New Construction

Ground-up new construction in Los Angeles — luxury custom homes, hillside builds, coastal residences, fire rebuilds.

Ground-Up New Construction on a Sherman Oaks Hillside: What It Actually Takes

Ground-up hillside construction in Sherman Oaks: Baseline Hillside Ordinance, caisson foundations, 28–40 month timelines, $800–$1,400/sf. From WDC.

January 26, 2026

Coastal Modernist New Construction in Pacific Palisades: From Lot to Certificate of Occupancy

Coastal Zone permitting, CCC review, $1,000–$1,800/sf, and 32–44 month timelines — what coastal modernist ground-up construction in Pacific Palisades actually takes.

January 26, 2026
ENGAGEMENT · BY APPLICATION REVIEWED BY THE PRINCIPAL · WITHIN 48 HOURS

A NOTE BEFORE APPLYING

Apply for
Discovery.

WDC engages a limited number of full-home projects per year. Applications are reviewed personally by the principal — not by an intake coordinator, not routed to a sales pipeline. Discovery is a 90-minute conversation, fixed fee, with a written feasibility memo whether or not we proceed together.

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Submit the application below. Real address, real budget envelope.

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If the project is a fit, the principal responds within 48 hours.

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Discovery scheduled at the WDC office or your residence. Fixed fee.

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Feasibility memo delivered within seven days. Engagement decision yours.

APPLICATION

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Who you are

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The project

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Anything we should know