ADU Construction in Redondo Beach
Serving 90277 · 90278 and Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance
Redondo Beach is exactly the kind of city where second units make obvious sense and take careful design. Demand is high, lots are small, and many properties have an alley at the rear that provides the separate access an ADU wants. The result is that the best schemes here are compact and vertical rather than sprawling — over a garage, at the back of the lot, or carved out of an existing lower level — and they live or die on how honestly the light, privacy and parking questions are answered.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What our finished LA work actually cost: 27 kitchens ran $23k–$84k, median $50k; 28 bathrooms $28k–$105k, median $38k; 17 whole-home remodels $36k–$440k, median $150k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$33,000 A backlit mirror over a double vanity, with stone-look tile and matte black fittings throughout.
$40,000 White shaker cabinetry and brass pulls around a sage-green island under a beaded chandelier.
$75,000 Rift-oak flat-panel cabinetry with white uppers, a quartz island and a fluted tile backsplash.
$95,000 Two glazed-tile showers, one olive and one aqua, with brass fittings and taupe shaker vanities.
$150,000 A cobalt glass-tile backsplash with marble-look slab baths in brushed brass.
$440,000 Stone-look tile bathrooms with freestanding tubs, under an exposed beam ceiling.
Second units in a dense beach grid
The alley is the opportunity
A rear service lane gives a second dwelling its own approach without routing visitors past the main house. Where the property has one, it usually determines where the unit goes, how it is entered, and how the build itself is serviced during construction.
Going up rather than out
With little ground to spare, a unit above a garage or a new upper level is often the only realistic form. That brings stairs, structure and overlooking into the design at once, and it makes the relationship between the new windows and the neighbours a first-order concern.
Daylight into a small footprint
A compact unit hemmed in by boundaries needs its light designed, not assumed. Clerestories, roof glazing and carefully placed openings do far more here than large windows aimed at a fence, and they are what separate a pleasant small home from a dark one.
A complete submittal to the city
The Building & Safety Division reviews the application through the city's online portal. Site plan, structure, services and energy compliance are prepared as one package, because a second dwelling on a tight parcel is precisely the kind of application that a partial set drags out.
The build has to fit down the alley too
A rear service lane is an asset for a finished second dwelling and a constraint during its construction. Lane width, overhead cables, the turning circle at each end and whether a concrete pump or a small crane can physically reach the back of the lot all determine how the building goes up — and occasionally what kind of building is realistic in the first place. Establishing that with a tape measure and a site visit before the design is committed avoids the most demoralising outcome in this kind of work, which is a fully approved scheme that cannot be delivered to the place it was designed for.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Redondo Beach
Market estimate, not our own project data.
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