Luxury Home Builder Los Angeles
Marilynn & Co. builds custom luxury homes throughout Los Angeles — from Beverly Hills estates to hillside retreats above the city. 32 years of experience. Fire-aware construction. Built for Southern California.
32+
Years Experience
500+
Homes Built
6
Counties Served
5.0
Client Rating
Los Angeles Custom Homes
Building a custom home in Los Angeles is not like building anywhere else. The terrain is varied and demanding — canyon lots with steep grades, hillside sites that require significant engineering, flat westside parcels with tight setbacks, and coastal lots subject to additional regulatory layers. The fire environment is a permanent variable. And the permitting process in LA County can add months to a timeline if you are working with a contractor who does not know it cold.
Marilynn & Co. has been building luxury custom homes across Los Angeles County for over 32 years. We know the terrain. We know the permitting offices. And we know how to build a home that performs in this climate over the long run — not just through final inspection.
Our work in Los Angeles spans a wide range of architectural styles. Contemporary and modern estates with clean lines, open plans, and floor-to-ceiling glass. Traditional Mediterranean and Spanish Colonial homes designed for the Southern California climate. Craftsman builds with rich material detail and covered outdoor living. Transitional homes that bring classic proportion into modern daily life. We do not have a signature look we impose on every project. We build what the site calls for and what the client has in mind.
We serve clients throughout Los Angeles County including Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, West Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Hancock Park, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, La Canada Flintridge, Altadena, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills. Whether you are building on a lot you already own or working through a new land acquisition, we can assess the site, talk through what is feasible, and give you a straight answer about timeline and cost before you commit to anything.
What We Build
Full design-build services for custom luxury homes in Los Angeles. We manage the entire process — design, engineering, permits, and construction — so you have one team and one point of contact from the first site visit through final walkthrough.
Every home we build in Los Angeles incorporates fire-resistant materials and construction methods shaped by 25+ years of frontline firefighting experience in Southern California. This is not a feature we added. It is how we have always built.
Our ADU Series brings the same design standards as our custom homes to accessory dwelling units — detached guest houses, garage conversions, pool houses, and backyard studios throughout Los Angeles County.
Our Founder
Anthony Ferro has spent 25 years as a Southern California firefighter responding to wildfires across Los Angeles County. That experience is the foundation of how Marilynn & Co. builds.
Anthony started the company with a straightforward premise: a home built in Southern California should be designed around the realities of Southern California. That means understanding where fire travels on a hillside, knowing which materials hold up and which ones do not, and thinking about how a home performs in ten years and twenty — not just on the day escrow closes.
Most luxury home builders in Los Angeles can build a beautiful house. Fewer of them have stood inside a structure fire and understand from the ground up why homes fail. That perspective is what sets Marilynn & Co. apart, and it shows up in every decision we make — from site orientation and roof specification to vent placement and landscape design.
32+
Years Building
25+
Years Firefighting
6
Counties Served
Our Work
A selection of custom homes built by Marilynn & Co. across Los Angeles County.
How It Works
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We start with the site and the vision. Bring us your lot address, your ideas, and your questions. We will walk the property, talk through what is realistic for the budget and timeline, and give you an honest picture of what the process involves before you make any commitments.
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We work with your architect or ours to develop plans that are driven by the site and built around how you actually live. Material selection, structural engineering, energy systems, and fire-resistant detailing all happen in this phase — before construction begins.
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We manage the permitting process in full, including all LA County and city-specific requirements. Los Angeles permitting can be a long road. We have run it hundreds of times and know how to move it forward without surprises.
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Our crews build with the same attention we bring to design. We stay in communication throughout the build, flag issues before they become problems, and hand over a finished home you will still be proud of in twenty years.
Where We Build
Marilynn & Co. is based in the San Gabriel Valley and builds throughout Los Angeles County and the broader Southern California region. We work across a wide geographic range — from the westside and the coast to the foothills, the valleys, and the hillside communities that define so much of what makes building in Los Angeles both challenging and extraordinary.
Communities we serve in Los Angeles County include Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, West Hollywood, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Westlake Village, Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Altadena, Monrovia, Temple City, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Covina, West Covina, Diamond Bar, Walnut, Whittier, Hancock Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Santa Monica, Culver City, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills.
Building outside Los Angeles? We also serve Orange County, San Diego County, the Inland Empire, and the desert communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and La Quinta.
Common Questions
Custom home construction in Los Angeles typically runs between $400 and $800 per square foot, and on complex or high-specification projects it goes higher. Hillside sites require more structural engineering. High-end material selections add cost. Fire-resistant construction details — which we include as standard — affect specification but protect the home's long-term value. We give you a detailed project estimate during the consultation process so you have a real number before you commit to anything.
From permit approval to move-in, most custom home projects in LA take between 12 and 24 months depending on size and complexity. Permitting alone can take 3 to 6 months in LA County — sometimes longer depending on the jurisdiction and the scope of the project. We manage the full permitting process and keep you informed throughout so there are no surprises on the timeline.
No. A lot of our clients come to us before they have purchased a lot. We can evaluate a property before you buy it — assess the buildability, identify any site challenges, look at fire-risk exposure, and tell you what is actually possible within your budget. That conversation can save you from a lot of expensive surprises down the road.
Our founder Anthony Ferro spent 25 years as a Southern California firefighter before founding this company. That background is not a marketing angle. It directly shapes how we specify materials, how we think about site orientation and ember exposure, and how we approach the construction details that determine how a home holds up over time in this climate. No other luxury home builder in Los Angeles brings that perspective to the work.
We build throughout Los Angeles County — from Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Pacific Palisades on the westside to Pasadena, Arcadia, and San Marino in the San Gabriel Valley, and from Malibu and the coastal communities down through the South Bay. Full list of service areas is in the section above.
Yes. Marilynn & Co. is a fully licensed and insured general contractor with active licensure throughout California and 32+ years of residential construction experience across Southern California.
Hear from homeowners who've transformed their properties with Marilynn & Co.
"Marilynn & Co. handled everything from permits to final inspection. The attention to detail was incredible, and the finished home exceeded what we imagined when we first broke ground."
Sarah M.
Manhattan Beach
"After getting quotes from five contractors, Marilynn & Co. came back with the most thorough plan and the most transparent pricing. The project finished on time and on budget. That does not happen often in LA."
Michael R.
Orange County
"The construction quality is unlike anything we have seen. Professional, responsive, and they delivered exactly what they said they would. We would build with them again without hesitation."
Jennifer L.
Los Angeles
Get Started
Whether you are ready to break ground or still working through the early planning stages, we would like to hear about your project. Consultations are free and there is no obligation.
Phone
(909) 599-0033
Address
5135 N Valley Center Ave
Covina, CA 91724
