Backyard & Outdoor Living in View Park-Windsor Hills, CA
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- View Park-Windsor Hills
Design · Permit · Build
Backyard & Outdoor Living in View Park-Windsor Hills
We design the whole backyard as one, so patio, kitchen and shade fit together.
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Built for View Park-Windsor Hills Homes
View Park-Windsor Hills sits in the Baldwin Hills, where the Los Angeles Investment Company broke ground on the View Park tracts in the early 1920s and Marlow-Burns & Company began building Windsor Hills in the late 1930s. The early houses went up largely in the Period Revival styles of the era, from Spanish Colonial to Tudor, and after World War II the View Park tracts west of Presidio Drive were sold to builders and custom-home buyers, drawing modernist architects such as Raphael Soriano, until the neighborhood was fully built in the late 1960s.
The County's plan for the area describes sweeping views over the city below, with the Downtown skyline to the east and the Pacific in the distance to the west, from curving streets that follow the terrain. Because the community is unincorporated, permits and planning run through Los Angeles County, and on parts of the hillside, mapped fault, landslide and fire hazard zones can shape where a new pool, outdoor room or ADU belongs.
Established single-family lots on streets that the County's Westside Area Plan describes as laid out to follow the contours of the hills. In the County Assessor's parcel map, the middle half of detached lots run about 6,400 to 8,300 square feet, with a median near 7,000.
Lots open up on Kenway Avenue and Enoro Drive, where the median is just over 14,000 square feet and most houses date from the 1950s and 1960s.
We are a design-build team, which means the people who draw your project are the people who build it. Design, engineering, permits and construction run through one project manager and our own crews, so nothing gets lost in a handoff between a salesperson and a subcontractor. We are licensed, bonded and insured, CSLB license #1119054 .
Permits in View Park-Windsor Hills: View Park-Windsor Hills is unincorporated, so building permits come from Los Angeles County Public Works, Building and Safety, through its Southwest District Office, and long-range planning follows the County's Westside Area Plan, adopted in March 2025.
On the western edge, around La Brea and Mansfield avenues, roughly 300 detached single-family parcels sit inside a state Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone drawn along the Inglewood fault, part of the Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault zone.
The County's hazard layers also show earthquake-induced landslide zones on parts of the slopes, and place about 90 homes on the western edge in Moderate or High Fire Hazard Severity Zones on the Local Responsibility Area map, with none in Very High and the rest of the residential streets mapped non-wildland.
Permit details checked September 2026 against LA County Planning . Rules change, so we confirm them again for your parcel.
What We Build
- Fault-zone siting for ADUs and additions
- Geotechnical input for hillside pools and walls
- Period Revival and midcentury home integration
- View-oriented outdoor living on sloped lots
- County Southwest District plan check coordination
- Full backyard transformations
- Paver patios, driveways and walkways
- Outdoor kitchens and BBQ islands
- Pergolas, patio covers and shade structures
- Fire pits, fire tables and fireplaces
- Retaining walls and seat walls
- Artificial turf and drought-tolerant planting
- Drainage correction and grading
- Landscape and architectural lighting
- Front yard and curb appeal remodels
Local Conditions
What to Know in View Park-Windsor Hills
These local conditions change the scope, the schedule and the budget.
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Roughly 300 detached parcels on the western edge, along La Brea and Mansfield avenues and streets such as Northridge and Mioland drives, lie inside an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone on the Inglewood fault, so the mapped fault traces are worth locating before an ADU or addition is sited.
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State seismic hazard maps, carried in the County's hazard layers, mark earthquake-induced landslide zones on parts of the slopes, including homes on Fairway Boulevard, Presidio Drive and Northland Drive, where soil and slope conditions should be understood before a pool or retaining wall is designed.
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About 95 percent of detached houses on the County Assessor's roll were built between 1920 and 1959, so a pool, outdoor kitchen or ADU usually joins an older home whose electrical service and drainage deserve an early look.
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About 90 homes on a band of western streets, including Brea Crest, Onacrest and Mioland drives, fall in Moderate or High Fire Hazard Severity Zones on the Local Responsibility Area map, while the rest of the residential streets are mapped non-wildland.
Areas we serve in View Park-Windsor Hills:View ParkWindsor HillsView Park Historic District
Investment
What It Costs in View Park-Windsor Hills
Real Southern California price ranges, not teaser numbers.
Full backyard transformation
$50,000 to $250,000+
What moves it: how much hardscape is involved, whether a pool or outdoor kitchen is included, grading and retaining, and the level of lighting and planting
Paver patio and hardscape
from about $13,000
What moves it: square footage, paver type, base preparation, drainage, and any steps or retaining involved
Outdoor kitchen and BBQ island
$10,000 to $50,000+
What moves it: counter length, appliance package, countertop material, and whether gas, water and power need to be run a long distance
Pergola and shade structure
from about $9,500
What moves it: span, material (wood, aluminum or louvered), footing requirements, and integrated lighting or heating
Artificial turf
from about $9,900
What moves it: area, turf grade, base depth, drainage, and any pet-specific infill
Your lot, access and finishes set the price. We walk the site, then show you where every dollar goes.
Get a line-item price for your View Park-Windsor Hills property
The Process
How We Work in View Park-Windsor Hills
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Site Review
We measure the yard, check drainage and grade, and find the constraints before design starts.
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Design & 3D
You walk the whole yard in 3D, so layout and materials are settled before we build.
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Plans & Permits
Structures, walls and electrical get drawn and permitted where the work requires it. In View Park-Windsor Hills that submittal goes to Los Angeles County Public Works, Building and Safety Division (Southwest District Office).
04
Demo & Grading
Old surfaces come out, levels are set and drainage is corrected properly.
05
Build
Hardscape, structures, kitchen, features and lighting go in, sequenced by our own crews.
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Planting & Handover
Planting, turf and final detail, then a full walkthrough of the finished yard.
Questions
What View Park-Windsor Hills Homeowners Ask
Who issues the permits for this work in View Park-Windsor Hills?
Los Angeles County Public Works, Building and Safety Division (Southwest District Office). View Park-Windsor Hills is unincorporated, so building permits come from Los Angeles County Public Works, Building and Safety, through its Southwest District Office, and long-range planning follows the County's Westside Area Plan, adopted in March 2025.
On the western edge, around La Brea and Mansfield avenues, roughly 300 detached single-family parcels sit inside a state Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone drawn along the Inglewood fault, part of the Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault zone.
The County's hazard layers also show earthquake-induced landslide zones on parts of the slopes, and place about 90 homes on the western edge in Moderate or High Fire Hazard Severity Zones on the Local Responsibility Area map, with none in Very High and the rest of the residential streets mapped non-wildland.
We prepare the drawings, make the submittal and handle plan-check corrections ourselves, so you are not the one chasing plan check.
What makes building in View Park-Windsor Hills different?
Established single-family lots on streets that the County's Westside Area Plan describes as laid out to follow the contours of the hills. In the County Assessor's parcel map, the middle half of detached lots run about 6,400 to 8,300 square feet, with a median near 7,000.
Lots open up on Kenway Avenue and Enoro Drive, where the median is just over 14,000 square feet and most houses date from the 1950s and 1960s. One local condition that shapes the work: Roughly 300 detached parcels on the western edge, along La Brea and Mansfield avenues and streets such as Northridge and Mioland drives, lie inside an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone on the Inglewood fault, so the mapped fault traces are worth locating before an ADU or addition is sited.
Which parts of View Park-Windsor Hills do you work in?
All of it, including View Park, Windsor Hills and View Park Historic District. Our crews run every job out of our Cahuenga Pass base in Los Angeles, with our own people on site.
What does a backyard or outdoor living project cost in View Park-Windsor Hills?
Full backyard transformation: generally $50,000 to $250,000+ across Southern California. What moves it is how much hardscape is involved, whether a pool or outdoor kitchen is included, grading and retaining, and the level of lighting and planting.
We give line-item pricing after seeing the site rather than quoting a number over the phone.
How long does a backyard remodel take?
A patio and turf refresh often finishes in three to five weeks. A full transformation with hardscape, an outdoor kitchen, structures and lighting typically runs ten to sixteen weeks, and longer if a pool is part of the same phase.
Pavers or poured concrete?
Pavers cost more up front but flex with ground movement instead of cracking, and individual units can be lifted and replaced. Poured concrete is cheaper initially, but a crack means cutting out and repouring a section that rarely matches. On most Southern California soil we recommend pavers for anything you will look at every day.
Can you fix drainage at the same time?
Yes, and on most projects we insist on it. Correcting grade and adding proper drainage while the yard is already open is far cheaper than retrofitting it after new hardscape is down.
Do you handle the whole yard in one project?
Yes. Design, permits, hardscape, structures, kitchen, lighting and planting run through one team and one project manager, so nothing gets lost between trades.
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Planning Guides
Before You Build in View Park-Windsor Hills
Costs, materials and process notes from our own projects.
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Planning a Backyard in View Park-Windsor Hills?
Sit down with your project manager and get an accurate estimate. We call you back within one business day.
Book a Consultation 818-300-2393
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