Same Address, More Space
No new mortgage, no new school district, no goodbye to the Palo Alto neighbors you know. Just more space, right where you are.
Turn a Small Lot Into a High-Demand Rental
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Palo Alto sits next to Stanford and some of the highest-paying employers in the country, and its housing stock has never come close to matching that demand. A finished ADU here doesn't just rent, it rents to graduate students, postdocs, and tech workers who will pay a premium to be walking distance from campus or downtown.
No new mortgage, no new school district, no goodbye to the Palo Alto neighbors you know. Just more space, right where you are.
No bidding wars, no move-in surprises, no guessing what a new house actually needs. Just a fixed price, on the Palo Alto property you already know.
Parents, grown kids, or whoever needs it get their own front door and their own space, close enough to see every day.
One team handles the entire process under one roof, so you don't have to coordinate a separate architect, permit expediter, and contractor with the City of Palo Alto yourself.
We manage every step of design, permitting, and construction, so you don't have to navigate Palo Alto's Planning Department on your own.
Apex Homes reviews your lot's zoning, setbacks, and utility hookups before any commitment.
Choose from Apex Homes' Palo Alto-ready floor plans, sized for smaller lots, or go fully custom.
Apex Homes compiles and submits your complete permit package to Palo Alto's Planning Department.
Apex Homes monitors the review and responds directly to any city comments.
Apex Homes manages the full build through final sign-off.
One team, all-in-one: design, permits, and construction, without you having to coordinate a separate architect, expediter, or contractor.
Book a Free ConsultationUp to 900 sq ft for a studio or one-bedroom ADU, or 1,000 sq ft for two or more bedrooms, plus a Junior ADU up to 500 sq ft. Side and rear setbacks run 4 ft minimum; height caps at 16 ft (18 ft near transit or on a lot with an existing multi-story, multi-family building). Your free feasibility study confirms the exact numbers for your lot.
ADUs are permitted on lots zoned for multi-family and mixed-use as well as single-family; your free feasibility study confirms exactly what your property allows.
Every year that yard sits unused in Palo Alto is rent, equity, and space someone in your family could actually be using.
Left on the table. That's a realistic range for a well-built two-bedroom ADU in Palo Alto, one of the highest-rent markets Apex builds in.
In equity your property isn't capturing yet. A legal, permitted ADU is one of the few upgrades that adds this much value to a Palo Alto home.
Without it, aging parents, adult kids, or long-term guests are stuck choosing between crowding your home or leaving Palo Alto altogether.
None of that has to stay true. Here's what changes once you build.
Every floor plan includes architectural drawings, structural engineering, and Title 24 compliance, sized to make the most of Palo Alto's tighter lots.
Apex Homes builds ADUs across 20+ Silicon Valley and Bay Area cities. Find your city below for local pricing, regulations, and permitting timelines.
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"Best team to have on your side to guide you through your home renovation. Extremely professional and knowledgeable."
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A look at completed Apex Homes ADU builds across the Bay Area.
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A 991 sq ft 3-bed / 2-bath detached ADU in San Jose, fully condo-converted under AB 1033 and ready for separate sale — either the main house or the ADU can be acquired, financed, and resold on its own.
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Set on a corner lot in San Jose, this 983 sqft, two-story ADU is positioned at the rear of the property. It's a placement that lets a growing family live together today, and converts just as easily to a rental down the road.
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A 749 sq ft, 2-bed / 2-bath detached ADU in San Jose, built turnkey alongside a full remodel and ADU-title-conversion of the existing main house. The owner ends up with two independent rental units on a single 7,800 sq ft lot.
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A 1,200 sq ft, 3-bed / 2-bath detached ADU added to a duplex lot in central San Jose — taking the property from two income units to three, with the new ADU placed at the rear of a deep narrow lot and four mature trees preserved through construction.
Design-builders, general contractors, and prefab vendors each cover part of the job. Apex Homes covers all of it, in-house.
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