Customer Reviews for Grisafe Architecture, Architect in Long Beach, CA
Over the past year or so, our architecture firm has received a lot of great feedback from past customers in the form of Google reviews. These customers took the time to offer their feedback about what it was like to work with Grisafe Architecture, and let us tell you, we were quite pleased with what […]
Should I Hire a Long Beach Architect to Design My ADU or Use One of the Pre-approved ADU Plans?
If you’ve looked into having an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) built on your Long Beach property, you may have noticed that the City of Long Beach has some pre-approved plans online. These are plans that were submitted by architects in the area and have already been reviewed and approved by the City. You would purchase […]
How Urgent Is It for Long Beach Condo Complexes to Comply with SB 326 by January 1st?
We mentioned in a previous blog post that Grisafe Architecture is now offering balcony inspections for condo associations in Long Beach so they can be in compliance with the new California law (SB 326). In short, the law requires that condo balconies and other “exterior elevated elements” in condo complexes be inspected every nine years, […]
Condo Balcony Inspections in Long Beach for Compliance with SB 326: A New Service from Grisafe Architecture
A while back, our architecture firm heard about a new law that was passed in California that is being called the “Condo Balcony Inspection Law.” It is also known as “Senate Bill 326” or simply “SB 326.” Most people in California would have no need to be aware of this new law—but you would if […]
Apartment Balcony Inspections in Long Beach That Comply with SB 721
Attention all apartment complex owners and apartment managers in Long Beach: have you heard of the new apartment balcony inspection law that the California legislature passed a few years ago? Senate Bill 721 (SB 721) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown back in 2018, but most landlords and apartment managers are just now […]
Grisafe Offers Comments on an Iconic Piece of Long Beach Architecture
Recently, Grisafe Architecture Owner and Lead Architect Mark Grisafe was contacted by SFGATE to provide some comments on an iconic piece of Long Beach architecture: a single-family home in the Rose Park neighborhood known as the “Skinny House.” The Skinny House has an interesting history, as well as a unique combination of architectural styles, both […]
Secret Menu Items at City Planning Departments
At this point, just about everyone in the country has heard of the fast-food burger chain In-N-Out. Since its founding in 1948, the chain has gained popularity for its menu of delicious, high-quality burgers, fries, and milkshakes at affordable prices. The simplicity of the restaurant’s iconic menu is likely another part of its appeal to […]
How Our Long Beach Architecture Firm Uses Variances to Benefit Our Clients
Every industry has their own lingo, and the architecture industry is no exception. We throw around words, phrases, terms, and acronyms that might not mean much to the average bystander. One such word is “variance.” For most people, this word simply means “a difference or deviation for the standard or typical,” but in architecture, this […]
3 Projects You Might Not Think Need a Long Beach Architect, but Actually Do
Pretty much everyone knows that if you are building a new home or commercial building in Long Beach from the ground up, you need a Long Beach architect to design it. There may have been a time—long ago—when you could draw up plans yourself and present them to the city for approval, but those days […]
Should You Work with One of the Design-Build Architecture Firms in Long Beach, CA?
People in Long Beach who are about to take on a major residential or commercial building project often wonder if they should go with one of the architecture firms in Long Beach, CA that describe themselves as “design-build” firms. As the name implies, a design-build firm is a company that provides both architectural design and […]