Cost of a custom home in Silicon Valley

Custom homes are some of our favorite projects to work on. They are fun because we get to work closely with clients to develop a design that is perfect for their lifestyle, their families, and their goals and ideas. We recently completed a construction bid for a 2,886-square-foot custom home in Los Altos, CA.  This is the heart of Silicon Valley.

This project will be completed for just about $1,125,000 and was a little less than 3,000 square feet.  That is just the construction budget and does not include the design, engineering, and permitting costs. You can typically budget about 20% of the construction cost to cover these soft costs. In this case they came in at about $200,000 for a full project cost of $1,325,000.

The original structure is a small ranch home that will be torn down and rebuilt as a 3-bed, 4-bath house with an office.

Here is a slideshow with the elevations, floor plans and a preliminary rendering (3D view):

If this project looks interesting to you, check our our gallery of completed projects. We’ve gathered a selection of our favorite projects and have included real cost reports in order to help homeowners understand the financial commitments for their projects and see the maximum benefit from their property.