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