Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Rebuilding Homes. Restoring Community
Our firm has evolved from a design-and-build company into a post-fire recovery and rebuilding team dedicated to helping our community rebuild stronger. While our foundation is in professional construction and homebuilding, our guiding principle has always been and will always be neighbors first. We approach every project with a deep commitment to resilience, collaboration, and care for the families and communities we serve
What We Do
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Support Fire-Affected Families:
Assistance with navigating insurance, rebuilding permits, and trusted contractors.
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Connect with Professionals:
Licensed builders, architects, and designers who understand Altadena’s unique character.
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Neighbor-First Approach:
You’re a neighbor. Our goal is to get you home as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, with care and respect guiding every step.
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Group Build Method:
We leverage a group build approach to pool resources and secure bulk pricing, significantly reducing costs while maintaining quality and customization.
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Custom Home Rebuilding:
We don’t believe in cookie-cutter homes. We build custom homes that reflect each family's unique story and protect the spirit and individuality that make Altadena so special.
Community Advocacy:
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Working with city officials to ensure faster and fairer recovery policies.
“Working with Rebuild Altadena was so much more than hiring a builder. From the beginning, they helped me design and build the mid-century home of my dreams, while also understanding that rebuilding after a fire is an emotional and overwhelming process.
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Their team was incredibly patient as they helped me navigate hundreds of decisions, from the big design choices to the smallest details. Having a designer on their team to help guide those choices was invaluable and made the entire design-build process feel so much more manageable. They also worked directly with my insurance company’s requests and did everything they could to help me make the most of the different insurance funds available for my rebuild.
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Their attention to detail is incredible, and the quality of their work speaks for itself. They are expert builders and craftsmen who genuinely care about getting things right and creating something beautiful.
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But what I will remember most is how much they cared about us and our home. By the end of the rebuild, I was actually sad that I wouldn’t get to see them every day. After everything it took to get home, I can’t imagine having gone through this process with anyone else.” -
— Nicole, Altadena Resident
“Devastating does not begin to describe what happened to us and our home of decades. Uncertainty does not begin to describe what came next. But, through it all, David Ly and Rebuild Altadena was there to listen, offer help, friendship and expertise to our rebuilding a home!
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David said, ‘Once framing starts, it’ll go fast.’ Fast does not begin to describe lightning or light speed fast! Thursday of Memorial Weekend we had a subfloor . . . Friday all our exterior walls were framed and Saturday our gabled roof was taking shape. By Memorial Day we had a house standing where once was an empty lot!
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Thank you David and your team at Rebuild Altadena. You all have gone from acquaintance to expert advisor to trusted friend to a warm member of our family, and all the while, you listened to us! Seeing is believing. Our house stands today because of you!”
— Ken, Altadena Resident
Why rebuild with us?
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Group Rebuild support: Rebuilding together helps everyone recover fast. We coordinate shared resources, trusted vendors, and bulk material savings so neighbors can save time, reduce costs, and rebuild stronger, side by side.
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Neighbor- Led Approach: We live and work right here in Altadena. Our team partners directly with homeowners to design and rebuild homes that reflect the heart of our community, one street, one family , one foundation at a time.
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Built with Care: Every home we help restore is built with craftmanship. compassion, and attention to the legacy of Altadena architecture. we don't just build for today- we build for generations.