Hermosa Beach is known for its beachfront setting and family-oriented neighborhoods. Building homes in the city is a great opportunity for investment and for a holistic way of life, and a custom-built home might be just the thing to take advantage of both. Of course, building a home tailored for you and your family from scratch is a monumental task, considering the logistics and the labor necessary to complete the buildout. Luckily, the area has a number of experienced home building professionals ready to take on any home style.
Our editorial team decided to feature the best custom home builders in Hermosa Beach To come up with this list, we gathered a list of local builders and assessed each based on a set of criteria taking each firm’s work history, capabilities, and overall quality of work into consideration.
C&C Partners Design Build
508 N Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Established in 1987, C&C Partners Design Build is a prominent name in the local construction scene with top-caliber residential custom home build-outs. The firm has an outstanding reputation for completing projects on-budget and on-schedule. C&C is a proponent of the philosophy that custom home building is an art form.
This Spanish Colonial home in Beverly Hills is a great example of the firm’s work. The home was originally built in the 1920s. C&C updated the design of the home so that it could better support a modern-day lifestyle while maintaining the timeless appeal of the home.
California Custom Creations
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
California Custom Creations is motivated by the simple goal of having no-fuss home building services. The firm has completed thousands of residential projects over the years, steadily developing a strong network in the area. Eddie Stokes and his team of highly skilled home builders and construction professionals have built an impressive portfolio of modern and contemporary projects. These homes reflect the firm’s ability to tailor-fit each project based on the customer’s needs and demands.
The Manhattan Beach home featured here is a Contemporary Bungalow home built to support the homeowners’ always changing daily schedule and lifestyle. The firm overhauled the original home down to the wood framing. The resulting project is a combination of forward-thinking design elements and sleek design choices.
Hawkes Custom Homes
539 Loma Dr., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Hawkes Custom Homes is a general contractor and custom home builder that has been trusted by Hermosa Beach homeowners for over 20 years. The firm is led by Tom Hawkes, a 30-year industry veteran experienced in residential home projects for clients in the entertainment and sports industries. The affiliation with these industries has proven central to the firm’s operational experience: the home styles carried out by Hawkes have required flare and style.
The Modern home in Hillcrest stands out in the firm’s loaded homebuilding portfolio. This house follows the conventional silhouette and structure attributed to Craftsman homes. What makes this home unique are the modern home style detailings: the neutral, wooden tones and the bold, modernist windows. Together, these details generate a vibrant, inviting charge to the home—simultaneously a bold aesthetic choice and a refuge from the busy world.
Lane Design Build
2212 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Known for progressive design techniques and a dynamic team of home builders, Lane Design Build operates all over Hermosa Beach neighborhoods. The firm understands the demands of home building in the area thanks to its long tenure in the business and a large local network. Gary and Gregory Lane have grown the team and the firm’s approach to match the ever-changing trends and methods employed in the industry. Lane has been praised by previous clients and industry partners for being reliable and responsive to the demands of homeowners.
Looking at the Lane portfolio is a treat for those looking for warm, cozy homes. The firm has a strong track record of building homes that are unpretentious and easygoing. These homes have that signature home-like feel that fits California’s coastal lifestyle. This Craftsman home demonstrates the firm’s familiarity with this building style and their own philosophy.
Lombardi Construction
240 S Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. #202, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Chris Lombardi comes from a family of construction professionals. In 1999—some years after graduating from UCLA—he established Lombardi Construction as an extension of his own professional expertise as a general contractor and home builder. Over the years, Lombardi and his team have come up with progressive construction solutions and embraced and promoted the latest methods and techniques in homebuilding. This Contemporary home in the photo is a Hermosa Beach home that caters to the family lifestyle on the coast. Done in collaboration with Michael Lee Architects for architectural design and Lorena Pulichino Design for interior design, Lombardi built the home following a vertical design structure.
The home has a design that encompasses the laidback California atmosphere and intimate familiar setting by making common areas central to the home’s structure. In every level, household members can freely interact with each other without making much of an effort. This upholds the values of connectivity and intimacy all the while having a panoramic view of the Hermosa Beach.
Lux Builders
1140 Highland Ave., Ste. #211, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
A name synonymous with progressive design techniques and the most up-to-date home styles, Lux Builders has been in the business since 2003. The firm is a trusted name on the Southern California homebuilding scene: past clients commend Lux’s hassle-free service and quality workmanship. When it comes to Lux’s remodeling and custom home building services, the firm puts in the work and makes sure that projects are completed in a timely manner and up to the expectations of its discerning clients.
The project featured here sports a conventional structure common to the Craftsman home style. Lux built the 3,600-square-feet home to be functional and aesthetically pleasing. The home has a tasteful arrangement of colors and schemes that make the home perfect for a laid-back lifestyle and occasional dinner parties with friends and family.
Matt Morris Development
3508 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Matt Morris is one of South Bay’s top developers. Backed with praise from LA Times, Luxe, Architectural Digest, and various other publications, he provides top-caliber projects completed with signature flair and solid technique. The firm is capable of a wide variety of home styles, everything from Cape Cod to coastal to modern.
The modern home featured here represents the firm’s ability to build high-caliber design projects that represent the values and visual themes of South Bay communities. Matt Morris’s knowledge of the local home styles and lifestyles has helped him consistently craft homes attuned to the community. The Contemporary home featured in the photo has an appealing structure built on a sloped lot.
SRL General Contractors
643 Cypress Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Banking on a long tenure in general contracting and home building, SRL General Contractors offers full service contracting and home building services all over Hermosa Beach. Company president Steve Larkin has been in the business since 1999; his grasp of the way the business continues to evolve with the industry. He is a third-generation Angelino which positions him as an authority in the local construction and home building scene.
Designed by the architectural firm Starr Design Group, the 17th Street Residence is a chic house built by sourcing materials from a home completed in the 1860s. Its effortless style and uncompromising functionality are the results of simple design elements and just-right material selection. The home puts an emphasis on wood and clean tones: a perfect blend that generates the inviting look of this sleek, yet comfortable home.
Titan & Co.
1601 N Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. #622, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Jeremy Henson and Matt Armato established Titan & Co. to provide quality home building service in communities in Southern California. Titan puts a strong emphasis on the need to build homes using the most sustainable methods and resources, given today’s ever-growing environmental concerns. The firm understands the need for strong customer communications and service to give the clients the best possible experience in homebuilding.
The Contemporary home in the photo is one of Titan’s best. The project reflects creative design solutions that address the need to optimize space and promote function. The home was built vertically, in three levels, to accommodate all aspects of living on a relatively small lot The ground level includes the garage; the upper floor has the living areas; the top floor provides bedrooms. This layout also pleasantly and evenly distributes the social energy of the most robust dinner parties.
