Our Story

Otto — formerly called Homestead — has spent the last 4 years designing, permitting, and building ADUs across the Los Angeles area. Our units have helped homeowners expand living space, generate rental income, and bring family closer together.

Otto ADU designer communicates with a client at an ADU building site
Otto ADU team members work on ADU design plans

Why Homeowners choose Otto

Design Expertise

Our team is led by expert designers who help you select from — and customize — Otto's beautiful, high-quality, cost-effective design packages.

Transparent Process

Our customers receive a detailed scope of work, clear estimates, and coordinated drawing sets — so they always can make informed decisions.

Construction, Managed

Unlike other ADU providers, we fully manage the construction process and your project’s selected Contractor. Sit back and enjoy the progress!

Exclusive Bids

We obtain exclusive bids from our vetted contractor network and select the best one for your new ADU.

Procurement Assistance

We procure long lead-time items like finishes, appliances, accessories, doors, and windows to minimize delays and ensure quality.

All-in-One Portal

Our Homeowner Portal lets you easily track progress, review project documentation, log issues, and communicate with our team.

Your money, well spent.

Working with Otto guarantees that your ADU will be as valuable as possible. Our units rent for more than market rate & have an outsized positive impact on property values.

50+
ADUs built
$12M+
Worth of ADUs completed
27%+
Rental value vs. market
$185k+
Avg. added home value

Meet our Team

Sarah

Sarah

Sarah leads our Delivery team that links processes across Sales, Design, and Construction. She has been building systems and designing buildings for the last 10 years.

Sean

Sean

Sean is the founder of Otto and has been building ADUs since 2019. He started Otto ADU with the mission of radically simplifying the process of creating high quality ADUs. Prior to Otto, Sean worked as an architect in San Francisco, China, Japan, and Mexico. He has a Masters of Architecture from MIT and a B.Arch from UC Berkeley.

Chris

Chris

With 7+ years experience managing high profile multi-family projects across LA, Chris has a wealth of knowledge to draw on as he leads our Construction Management team.

Alex

Alex

Alex heads up our Design and Product team. He streamlines the process of building beautiful ADUs by connecting architecture and technology.

Otto ADU Team member works on architectural ADU plans
Otto ADU team member provides construction management for an ADU

Get in touch today to get a free project quote.