Boutique Builder & Broker · Est. 2013
Levine Homes combines licensed general contracting and real estate brokerage under one roof, serving Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and the South Bay since 2013.
Have a lot, a house or a set of plans? Start with a phone call.
Ground-up custom homes and tear-down rebuilds. Our Manhattan Beach homes average 19.4 months from permit issued to final inspection. The city average is 27.2. In Hermosa Beach we average 16.2 months against 23.2. We run a small number of jobs at once and order fixtures early, then hold them in our Torrance warehouse until the house is ready.
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Kitchens, baths, additions and whole-home remodels. Older South Bay houses hide problems behind the walls, like undersized framing, old wiring and past unpermitted work. We plan for those before demo. In Rancho Palos Verdes we added 577 sq ft to a 2,354 sq ft house and redid the rest to match.
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We represent buyers and sellers across the Beach Cities. Mike holds a broker license (DRE 01928630) and a general contractor license (CSLB B-985034). On a showing, that means a read on the structure, the likely repair costs and what the lot allows, before you write an offer.
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Quarterly maintenance by a licensed general contractor, not a handyman. Each visit covers the interior, the exterior and the home’s systems. You get photos and a written report.
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107 Manhattan Ave · Hermosa BeachBuilder + Broker
Most people hire an agent to find the property and a contractor to build it, and hope the two see eye to eye. At Levine Homes, they’re the same team.
One contract. Design coordination, permits, construction and the sale, if you want one, run through the same company.
A contractor’s eye on every deal. We spot structural issues, estimate renovation costs and check what the lot allows before you make an offer.
Local from the start. Mike Levine grew up in Manhattan Beach and lives in Hermosa Beach.
The Process
Most South Bay projects that stall do it at steps 3 and 4, before anyone breaks ground. The design-build page covers how we handle those two steps.
A call about the property, what you want to build and the budget you have in mind.
We walk the lot and check setbacks, height limits and whether it sits in the coastal zone.
Drawings get priced as they develop. On cost plus jobs you see every vendor invoice in JobTread.
Usually the longest step. In Hermosa Beach the city must approve the new-construction permit before it issues a demolition permit.
Our own crews handle foundation, electrical, plumbing, doors and windows, paint and finish carpentry.
A final walkthrough, then quarterly visits through the Levine Homes Care Plan if you want them.
Every new home we have built since 2021 uses ZIP System sheathing. We add a second water-resistive barrier where the exposure calls for it.
Our crew earns a bounty for every window leak they find before the finishes go on.
We know which blocks sit in the coastal zone and which walk streets add their own rules.
We build on cost plus contracts. You see the vendor invoices, line items and a running summary in JobTread.
2026 Edition
The South Bay Custom Home Guide
Before You Build
Designed. Built. Lived.
Where We Build
Planning a new home? See our work as a custom home builder in Manhattan Beach and as a custom home builder in Hermosa Beach, including build times from city permit records.
It Starts Here
Send us the address and what you want to do with it. We start with what the city allows on that lot.
(310) 796-9088
