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Project management for what you build.
We manage ADUs, new homes, additions, and major remodels across the Bay Area — competitively bid, quality-controlled, and tracked in real time. One accountable manager, up to 10% less than your best offer.
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Whatever you're building, you get the same model: management instead of markup, technology instead of guesswork.
ADUs
Detached units, garage conversions, and junior ADUs — added income and space, managed end to end.
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New Home Builds
Ground-up custom homes and teardown rebuilds, delivered on a budget you can see.
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Additions
Second stories and whole-home expansions that add real, permitted square footage.
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Major Remodels
Whole-home and gut remodels managed with the same budget discipline as a new build.
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Owner's Rep / PM
Already have a builder? We can manage them on your behalf — protecting your budget and quality.
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Feasibility & Estimates
Not sure what's possible? Start with a transparent feasibility review and budget.
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No matter the size, this is what you get from Ground Rise Build.
Competitive Bidding
Every trade priced against our vetted Bay Area network, so you never overpay.
Live Tracking
Budget, schedule, quality, and photos on one dashboard, 24/7.
Quality Control
Documented checkpoints and inspections at every milestone.
Schedule Discipline
A real timeline, actively managed to keep your project moving.
Up to 10% Savings
The whole point: a finished project that costs less than your best bid.
One Point of Contact
A single accountable manager from first estimate to final handoff.
What "project management" actually includes.
"Project management" can sound abstract, so here is what we actually do on your behalf, from first call to final key:
- Feasibility & budgeting — confirming what your lot and city allow, and building a transparent, line-item budget before anyone spends real money.
- Design & permit coordination — managing architects and engineers and shepherding plans through your jurisdiction.
- Competitive trade bidding — putting every trade out to bid through our vetted Bay Area network so you pay real market price.
- Construction management — hiring, scheduling, and coordinating the crews, and running inspections and quality checkpoints.
- Budget & change control — tracking every dollar live and pricing every change at cost for your approval.
- Closeout — final punch list, documented sign-off, warranties, and a clean handover.
You get one accountable manager across all of it — the difference between a project that's coordinated and one that's merely contracted. Compare the owner's-rep and general-contractor models, or see how our process works step by step.
Typical Bay Area cost ranges.
General 2026 market estimates — your project is scoped and bid on its own.
As a general 2026 Bay Area market estimate, a detached ADU runs $250K–$450K, a garage conversion $120K–$250K, and a junior ADU $75K–$150K — about $250–$450 per square foot. A ground-up home generally takes 10–18 months and an ADU about 9–16 months. These are market ranges for planning, not a Ground Rise Build quote.
Where you land depends on size, site, finishes, and city fees — and on who prices the work. Our project-management model competitively bids each trade and targets a delivered cost up to 10% below your best builder offer. Full breakdown in our Bay Area ADU cost guide.
Services FAQ.
What does it cost to work with Ground Rise Build?
You pay a transparent project-management fee instead of a markup on the trades. The build itself is competitively bid and open-book, and we target a delivered cost up to 10% below your best builder offer. See typical Bay Area ranges in our ADU cost guide.
How is this different from hiring a general contractor?
A general contractor marks up every trade and keeps the difference. We work for you on a flat fee, competitively bid each trade, and manage the build open-book. See the full comparison.
How long do projects take?
A Bay Area ADU typically takes 9–16 months and a ground-up home 10–18 months, from design through final inspection. See the timeline breakdown.
Do you handle permits and design?
Yes — we coordinate design, engineering, and permitting alongside construction, so you have one accountable manager from first sketch to final sign-off.
Not sure where to start?
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