Service Area · Pasadena, CA
General Contractor in Pasadena, CA
Pasadena is home. SAWA Construction is headquartered at 36 S Kinneloa Ave in east Pasadena, and most of our crews live within a few miles of the office. From the hillside lots above Linda Vista and the Arroyo Seco to the commercial corridors on Colorado Boulevard, we know how this city builds, permits, and inspects.
Building in Pasadena
What the ground and the permits look like here.
Pasadena's hillside neighborhoods, Linda Vista, the San Rafael Hills, the Arroyo, and the foothills below Altadena, fall under the city's Hillside Overlay District, which adds grading limits, height and setback rules, and additional plan review. Older Pasadena homes on conventional lots often need new foundations, basements, or caisson-supported additions. Our office is a ten-minute drive from most of it.
Services in Pasadena
What we build in Pasadena.
Hillside Construction
Ground-up builds, drilling, and retaining systems on steep and unstable lots.
Learn more →03Basements & Excavation
New basements, underpinning, shoring, and excavation under new or existing homes.
Learn more →04Structural Concrete & Foundations
Foundations, grade beams, retaining walls, shotcrete, slabs, and hardscape.
Learn more →09Residential Construction
Custom homes, hillside residences, additions, and fire rebuilds.
Learn more →06New Construction
Ground-up homes, multi-unit, and commercial buildings from permit to keys.
Learn more →07Tenant Improvements (TI)
Commercial build-outs, office remodels, and retail TI on working schedules.
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FAQ
Building in Pasadena: common questions.
Yes. SAWA Construction LLC is headquartered at 36 S Kinneloa Ave, Suite 100, Pasadena, CA 91107, and founder Peter Garabet is on site on our Pasadena projects.
Yes. We regularly build in the overlay district and coordinate the additional grading, geotechnical, and design review the city requires.
Yes. We are building for owners in northeast Pasadena and Altadena and can start foundations and framing as soon as plans are approved.
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