Downtown San Pablo · Rumrill · Rollingwood · Tara Hills · Montalvin Manor · Bayview
Schedule a Discovery ConsultationSan Pablo grew from one of the earliest ranchos in Contra Costa County and is still one of its most compact cities, about two and a half square miles on the plain between the bay and the hills, with Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek running through town.
We design and build outdoor spaces for San Pablo homeowners and local organizations, with plans that make a smaller lot feel like a full outdoor room.
Welcome to San Pablo. Photo: LPS.1, CC0
San Pablo packs a lot into a small footprint. The Civic Center is home to a reproduction of the 1842 Alvarado Adobe, a California Historical Landmark, and Contra Costa College is here too. Interstate 80 runs right through town, so the Bay is close in every direction.
Many San Pablo homes are older, on flat, efficient lots. That makes thoughtful outdoor living even more valuable: a well-planned patio and planting plan can add a room to the house.
In 1823, Governor Luís Antonio Argüello granted the land to Francisco María Castro, a former soldier at the San Francisco Presidio. The grant was named Rancho San Pablo, which gave the city its name.
In 1842, Jesús María Castro built an adobe for his mother, Gabriela Berryessa de Castro. It later passed to Martina Castro de Alvarado, wife of former California governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. A reproduction of the Alvarado Adobe now stands at the Civic Center. San Pablo incorporated on April 27, 1948.
On a compact lot, every piece is designed to work with the others, so the yard feels bigger, not busier.
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Projects inside city limits are permitted through the City of San Pablo. Several nearby neighborhoods with San Pablo addresses, like Rollingwood, Tara Hills, Montalvin Manor and Bayview, are unincorporated, so permits there go through Contra Costa County. We confirm which applies on the first visit.
Lots near Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek can have setbacks, and many older homes sit on flat, tight lots where grading and water flow need to be planned before the first paver goes down.
Every project begins with a discovery consultation. We learn about your home, your goals and how you want to live outside, then recommend the right next step.
Schedule a Discovery ConsultationSmall yards benefit the most. Every foot has a job, so the patio, planting, storage and lighting need to be planned together. That starts with a Discovery Consultation.
It depends on whether you are inside San Pablo city limits or in an unincorporated area like Rollingwood or Tara Hills. We check and handle the coordination as part of planning.
Yes. We built a turf playground at Community Alliance Church here in San Pablo. See the project, then tell us about yours and we will walk the site.
Consultation, design, proposal and build. Our process page walks through each step.
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