Fire Rebuild on Avenida Herradura
Rebuilding a Home Lost to the Palisades Fire
This Avenida Herradura property in Pacific Palisades is a ground-up fire rebuild, currently in progress. The original home was lost in the January 2025 Palisades Fire. In its place, we are building a new two-story, fire-resistant, energy-efficient home engineered for the hillside and the wildfire zone around it.
The lot sits in the canyon corridor beneath the Santa Monica Mountains — a Wildland-Urban Interface area where new construction must meet California's toughest fire code. Every decision on this build, from the foundation up, is made with that standard in mind.
Starting From a Cleared Lot
Before any rebuilding could begin, the burned structure was cleared and the site prepared. We confirmed the lot was truly ready to build — checking the ground, the grading, and the site conditions the fire left behind.
From there, we moved into grading and compaction, shaping the hillside pad to carry a new foundation engineered for the slope and the soil beneath it.
Engineered for the Hillside and the Fire Zone
A rebuild on this terrain is structural work first. The new foundation was laid out with formwork and rebar, then tied into structural steel and poured concrete to anchor the home to its hillside parcel. That structural backbone is what lets a two-story home stand safely on sloped ground.
With the foundation and slab complete, framing began — the two-story shape of the new home rising against the mountains. Every assembly going in is chosen to meet the fire-resistant, energy-efficient standard the finished home will carry.
The New Home Takes Shape
The framing stage is where the rebuild becomes a home again. Walls, floors, and the second story go up in sequence, defining the rooms and the roofline of the finished house.
This project is still active. The gallery below follows the work so far — from the cleared lot through foundation, steel, concrete, and framing.
The Build So Far
Rebuilding After the Fire?
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