Luxury custom homes and substantial remodels across Los Angeles and Orange County. Three structural systems under one contractor. Owner-led. Foundation to finish. How we pick wood, hybrid, or steel →
In California's fire and seismic environment, light gauge steel frame is no longer a premium upgrade, it's the structurally honest choice. ESRL builds steel frame homes, steel construction projects, and residential steel frame additions across Los Angeles and Orange County.
ESRL is one of the few residential GCs in LA and OC with true hands-on light gauge steel frame capability, and the only one who acts as engineer, steel supplier, and installer under a single contract.
Every steel member we install is covered by a current ICC-ES report. So is every panel system in our supply chain. Listed at the part level, before it leaves the mill.
ESRL Development is principal-led. Every key decision crosses the owner's desk. Every outcome is the owner's to answer for.
Project managers handle execution. The owner sets the standard, makes the calls, and stays accountable. You don't get one man's hands on every wall, you get one man's standards on every project.
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Every key decision crosses the owner's desk. The buck stops with him, every project, every time.
Every phase managed in-house. One contractor, no handoffs.
One of the only residential GCs in the region with hands-on light gauge steel experience. Every component ICC-ES listed.
We read the drawings. Ask before we deviate. Answer RFIs in 24 hours.
Itemized invoices. Weekly written updates. Change orders are not a profit center.
LADBS and OC permit fluency. Newport, Malibu, Palisades, Bel Air.
Most California GCs say they "can do steel frame", and then subcontract to three different vendors. ESRL is all three.
In-house structural engineering. Stamped drawings. CBC + CRC. Title 24. Chapter 7A (fire zone) compliance.
No outside engineer. No coordination delay. Faster permits, fewer RFIs.
Galvanized 14–18ga light gauge steel, wall panels, joists, tracks. Prefabricated to 1/256" tolerance. ICC-ES listed components, current ESR reports.
Direct procurement. No middleman markup. No supply-chain coordination on your shoulders.
Trained ESRL crew, not subcontracted. Frame raised in 1–2 days. Through to MEP, drywall, finishes.
Same crew. Same standards. Same accountability. Every project.
One contract. One contractor. One throat to choke.
Ground-up residential built to the architect's vision, wood or steel frame.
Non-combustible, seismically rated, termite-proof. One-stop: engineer, supply, install.
Pacific Palisades. Altadena. Malibu. Chapter 7A experienced. Steel frame options that qualify.
Kitchen, bath, whole-home. New-construction standards applied to renovation.
Early GC involvement with architects and engineers. Real budgets. Real sequencing.
"Asher has a wealth of full-service construction knowledge, runs a professional crew of skilled sub-contractors, and implements designs seamlessly, beautifully and of high quality. I'm only as good as my contractor."
"Not only is Asher a professional and trustworthy person, he really cares about the end result aesthetically and practically. Being a film director, I have been very picky with every detail around my surroundings."
"Asher and I have worked together for approximately 10 years. He will keep you informed with the progress and scheduling of your project on a daily basis. Asher will give you 100% of his time to make your project an enjoyable one."
