Costa Mesa, CA — Development & Construction Management

We turn vision into value.

Proper House Development acquires, entitles, and delivers market-rate residential and multifamily projects across Southern California — acting as both developer and owner's representative from site identification through Certificate of Occupancy.

Communities Delivered10
Homes Built125
Revenue Delivered$126,750,000
How We Work

Our Process

Five stages, one team, no handoffs.

The same in-house team carries every project from underwriting through closeout — so nothing gets lost in translation between planning and delivery.

01

Evaluate

Historical cost, schedule, and creative loan financing data assembled before every acquisition.

02

Model

Custom performance models built per project to pressure-test budgets and schedules before capital moves.

03

Plan

In-house team drives plan creation, value engineering, and a dynamic rollout strategy.

04

Execute

Documented department procedures keep responsibilities clear and error out of the schedule.

05

Optimize

Every project reviewed in detail to sharpen the next site, budget, and delivery timeline.

Active Pipeline

296 units currently in active development.

Two projects moving through entitlement and contracting across the Inland Empire — plus a 16-unit community in Newport Beach, the second for Olive Crest.

ProjectLake Elsinore 96
Units96
Address32281 Riverside Dr
StatusConstruction Start Q3 2026
ProjectCottonwood 184
Units184
AddressMoreno Valley, CA
StatusEntitlement
ProjectOlive Crest Site 2
Units16
AddressNewport Beach, CA
StatusEntitlement
Why Proper House
A

Unbeatable Execution

Precision, efficiency, and excellence every time — from bid leveling to closeout.

B

Trusted Partners

Top-tier relationships with GCs, trade partners, and capital sources built on reliability and integrity.

C

Superior Product

Premium design and construction quality in every home we deliver.

Sustainability Pledge

42,144 trees planted — and counting.

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