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Building and restoring in the heart of Los Angeles

Central LA is duplex and fourplex country — 1920s buildings with crown molding worth saving and wiring worth replacing. We remodel units, restore what should stay, replace what shouldn't, and handle the tenant improvements that keep storefronts and small offices earning.

Central Los Angeles — Guillen Construction

Tight lots, street parking, occupied buildings, older systems: city-center work rewards crews that plan the logistics before the demo. Ours do.

Neighborhoods & cities we serve

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Central Los Angeles

Local knowledge, Central Los Angeles

Duplexes & small multifamily

Unit remodels, systems upgrades, and SB 721 balcony repairs for the small landlords who own most of Central LA's housing — scheduled around tenants, priced per building.

Character-era remodels

Spanish revival and Craftsman details restored where they're worth it, modern kitchens and baths where they're not — we've learned where each line is.

Storefronts & small commercial

Tenant improvements, facade repairs, and make-readies for the shops and restaurants that keep these boulevards alive.

What we build in Central Los Angeles

FAQ

Questions we hear a lot

Can you work in occupied apartment buildings?

Yes — most of our multifamily work is occupied. We notice tenants properly, contain dust and noise, and sequence units so nobody loses water or power overnight.

Do you handle LADBS for older buildings?

Constantly. Older Central LA buildings often carry decades of undocumented changes; we're used to plan-checking around history and legalizing what can be kept.

Do you do seismic retrofits?

We perform structural strengthening — bolting, cripple walls, shear panels — under our engineers' plans, including LA's soft-story program scopes. Ask us with your building's details.

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