We build in 15 cities. Deliberately.

Why the radius is tight

We dropped Santa Cruz and Alameda counties in 2026. The reason was simple arithmetic: an hour each way on Highway 17 is an hour nobody is standing on your jobsite. A builder who covers four counties is either not visiting often or is charging you for the drive.

Depth beats reach. Knowing which building department wants what, and which neighbourhoods hide which problems, is worth more to your project than a wider map on a website.

What actually changes at a city line

The jurisdiction. Every city here runs its own building department with its own review process and its own timelines. Atherton, Woodside and Portola Valley are San Mateo County, which is a different process from most of our area entirely.

The utility. Santa Clara is served by Silicon Valley Power rather than PG&E, and Palo Alto runs its own utilities department. On an ADU or a service upgrade that is a genuinely different coordination process with a different timeline — not a footnote.

The housing stock, and therefore what we find. The problems track the decade a neighbourhood was built more than they track the city. Mid-century tracts across Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Milpitas are close to ideal for a detached ADU — usable rear yard, straightforward access. Older stock in Campbell brings knob-and-tube remnants, undersized panels and unpermitted prior work, which drives a budget more than finishes do. Hillside parcels in Los Gatos, Los Altos Hills and Portola Valley make geotechnical work, drainage and access into real cost drivers rather than line items.

Knowing which one you are walking into before pricing is most of the job.