. Plan review here runs through City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, with Planning review for most exterior work, with Santa Monica Fire Department on access and life safety. Typical experience is roughly 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
1920s to 1950s bungalows and duplexes on 5,000 to 7,500 sq ft lots, many with detached garages on the alley. On the commercial side, Main Street, Montana Ave and the Third Street area carry design review and, for restaurants, a parking and alcohol layer. Those two facts explain most of what is easy and most of what is expensive here.
School, water capacity and wastewater fees are meaningful here and belong in the first budget, not the last. We put the local fee picture into the first budget, because a number that ignores school, sewer and utility charges is not a budget, it is an advertisement.
We work throughout Santa Monica ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404 and 90405, including Ocean Park, Sunset Park, Wilshire Montana, Pico, North of Montana. Two addresses in the same ZIP can still sit under different overlays, so we review the parcel rather than the postcode.
Ocean Park · Sunset Park · Wilshire Montana · Pico · North of Montana
Residential
ADU Design & Permitting for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Residential
Garage Conversions for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Residential
Additions & Remodels for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Commercial
Tenant Improvements for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Commercial
Restaurant, Retail & Hospitality for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Residential
Permitting & Plan Check for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Commercial
Construction Management for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
Commercial
Design-Build for Santa Monica owners, reviewed by City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, typically 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies.
City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, with Planning review for most exterior work. Fire review runs through Santa Monica Fire Department. Our office is on Ocean Park Blvd, so most Santa Monica work is a short drive and we can walk a correction into the counter rather than mail it.
Typically roughly 8 to 14 weeks to permit on a typical residential submittal, longer where coastal review applies. The variable is correction cycles, not intake speed, which is why we spend the extra week making the first submittal complete.
Most commonly: Coastal zone review on properties west of Lincoln Blvd; Objective design standards for multi-unit and ADU projects; Preapproved ADU plan program; Landmark and structure-of-merit review on older blocks. Which ones touch your parcel is an address question, and we answer it during feasibility.
School, water capacity and wastewater fees are meaningful here and belong in the first budget, not the last. We put those numbers into the first budget rather than presenting them as a later surprise.
Yes, across Los Angeles and Orange County from offices in Santa Monica and Fullerton. Nearby markets we cover include Venice, Culver City, Malibu, West Los Angeles.
Send the address, including the ZIP code, and what you want to build. We come back with what the City of Santa Monica Building and Safety route looks like, a realistic budget range and a schedule.
