All Forum Posts by: Joel A.

I'm also interested in this presentation. One question I have is, are you allowed to turn a garage into an ADU if the property already exceeds the Floor Area Ratio (FAR)? I tried going to the city a few years ago (prior to the new ADU guidelines) to add square footage to a fourplex but was denied because the property exceeded this ratio… so I'm curious to see whether the new ADU standards could help overcome this hurdle, since converting a garage to living space would mean an increase in square footage.

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Great detailed content Scott.  Good to see how development is actually executed up close in my local market. Please keep the updates coming!

I'd highly recommend Dennis Block in Los Angeles (evict123.com) to help you weigh your options. One of the attorneys from his firm just won a jury trial in favor of the landlord. 

Just got the PM Andrew. Thanks alot for the recommendation.

Nice @Andy Brohard. Can you recommend any local plumbers who can do this? I've asked around and not many of them could do it.

Great looking work @Andy Brohard. I'm also renovating 1 bed/1 bath units in Atwater Village. How are you going about submetering the water on one main line? Are you just putting meters to read the usage then billing back the tenant? 

Sounds good @Tommy Martinez, I'll give you a ring one of these days. Might need a few appliances in the coming weeks.

@Manolo D. $1200-$1300 sounds good to me. The quotes I received for the trenching and backfill ranged from $1800-2200. Can you send me any contacts who might be able to do this? I understand once they see the job site the price  may change but if I can get something in that ballpark that would definitely help out.

Thanks for the feedback, @Tom L., I tried appealing to the DWP planner a couple times already and I even had an electrician try to talk to her about it. When that failed I asked to speak to her supervisor who wouldn't budge either, so I'm pretty much stuck with having the main in one single location. Point taken on the single 400A panel, I think that might be what I end up doing.