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Infinity-edge pool and board-formed concrete residence above a wooded Los Angeles hillside

Custom Homes · Hillside Construction · Fire Rebuilds

A luxury design-build firm in Los Angeles.

Addition Building & Design is a family-led design-build firm crafting custom estates, hillside residences, and resilient rebuilds across the most storied neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

Signature Work

Fewer projects. Deeper attention.

Dusk view over an infinity pool and ipe deck toward the Los Angeles basin, Hollywood Hills residence
No. 01

Hollywood Hills Residence

A 4,000 square foot hillside new build, opened to the city below through full-height glazing and a cantilevered pool terrace.

French-inspired stone estate with a slate roof, a custom rebuild in Bel Air
No. 02

Bel Air Estate Rebuild

A complete custom rebuild in the French tradition, carried from the first drawing to the final fixture by a single accountable team.

Terraced hillside residence with planted roofs overlooking a canyon, Mt. Washington
No. 03

Mt. Washington Hillside

A terraced residence set into a steep canyon lot, its planted roofs stepping with the slope it was engineered to hold.

The Firm

Most firms are built for volume.
Ours is built for the home in front of us.

For more than a generation, Los Angeles families have trusted us with their most ambitious residential work: homes on demanding hillsides, estates rebuilt after fire, and properties transformed end to end. Design and construction live under one roof here, and leadership stays close to every site, so nothing is lost between the drawing and the build.

40+
Years of building leadership
Qualified Remodeler Top 500
4.9
Houzz rating, project after project
Light-filled contemporary living room with wood ceiling band, Bel Air hillside renovation Bel Air · Contemporary Hillside Renovation

The Approach

From first sketch to final walkthrough.

I.

Introduction

A private consultation at your property or our Sherman Oaks studio. We listen first.

II.

Design

Architecture, interiors and budget take shape together under one roof.

III.

Approvals

Permitting, hillside review and engineering, managed quietly on your behalf.

IV.

Construction

Our leadership stays close to the site and to you, with one point of contact.

V.

The Reveal

A final walkthrough, a considered handover, and a relationship that continues.

Leadership

A family firm, in its second generation.

The Addition Building and Design team gathered in their Sherman Oaks studio
The Addition Building & Design team · Sherman Oaks

Mike Ross

Founder & CEO

Over 40 years as a builder in Los Angeles, and still hands-on. Mike is a published author and national speaker on leadership who serves on the boards of Pepperdine University, the Los Angeles Sports Council, and LA5 Rotary.

Christine Ross

Managing Partner

Named to Professional Builder’s Top 40 Under 40, Christine leads the firm’s second generation. A member of the Beverly Hills Chairman’s Circle, she is currently deepening the firm’s expertise in construction law.

Private Consultation

Begin with a conversation.

We take on a select number of significant projects each year. If you are considering a custom estate, a hillside build, or a full transformation, we would be glad to walk the property with you.