Remodeling · Santa Monica, CA
Remodeling in Pacific Palisades: Canyon & Coastal Renovations, ADUs and Post-Fire Rebuilds (90272)
Pacific Palisades is the coastal-canyon end of our service area — an affluent City of Los Angeles neighborhood founded in 1922 by Rev. Charles H. Scott and the Southern California Methodist Episcopal Church, set among the hills, parkland and roughly three miles of coastline in the Santa Monica Mountains. As of 2023 it had about 23,648 residents across 24.31 square miles. Its homes are mid-century, Spanish, ranch and traditional houses on hillside, canyon and bluff lots, along with coastal properties near Pacific Coast Highway, at high values. Santa Monica Kitchen Remodel And Bath Co reaches the Palisades from its downtown Santa Monica base, about seven miles northwest up the coast.
The neighborhood is also, since the Palisades Fire of January 7, 2025, in the middle of a large-scale rebuild. Driven by extreme Santa Ana winds and dry brush, that fire destroyed 6,831 structures and damaged 973 more, and a substantial share of the Palisades is now rebuilding — full new homes, ADUs and gut renovations of houses that came through. We say plainly where we fit: as a design-build remodeler, we help homeowners rebuild and renovate kitchens, bathrooms and whole homes, carrying a project from the first free in-home consultation and written estimate through 3D design, permitting and construction under one team. It is patient work, and we treat it that way.
Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, so permits and inspections run through the LA Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) under the LA Municipal Code and the California Building Standards Code, Title 24 energy provisions and CALGreen included. To speed recovery, the City stood up an expedited rebuild pathway — design professionals can self-certify plans, and a like-for-like rebuild up to 10% larger than the pre-fire home qualifies for quicker approval — though the overall pace has been measured. The terrain sets the rest: hillside and canyon lots fall under LA's hillside and grading rules and sit in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones with wildland-urban-interface (Chapter 7A) fire-hardening requirements, and coastal-bluff and PCH-adjacent parcels lie in the Coastal Zone. We plan the pathway, the fire-hardening and the coastal question into every written scope.
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Rebuilding and Renovating in the Palisades
Our Palisades work spans full rebuilds, gut renovations of surviving homes, and the kitchens and baths at the heart of both.
Whole-Home Rebuilds & Renovations
For homeowners rebuilding after the fire, or gut-renovating a house that survived, the whole home is the project — flow, layout, kitchens, bathrooms, systems and finishes brought together as one. These are large, multi-trade jobs, and they reward a single team carrying the entire scope rather than a homeowner stitching pieces together during an already difficult time.
Our whole-home remodeling service plans, sequences and delivers a full Palisades rebuild or renovation under one written scope, permitted through LADBS and built to Title 24 and CALGreen. Where a like-for-like rebuild qualifies for the City's expedited pathway, we plan that route in from the start, and every project begins with a measured survey and a 3D design before any construction.
Kitchen Renovations in Rebuilt & Surviving Homes
Whether it is a new kitchen in a rebuilt home or a renovation in a house that came through, the kitchen is usually the room a Palisades project turns on — a generous island, custom cabinetry, stone countertops, a full pantry, and the flow to open onto living space. On mid-century and traditional homes we design the kitchen to sit naturally within the home's architecture.
A kitchen remodeling project here is designed in 3D so you see the finished room before construction, and priced in a written scope built to Title 24 and CALGreen. We confirm what the structure allows on site rather than assuming, so the design you approve is the room that gets built.
Spa-Grade Bathroom Renovations
The primary bathroom is the other high-value Palisades room — a large walk-in shower, a freestanding tub, a double vanity, and tile and lighting to match the rest of a rebuilt or renovated home. On canyon and coastal homes there is usually room to rework the layout properly rather than just reface fixtures, so we design around how the space should actually flow.
A bathroom remodeling project here is planned around the real footprint and built to a fixed written scope, with every dimension confirmed against the room before ordering. Where a primary suite is part of a wider rebuild or renovation, we sequence it into the larger project so the whole floor comes together as one.
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The Rebuild Pathway, Fire-Hardening & the Coast
The Palisades setting — its expedited rebuild route, its fire-hazard canyons and its coastal bluffs — shapes how a project here is permitted and built.
The City's Expedited Rebuild Pathway
To speed recovery after the January 2025 fire, Los Angeles stood up a faster rebuild route — design professionals can self-certify plans, and a like-for-like rebuild no more than 10% larger than the pre-fire home qualifies for quicker approval — with the City reporting single-family and ADU permits issued several times faster than before. In practice the overall pace has been measured, with only a fraction of applications permitted through late 2025.
We plan the pathway realistically into a Palisades project rather than promising a timeline the process cannot hold, and set the permitting route out in writing before design work begins. Where an ADU is part of a rebuild, our home additions work covers it under the same route.
Fire-Hardening, Hillside & Coastal-Bluff Work
The Palisades sits in the coastal Santa Monica Mountains among canyon and hillside chaparral — a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone — so brush clearance, defensible space and wildland-urban-interface (Chapter 7A) fire-hardening shape rebuilds and remodels on canyon and bluff lots far more than on flat ground. Steep lots also bring grading, foundation and drainage considerations, and coastal-bluff and PCH-adjacent parcels lie in the Coastal Zone, where a Coastal Development Permit can apply.
We scope Palisades projects with the fire-hardening, the grade and the coastal question in mind from the first visit, and plan them into the written scope up front — because on this terrain they shape both what can be built and how it has to be detailed.
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Serving Pacific Palisades, from the Village to the Bluffs
Neighborhoods We Cover Across 90272
Our Palisades coverage takes in the Village, Huntington Palisades and the Alphabet Streets, Rustic Canyon, Marquez Knolls, the Highlands along Palisades Drive, and the coastal bluffs of Castellammare down toward Pacific Coast Highway. It is core coverage for us rather than an occasional trip, and we know which addresses climb into the fire-hazard canyons and which sit on the coastal bluffs.
That matters because the canyon and bluff lots carry fire-hardening, grading and coastal considerations the flatter streets do not, so we can flag the likely scope early. Every project here runs through LADBS, the same authority as our Venice and Brentwood coverage across the Westside.
Booking a Free Consultation in the Palisades
Our base at 600 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 210 is a straightforward run up the coast via Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset into the Palisades, so an in-home consultation is easy to schedule. Every project starts the same way: a free visit, a measured look at what the home and lot allow, a 3D design, and a written estimate with a fixed scope before any work.
Call (424) 384-1771 any time — the line is answered around the clock for consultations. Our flooring page covers hardwood, luxury vinyl plank and tile for a rebuild or renovation, and our services page sets out everything we cover, from a single kitchen to a full whole-home rebuild.
Coastal-Canyon Homes in a Careful Rebuild
Pacific Palisades is the coastal-canyon end of the Westside — mid-century, Spanish, ranch and traditional homes on hillside, canyon and bluff lots — and since the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire a large share of the neighborhood is in a careful rebuild.
Whole-Home Rebuilds, Kitchens, Baths and ADUs
Most of our work here is whole-home remodeling rebuilds and gut renovations, with kitchen remodeling and bathroom remodeling at the heart of both.
Backyard ADUs in the Canyons
ADUs run through our home additions service.
Permits, the Expedited Rebuild Pathway and the Bluffs
Because the Palisades is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood, permits run through LADBS, with the City's expedited rebuild pathway, Chapter 7A fire-hardening on the canyon lots, and a Coastal Development Permit on the bluffs all planned into every written scope.
How the Palisades Compares With Venice and Brentwood
If you are comparing coverage, our Venice and Brentwood pages show how the beach and inland estate sides of the Westside differ from the Palisades' coastal-canyon setting — or see all our services. For the wider picture of how the Westside service area fits together from our downtown Santa Monica base, visit home.
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Serving Pacific Palisades & the Coast
Frequently Asked Questions
What parts of Pacific Palisades do you cover?
We cover all of the Palisades' 90272 — the Village, Huntington Palisades and the Alphabet Streets, Rustic Canyon, Marquez Knolls, the Highlands along Palisades Drive, and the coastal bluffs of Castellammare toward Pacific Coast Highway. The Palisades is about seven miles northwest of our downtown Santa Monica base up the coast, so it is part of our everyday coverage rather than a special trip. If your home is on a canyon or bluff lot, tell us the street and we will factor the fire-hardening, grading and coastal questions into the scope from the start.
Do you help homeowners rebuilding after the January 2025 Palisades Fire?
Yes. The Palisades Fire of January 7, 2025 destroyed thousands of homes, and a substantial share of the neighborhood is now rebuilding — full new homes, ADUs and gut renovations of houses that survived. As a design-build remodeler, we help homeowners rebuild and renovate kitchens, bathrooms and whole homes, carrying a project from consultation and 3D design through permitting and construction under one team. We treat rebuild work as the patient, careful process it is, and set every step out in writing before we begin.
What is the City's expedited rebuild pathway?
To speed recovery, Los Angeles stood up a faster rebuild route for fire-affected homes, under which design professionals can self-certify plans and a like-for-like rebuild no more than 10% larger than the pre-fire home qualifies for quicker approval. The City has reported single-family and ADU rebuild permits issued several times faster than before the fire, though in practice the overall pace has been measured, with only a fraction of applications permitted through late 2025. We plan the pathway realistically into a project rather than promising a timeline the process cannot hold.
Do you handle permits for a Palisades project?
Yes. Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, so permits and inspections run through the LA Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) under the LA Municipal Code and the California Building Standards Code, not the City of Santa Monica down the coast. We handle the permitting as part of our design-build process and set the route out in writing before construction. On fire-affected homes we plan the expedited rebuild route in, and on canyon or bluff lots we add the fire-hardening and coastal approvals.
My Palisades home is on a canyon or hillside lot — does that change the work?
It does. The Palisades sits among canyon and hillside chaparral in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so exterior-adjacent work carries wildland-urban-interface (Chapter 7A) fire-hardening requirements, and steep lots bring grading, foundation and drainage considerations a flat lot does not. We scope canyon and hillside projects with the fire rules and the grade in mind from the first visit. Those factors shape both what can be built and how it has to be detailed, so we plan them into the written scope up front.
Are coastal-bluff and PCH-adjacent homes treated differently?
Yes. Coastal-bluff and Pacific Coast Highway-adjacent parcels in the Palisades lie in the Coastal Zone, where work near the water can require a Coastal Development Permit in addition to the standard LADBS permitting. Whether it applies depends on exactly where a parcel sits relative to the coastal line, which is why we ask for the address early. We build the coastal question into the written scope up front so the permitting route is clear before design work begins rather than a surprise later.
Can you build an ADU as part of a rebuild?
Often, yes. ADUs are a common part of the Palisades rebuild mix, and California's ADU laws allow accessory dwelling units on most residential lots. On the canyon and bluff lots we assess the grade, access and fire-hardening requirements honestly before you spend on design, because the terrain affects both feasibility and cost. Where a lot suits a unit we scope it through our home additions service, under the same LADBS route as the main rebuild; where it does not, we say so plainly.
Can you renovate a home that survived the fire?
Yes — gut renovations of homes that came through are a real part of the work here, alongside full rebuilds. Whether it is updating kitchens and bathrooms, reworking flow, or refreshing systems and finishes, we carry the project from consultation and 3D design through permitting and construction as one team. We confirm what the existing structure allows on site before committing a scope, and build to a fixed written estimate that meets Title 24 and CALGreen.
What kinds of remodels do you do most in the Palisades?
The core work is whole-home rebuilds and renovations, large kitchen renovations, and spa-grade primary-bath renovations on canyon, hillside and coastal homes. Since the January 2025 fire, full rebuilds and gut renovations have made up a large share of that work, along with ADUs added as part of a rebuild. As a design-build remodeler, we carry these multi-room projects from consultation and 3D design through permitting and construction under one team.
How do I get started on a Palisades rebuild or remodel?
Call (424) 384-1771 — the line is answered around the clock for consultations — and we will book a free in-home visit. From there we take a measured look at what the home and lot allow, produce a 3D design, and give you a written estimate with a fixed scope before any work. Our base at 600 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 210 is a short run up the coast into the Palisades, so scheduling a consultation across 90272 is straightforward.
Rebuild or Renovate Your Palisades Home
A post-fire rebuild, a gut renovation or a new kitchen and bath — call (424) 384-1771 for a free consultation and written estimate.
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