What Westchester Homeowners Say About Ellery ADU Studio Westchester
We’ve been designing, permitting, and building ADUs in Westchester since 2015, and we’ve learned that the best review isn’t the one we ask for - it’s the one a homeowner offers after the final inspection passes and they’ve got the keys in hand. Every project we finish comes with a documented photo record, a written price that never changed, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise backed in writing. The comments below come from actual Westchester-area clients who worked with our team on garage conversions, detached units, and interior conversions across the neighborhood.
Recent Reviews
“I had three other estimates for my garage conversion on Kentwood Avenue, and two of them had line items that just said ‘TBD - to be determined at time of construction.’ Nadia’s quote was the only one where every number was fixed before I signed. The Haven Standard Clause 1 thing - written price before work starts - actually meant something when my slab needed a small grade correction. It was already in the contract, not a surprise.”
- Beatriz H., Kentwood, Westchester
“We’re on a 5,000-square-foot lot near Loyola Marymount, so the setback variance was always going to be the make-or-break issue. Nadia pulled the L.A. Municipal Code section on corner lot exceptions and had it in the permit set before we even submitted. The city approved it first round. I’ve done two remodels before this, and I’ve never seen a first-round approval on anything involving a variance.”
- Tara D., Westchester, near LMU
“I brought Ellery a written estimate from another firm for a detached ADU in my backyard - the prefab route, specifically an Abodu unit. Nadia did the Free Second Opinion, and within twenty minutes she’d found three line items where the other contractor had spec’d site prep that didn’t match my actual soil conditions. Her revised scope saved me about $8,000 in unnecessary over-excavation. She didn’t trash the other guy; she just showed me the geotechnical note and the actual Abodu foundation requirements side by side.”
- Diego G., Westchester Hills
“My Junior ADU was an interior conversion of a basement area that every other contractor said would need a full egress window installation. Nadia measured the existing window opening, checked it against CBC Section 1031 for emergency escape, and confirmed it already complied. She put that finding in writing with photos, so when the inspector came through, we handed him the documented photo record and the code reference. Passed on the spot. No new window, no $4,200 line item.”
- Stephanie A., Westchester Flats
“The photo record sounds like a nice touch until you actually need it. Six months after we finished my garage conversion, I had a question about where the electrical subpanel was fed from. I called Nadia, and she had the photo from the day the electrician made the home run - timestamped, geotagged, with the panel cover off showing the breaker labeling. That’s not customer service; that’s documentation that holds up.”
- Beatriz H., Kentwood, Westchester
“I interviewed five firms for my detached ADU, and four of them were either design-only or build-only. The design-only guys said I’d ‘figure out the builder later.’ The build-only guys said they’d ‘work with whatever drawings I got.’ Nadia explained the one-contract design-build model on the first call - same contract covers the permit set, the construction, the site prep, and the utility tie-ins. When the city asked for a revised roof plan after the first plan check, there was no finger-pointing. Ellery redrew it and resubmitted under the same contract, same written price. Haven Standard Clause 5 - no surprises, no scope creep.”
- Diego G., Westchester Hills
“My project was a garage conversion in the older part of Westchester, near the airport flight path. Nadia flagged the LAX Specific Plan noise compatibility requirements in the first consultation - something none of the other contractors had mentioned. She spec’d upgraded insulation and acoustic-rated windows as a standard line item, not an upsell. The unit rents for $2,400 a month now, and tenants don’t complain about the jets. That detail alone probably added five years to my useful rental life.”
- Tara D., Westchester, near LMU
“I got the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing at signing, and I’ll be honest - I didn’t think I’d need it. But three months after move-in, I noticed a slight settling crack near the new kitchenette. I called the number, a live person answered at 8 PM on a Thursday, and Nadia was out the next morning with the photo record from the drywall stage. She found the issue, fixed it, and updated the documentation. No charge, no argument, no ‘that’s normal settling.’ Just: ‘It’s not done right, so we make it right.’ That’s the actual language from the warranty.”
- Stephanie A., Westchester Flats
Why Customers Trust Us
These reviews keep showing up for the same reasons. Every Ellery ADU Studio project in Westchester starts with a written price before any work begins - Haven Standard Clause 1, no exceptions, no “call for a quote” anywhere on our site. You get a documented photo record on every visit, so you see what we found and what we did, not a summary of how it felt. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise isn’t a handshake; it’s in your contract, in writing, before the first permit gets pulled.
We’ve designed, permitted, and built over 900 ADUs since 2015, and we specify prefab and modular systems from Abodu, Cover, Dvele, Mighty Buildings, Boxabl, Plant Prefab, Tuff Shed, and James Hardie - all under that same single contract. Our background-checked, uniformed crews and technicians work under license numbers that appear on every page, verified, not just claimed. And when you call (213) 698-7591, a live person answers. No voicemail queue, no callback that doesn’t materialize.
If you’ve already got a written estimate in hand, we’ll give you a Free Second Opinion. We’ll cite the specific code section, the actual product spec, or the line item we think needs another look. Call (213) 698-7591 to schedule your free estimate or second opinion.
Written by Nadia Ellery, Owner at Ellery ADU Studio Westchester, serving Westchester since 2015.