ADU Tips, Costs & Regulations in Los Angeles

Big kitchens aren’t always better. In ADUs and small homes, every square foot has to earn its place—and nowhere is that more true than in...

Unpermitted ADUs are everywhere in California—and until recently, many homeowners didn’t have a clear or affordable path to fix them. ...

California homeowners are increasingly investing in junior ADUs and full-size ADUs to maximize their property’s potential . Whether...

ADU regulations have drastically changed for the better in 2025. If this news doesn’t inspire you to start your ADU project, I don’t know...

CALL US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION! Senate Bill 9 was signed by California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on January 1, 2022. But on February 14,...

Like many neighborhoods in Los Angeles’ Westside, Mar Vista has been undergoing a lot of new development and change over the past few...

The Oxford Square HPOZ is located in central Los Angeles, about five miles west of downtown. It is bordered by the Windsor Village HPOZ...

Sign up for your FREE ADU Consultation with NEO Builders Today! The Miracle Mile HPOZ comprises 1,347 properties and is located in the...

The Miracle Mile North HPOZ primarily consists of single-family homes which are uniform in scale and build. The majority of the one-story...

Windsor Village is an intact residential district with distinct visual character. Originally subdivided for residential development...

Windsor Square, located in central Los Angeles, was once part of Rancho La Brea on land that was subdivided for development in 1911. The...

Located about five miles west of downtown Los Angeles, Wilshire Park is a neighborhood of 527 properties that has maintained a high...

Whitley Heights Whitley Heights is located in Hollywood, east of the Hollywood Bowl, occupying an area of lush hilly terrain to the north of Franklin Avenue. The architect designed the majority of the residences in Whitley Heights from 1918 to 1928, and recreated the ambiance of a Mediterranean village. The beauty and seclusion of Whitley Heights’ architecture and terrain quickly made it the home of Hollywood’s elite: Rudolph Valentino, Tyrone Power, Gloria Swanson, Rosalind

Van Nuys HPOZ is located in the center of the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, and is the first Valley HPOZ. Van Nuys includes...

Western Heights Western Heights HPOZ is located just north of the Santa Monica Freeway in Historic West it is an architecturally diverse enclave filled with custom built homes and modest commercial buildings dating from the turn of the 20th century. The residential streets are characterized by two and two-and-one-half story single family residences in architectural styles including Queen Anne, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival, designed by some of the mos

West Adams Terrace West Adams Terrace includes subdivisions with large and lavish homes originally designed for wealthy middle-class families as well as other tracts developed for the working class. The first significant wave of residential development in West Adams consisted of businessmen and their families, who wanted to move out of central Los Angeles, yet remain within easy commuting distance of downtown. Single family homes in the HPOZ range in size and style from modes

University Park The development of University Park as a residential area was spurred by the founding of the nearby University of Southern...

Vinegar Hill Vinegar Hill, a suburb of San Pedro, is a neighborhood of tree-lined streets and modest single-family houses built by...

Sunset Square Sunset Square is bounded by Hollywood Blvd to the north, Vista Street to the east, Sunset Blvd to the south and Fairfax to...

The Stonehurst HPOZ comprises 92 homes in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, in the community of Sun Valley. Many of the structures were...