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Peninsula Custom Homes

Custom Home Builder
in Point Loma

Point Loma lots are some of the most valuable in San Diego, and many of the houses on them were built in the 1950s. When a remodel can't deliver what the lot deserves, we build the home that can.

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Remodel or Rebuild?

The lot is the
reason you're here

People buy in Point Loma for the views, the bay breezes and the short drive to everything. The houses don't always keep up. Fleetridge, the Wooded Area and Point Loma Heights are full of post-war ranch homes with low ceilings, small rooms and tired systems, and sometimes the right answer is to start fresh rather than spend heavily remodeling a structure that will never fit the way you live.

We build custom homes and teardown rebuilds across the peninsula, and take on major remodels and second-story additions when keeping the existing house makes more sense. Either way, the design is shaped from the beginning by what Point Loma allows: the coastal height limit, coastal permits near the water, bluff setbacks at Sunset Cliffs, and noise under the airport's flight path.

Chris is involved from the first site walk. He'll tell you whether your lot favors a remodel or a rebuild, what that's likely to involve, and how long permitting realistically takes with the City of San Diego.

Know Your Neighborhood

Point Loma, one
neighborhood at a time

The peninsula isn't one market. Where your lot sits changes what it takes to build on it.

La Playa and Sunset Cliffs

Waterfront and bluff-top lots come with the most review. Expect a geotechnical investigation, setbacks from the bluff edge, careful drainage design and, in most cases, a Coastal Development Permit for new construction or additions. It's slower, and the result is worth it.

Fleetridge and the Wooded Area

Larger lots on the slopes, canyon and bay views, and plenty of mid-century homes that are prime candidates for a rebuild. On sloping sites the 30-foot coastal height limit has to be worked out carefully against the grade.

Loma Portal and Roseville

These homes sit under the approach to San Diego International Airport. Rebuilds and remodels benefit from sound-rated windows and doors, extra insulation and careful air-sealing. Some homes qualify for the airport's Quieter Home Program, so check before replacing windows yourself.

Point Loma Heights and Ocean Beach

Smaller lots, beach cottages and older homes close together. Projects here lean toward smart remodels, second stories where the height limit allows, and ADUs that add space without needing a bigger lot.

Framing stage of a Point Loma custom home

On Site in Point Loma

A Point Loma new build, at framing

One of our Point Loma new builds during framing, the stage where the floor plan stops being a drawing and becomes rooms you can stand in.

It's also the best moment to walk the house and confirm window placement, blocking for cabinets and fixtures, and outlet locations, before drywall closes everything in.

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New or Existing

Build new, or
build on

Custom Homes & Teardown Rebuilds

Ground-up homes designed around your lot, your views and the height limit, built start to finish by our own crew.

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Major Remodels & Second Stories

When the existing house is worth keeping, we rework it: a new layout, new systems and, where it's allowed, a second floor.

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ADUs

Detached units and garage conversions that add rental income or room for family on lots that can't get any bigger.

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Before You Commit

Before you build

Should I remodel or tear down and rebuild in Point Loma?

The answer usually turns on the foundation and framing, how much of the house you'd keep, and what you'd be allowed to build if you started over. A rebuild gives you a clean slate but has to meet current setbacks, the height limit and any coastal review; keeping part of an existing home can sometimes preserve conditions a new design couldn't. We price both so the decision rests on real numbers.

Does the 30-foot height limit apply in Point Loma?

For most of Point Loma, yes. Nearly the whole peninsula falls under the 30-foot coastal height limit that applies across San Diego's coastal zone. On sloping lots, how that height is measured makes a real difference to the design, so we work it out at the start.

What's involved in building on a bluff near Sunset Cliffs?

More investigation and more review. Bluff-top lots typically need a geotechnical report, required setbacks from the bluff edge, drainage that keeps water away from the cliff, and a Coastal Development Permit for new construction or additions. We plan the schedule around those steps rather than discovering them later.

My house is under the airport flight path. Can a remodel help with the noise?

Yes. Sound-rated windows and doors, added insulation, solid-core doors and thorough air-sealing make a noticeable difference. Before paying for new windows, check whether your home is eligible for San Diego International Airport's Quieter Home Program.

Who handles permits for a Point Loma project?

Point Loma belongs to the City of San Diego, whose Development Services Department reviews and issues the permits. We prepare and submit the plans, answer plan-check comments and coordinate inspections, along with any coastal permit the project needs.

Your Lot, Your Home

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what your lot can be

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