Your Burbank design-build team
Gross Design + Build is headquartered in Burbank, at 3500 W Olive Avenue. We are a veteran-owned, family-operated design-build firm, which means one team designs your project, secures the permits, and builds it under our own California general contractor license, CSL 1079184.
Being local matters on a construction project. We are minutes from your property for the consultation, the site walks, and the inspections, and we work across Burbank's flat neighborhoods and its hillside streets in the Verdugo foothills alike.
What we build in Burbank
Our focus is new custom homes, home additions, and accessory dwelling units. For many Burbank homeowners, an ADU is the most practical way to add space: a home for family, a private office, a guest house, or a rental unit. We design and build detached and attached ADUs, garage conversions, and junior ADUs, as well as additions that look and feel original to the house. Full home renovations are taken on selectively.
Permits with the City of Burbank
Burbank is its own city with its own building department, separate from the City of Los Angeles, and its own submittal requirements. We prepare permit-ready construction documents drawn to those requirements, submit the package, and manage plan check and corrections for you, so the project keeps moving and you are not left decoding comments from the city.
One team from first sketch to final build
Our partners, Matt Thompson and Michael Gross, have worked together for 13 years and bring more than 50 years of combined experience in design and construction. Every design is tested against structure, cost, and code before it reaches plan check, and the people who drew your project are the same people on site building it.
If you only need design and plans, we offer that too. You receive permit-ready plans and 3D renderings and can bid the project to any contractor, including us. See ADU plans and building design and 3D renderings.
Near Burbank
Beyond Burbank, our recent work includes projects in neighboring Toluca Lake, Glendale, Sherman Oaks, Los Feliz, Pasadena, and Encino. You can see more in our portfolio.
Start with a consultation
Every project begins with a consultation at your property, where we talk candidly about what your lot allows, what you hope to build, and what your budget can do. As a general guide, never a quote, most of our ADUs range from $300,000 to $1.5 million, junior ADUs start from about $225,000, and new custom homes range from roughly $750,000 to $5 million and beyond. We are selective about the projects we take on, and if we are not the right team, we will tell you.
Common questions
Are you located in Burbank?
Yes. Our California office is at 3500 W Olive Avenue in Burbank, and we serve Burbank and the surrounding communities of Greater Los Angeles.
Do you handle permits with the City of Burbank?
Yes. Burbank has its own building department, separate from the City of Los Angeles. We prepare the permit-ready construction documents, submit them, and manage plan check and corrections on your behalf.
What kinds of projects do you build in Burbank?
New custom homes, home additions, and ADUs, including detached units, garage conversions, and junior ADUs. Full home renovations are taken on selectively.
Can you just design and draw plans for my Burbank project?
Yes. Design and plans only is a standard way we work. You receive permit-ready plans and 3D renderings, and you are free to bid the project to any contractor, including us.
Related: Our process, ADU cost in Los Angeles, Custom home design and construction.