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

Venice's narrow 3,500 sqft walk-street lots plus the Coastal Commission overlay make ADU and addition permitting uniquely complex — the Oakwood HPOZ adds a historic-review layer on top. ZIP 90291 · LADBS West LA branch.

ZIP
90291
Permit authority
LADBS West LA branch
Typical lot
3,500 sqft
LA County tier
22% above LA County median
HPOZ historic overlayCoastal Commission review

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Pre-seeded for Venice. Mention your lot, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the ladbs permit queue and HPOZ review into the scope.

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Every service we scope in Venice

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

Whole-home & additions

Whole-home renovation in Venice
$183K–$976K · 16–40 wk
Gut renos, whole-house upgrades, multigenerational reconfigurations.
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Room additions in Venice
$104K–$464K · 12–28 wk
Second stories, primary suite additions, detached office pods.
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New home construction in Venice
$549K–$3.0M · 36–72 wk
From empty lot to keys — permit-aware, coastal-commission ready.
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Custom home design in Venice
$610K–$4.3M · 36–80 wk
Ground-up custom residential — design, permit, build under one roof.
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Preconstruction design-build in Venice
$6K–$61K · 2–8 wk
Budget + schedule + permit pathway validated before you commit.
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Hillside construction in Venice
$244K–$1.1M · 24–50 wk
Slope, geotech, caisson foundations — hillside ordinance expertise.
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Kitchens & bathrooms

Kitchen remodeling in Venice
$55K–$220K · 6–14 wk
AI-scoped kitchens — real LA labor + materials, Title 24 compliant.
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Bathroom remodeling in Venice
$31K–$104K · 4–10 wk
Spa bathrooms, walk-in showers, master suites — scoped in minutes.
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Luxury interior design in Venice
$98K–$610K · 10–30 wk
High-end finishes, custom millwork, signature materials.
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Interior design in Venice
$18K–$220K · 4–20 wk
Cabinetry, countertops, finishes — integrated with the build.
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Interior finishing in Venice
$10K–$92K · 2–10 wk
Drywall, trim, millwork, paint — the final 15% that matters.
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ADUs & garage conversions

ADU construction in Venice
$220K–$549K · 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 Venice
$110K–$268K · 12–24 wk
Detached or attached garage → livable ADU, AB 1033 ready.
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Garage remodeling in Venice
$10K–$55K · 2–6 wk
Storage systems, workshop build-outs, modernization.
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Pool house design in Venice
$55K–$342K · 8–24 wk
Cabanas, guest structures, detached wellness pavilions.
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Disaster & resilience

Wildfire rebuild in Venice
$366K–$1.5M · 24–60 wk
Palisades, Eaton, SB 1103 — we've rebuilt through every fire zone.
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Water damage restoration in Venice
$6K–$104K · 1–12 wk
Flood, leak, mold remediation — insurance-approved.
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Seismic retrofit in Venice
$15K–$79K · 2–8 wk
Soft-story, hillside ordinance, cripple-wall — LA seismic code baked in.
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Roofing in Venice
$18K–$98K · 1–4 wk
Class A fire-rated, cool roof, re-roof, new construction.
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Exteriors, pools & landscape

Exterior design in Venice
$22K–$146K · 3–12 wk
Siding, cladding, facades, curb-appeal reworks.
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Pool & spa construction in Venice
$79K–$305K · 10–24 wk
Pools, spas, water features — permit + safety compliant.
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Patio covers & pergolas in Venice
$7K–$55K · 2–6 wk
Shade structures, outdoor rooms, pergola + cover combos.
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Landscape design in Venice
$18K–$220K · 4–16 wk
Defensible space, irrigation, drought-tolerant, full yards.
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Concrete & outdoor living in Venice
$10K–$146K · 2–10 wk
Patios, driveways, hardscape, outdoor kitchens.
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Finishes, systems & specialty

Flooring in Venice
$6K–$79K · 1–4 wk
Hardwood, tile, vinyl, terrazzo — installed on our job sites daily.
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Epoxy flooring in Venice
$3K–$22K · 1–2 wk
Garage floors, industrial spaces, showroom-grade coatings.
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Painting in Venice
$4K–$43K · 1–3 wk
Interior, exterior, specialty coatings, eco-paint.
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Window & door replacement in Venice
$10K–$104K · 1–4 wk
Title 24 compliant, fire-zone rated, energy rebate-eligible.
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Green building in Venice
$10K–$146K · 1–8 wk
Title 24, heat pumps, EV chargers, solar, net-zero upgrades.
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Architectural design in Venice
$10K–$146K · 4–20 wk
Design-build integrated — CAD, elevations, permit sets in-house.
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General construction in Venice
$12K–$2.4M · 1–80 wk
Hub for all 32 services — one licensed GC across the full project.
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Commercial construction in Venice
$122K–$2.4M · 12–50 wk
Retail, office, TI, mixed-use — permit-aware LADBS + LACity.
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Permit authority in Venice

Residential permits in Venice route through the LADBS West LA 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

HPOZ review — Venice sits inside or adjacent to a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Every exterior alteration (windows, roof, siding, front-door replacement, setback changes) requires a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from the LA Historic Preservation Board. Factor 4–8 extra weeks and rework-risk on any facade-facing scope.
Coastal Commission review — parcels in Venice's coastal zone require a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) layered on top of the standard building permit. The local jurisdiction issues the CDP under its certified Local Coastal Program for most scopes; the Commission itself hears appeals and certain higher-risk projects (bluff-edge, wetland-adjacent). Budget 6–12 extra weeks.
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.

Marina Del Rey
ZIP 90292
5,000 sqft typical · 22% above LA County median
Playa Del Rey
ZIP 90293
5,500 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median
Santa Monica
ZIP 90403
5,000 sqft typical · 22% above LA County median
Mar Vista
ZIP 90066
5,500 sqft typical · 15% above LA County median
Playa Vista
ZIP 90094
4,500 sqft typical · 22% above LA County median

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

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