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General Contractor in Chinatown — 32 Services, One Licensed LA Builder

Chinatown is inside the Downtown LA Community Plan area with a Historic Cultural Neighborhood overlay; most pre-1934 buildings trigger URM retrofit and Historic Preservation Board review. ZIP 90012 · LADBS Metro branch.

ZIP
90012
Permit authority
LADBS Metro branch
Typical lot
3,500 sqft
LA County tier
2% above LA County median

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Pre-seeded for Chinatown. Mention your lot, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the ladbs permit queue and local zoning into the scope.

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Every service we scope in Chinatown

All 32 NP Line Design service lines, priced for the Chinatown market. Each one opens a Baily chat pre-seeded with Chinatown-specific overlays, lot assumptions, and permit-queue context.

Whole-home & additions

Whole-home renovation in Chinatown
$153K–$816K · 16–40 wk
Gut renos, whole-house upgrades, multigenerational reconfigurations.
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Room additions in Chinatown
$87K–$388K · 12–28 wk
Second stories, primary suite additions, detached office pods.
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New home construction in Chinatown
$459K–$2.5M · 36–72 wk
From empty lot to keys — permit-aware, coastal-commission ready.
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Custom home design in Chinatown
$510K–$3.6M · 36–80 wk
Ground-up custom residential — design, permit, build under one roof.
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Preconstruction design-build in Chinatown
$5K–$51K · 2–8 wk
Budget + schedule + permit pathway validated before you commit.
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Hillside construction in Chinatown
$204K–$918K · 24–50 wk
Slope, geotech, caisson foundations — hillside ordinance expertise.
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Kitchens & bathrooms

Kitchen remodeling in Chinatown
$46K–$184K · 6–14 wk
AI-scoped kitchens — real LA labor + materials, Title 24 compliant.
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Bathroom remodeling in Chinatown
$26K–$87K · 4–10 wk
Spa bathrooms, walk-in showers, master suites — scoped in minutes.
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Luxury interior design in Chinatown
$82K–$510K · 10–30 wk
High-end finishes, custom millwork, signature materials.
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Interior design in Chinatown
$15K–$184K · 4–20 wk
Cabinetry, countertops, finishes — integrated with the build.
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Interior finishing in Chinatown
$8K–$77K · 2–10 wk
Drywall, trim, millwork, paint — the final 15% that matters.
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ADUs & garage conversions

ADU construction in Chinatown
$184K–$459K · 20–36 wk
AI-scoped ADUs — permit-aware for AB 1033, SB 9, and LA by-right rules.
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Garage conversion in Chinatown
$92K–$224K · 12–24 wk
Detached or attached garage → livable ADU, AB 1033 ready.
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Garage remodeling in Chinatown
$8K–$46K · 2–6 wk
Storage systems, workshop build-outs, modernization.
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Pool house design in Chinatown
$46K–$286K · 8–24 wk
Cabanas, guest structures, detached wellness pavilions.
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Disaster & resilience

Wildfire rebuild in Chinatown
$306K–$1.2M · 24–60 wk
Palisades, Eaton, SB 1103 — we've rebuilt through every fire zone.
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Water damage restoration in Chinatown
$5K–$87K · 1–12 wk
Flood, leak, mold remediation — insurance-approved.
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Seismic retrofit in Chinatown
$12K–$66K · 2–8 wk
Soft-story, hillside ordinance, cripple-wall — LA seismic code baked in.
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Roofing in Chinatown
$15K–$82K · 1–4 wk
Class A fire-rated, cool roof, re-roof, new construction.
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Exteriors, pools & landscape

Exterior design in Chinatown
$18K–$122K · 3–12 wk
Siding, cladding, facades, curb-appeal reworks.
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Pool & spa construction in Chinatown
$66K–$255K · 10–24 wk
Pools, spas, water features — permit + safety compliant.
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Patio covers & pergolas in Chinatown
$6K–$46K · 2–6 wk
Shade structures, outdoor rooms, pergola + cover combos.
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Landscape design in Chinatown
$15K–$184K · 4–16 wk
Defensible space, irrigation, drought-tolerant, full yards.
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Concrete & outdoor living in Chinatown
$8K–$122K · 2–10 wk
Patios, driveways, hardscape, outdoor kitchens.
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Finishes, systems & specialty

Flooring in Chinatown
$5K–$66K · 1–4 wk
Hardwood, tile, vinyl, terrazzo — installed on our job sites daily.
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Epoxy flooring in Chinatown
$3K–$18K · 1–2 wk
Garage floors, industrial spaces, showroom-grade coatings.
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Painting in Chinatown
$3K–$36K · 1–3 wk
Interior, exterior, specialty coatings, eco-paint.
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Window & door replacement in Chinatown
$8K–$87K · 1–4 wk
Title 24 compliant, fire-zone rated, energy rebate-eligible.
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Green building in Chinatown
$8K–$122K · 1–8 wk
Title 24, heat pumps, EV chargers, solar, net-zero upgrades.
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Architectural design in Chinatown
$8K–$122K · 4–20 wk
Design-build integrated — CAD, elevations, permit sets in-house.
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General construction in Chinatown
$10K–$2.0M · 1–80 wk
Hub for all 32 services — one licensed GC across the full project.
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Commercial construction in Chinatown
$102K–$2.0M · 12–50 wk
Retail, office, TI, mixed-use — permit-aware LADBS + LACity.
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Permit authority in Chinatown

Residential permits in Chinatown route through the LADBS Metro branch. Plan-check typically runs 4–10 weeks for an addition and 8–14 weeks for a new build, with soft-story, hillside-grading and Title 24 sub-permits pulled alongside the master building permit.

Regulatory overlays that apply here

Chinatown has no city-wide HPOZ, VHFHSZ, Coastal or hillside overlay flags that materially change the scoping conversation — standard LADBS or local-jurisdiction plan-check applies, with normal Title 24, structural, electrical and plumbing sub-permits.
Origin

Who is Baily?

Baily is named after Francis Baily — an English stockbroker who retired at 51, became an astronomer, and in 1836 described something on the edge of a solar eclipse that nobody had properly articulated before: a string of bright beads of sunlight breaking through the valleys along the moon’s rim.

He wasn’t the first to see them. Edmond Halley saw them in 1715 and barely noticed. Baily’s contribution was clarity — describing exactly what was happening, in plain language, so vividly that the whole field of astronomy paid attention. The phenomenon is still called Baily’s beads.

That’s what we wanted our AI to do. Every inbound call and text has signal in it — a homeowner’s real question, a timeline, a budget, a hesitation that means “yes but.” Baily listens to every one, 24/7, and finds the beads of light.

Baily was a businessman before he was a scientist. That’s our vibe too.

Questions LA homeowners actually ask

Nearest neighborhoods

Adjacent LA markets we work in. Same licensed team, different overlay mix.

Elysian Park
ZIP 90026
5,500 sqft typical · 2% above LA County median
Echo Park
ZIP 90026
5,000 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median
Downtown LA
ZIP 90013
4,000 sqft typical · 2% above LA County median
Lincoln Heights
ZIP 90031
5,500 sqft typical · 2% above LA County median
Silver Lake
ZIP 90026
5,500 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median

Related resources

Guides, cost tables, and decisions to make before you call.

Service menu
All 32 LA services
Full project-type directory
Guide
LADBS permit process
How plan-check actually works
Guide
Title 24 compliance
Relevant to Chinatown overlays
Cost guide
Kitchen cost — all 167 LA neighborhoods
Updated 2026