General contractor in Santa Clara, CA.
Kitchens, baths, ADUs, additions, and commercial tenant work across Santa Clara, from the Old Quad to Rivermark, minutes from our San Jose yard.
Santa Clara, California
Next door, and we act like it.
Santa Clara sits on our doorstep. Three residential ZIP codes cover the whole city, 95050, 95051, and 95054, and we work all three.
The range here is wide. The Old Quad and the streets around it hold some of the oldest housing stock in the county, while Rivermark, Santa Clara Square, and the newer townhome blocks near Great America are barely two decades old. We work Forest Park, Killarney Farms, Ponderosa, Laurelwood, and the Bracher area in between.
Permits go through the City of Santa Clara's Building Division, inside the Community Development Department. The Old Quad carries its own zoning overlay, so exterior work and additions there attract more design scrutiny than the rest of the city and are worth a conversation before anything gets drawn. The city also publishes pre-approved ADU plan sets we can build to.
- 3 ZIPs 95050, 95051, and 95054, all covered.
- 1 day Typical response on an estimate request.
- Free Walkthrough and written scope on every project.
What we build in Santa Clara.
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Home remodels & buildouts
Down-to-studs rebuilds, new layouts, mechanicals, and finishes under one contract.
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Kitchens
Layout reworks and cabinetry, including the tight galley kitchens common in Old Quad homes.
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Bathrooms
Walk-in showers, tub-to-shower conversions, heated floors, and waterproofing built to spec.
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Additions & ADUs
Detached ADUs, garage conversions, and square-footage additions, permitted and built.
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Commercial work
Tenant improvements and ADA path-of-travel work for Santa Clara office and retail space.
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Landscape construction
Hardscape, retaining walls, decks, pergolas, and outdoor kitchens.
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Repairs & punch lists
Dry rot, water damage, framing fixes, doors, windows, and deferred maintenance.
Why Monte Builders
Old Quad to Rivermark.
One crew.
- Class B Licensed general building contractor.
- $2M General liability coverage carried.
- Family-owned Owner on site, not a franchise.
- One contract Permits, finishes, and the punch list.
Santa Clara questions
Before you call.
Permitting, coverage, and the questions we get most often from Santa Clara homeowners.
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Who issues building permits in Santa Clara?
The City of Santa Clara's Building Division, inside the Community Development Department, issues residential permits through its Permit Center. Don't confuse it with the County of Santa Clara, which permits unincorporated addresses only. -
Is the Old Quad different to build in?
Yes. The Old Quad has its own zoning overlay and a design review expectation the rest of the city doesn't carry. Additions and anything that changes the street-facing elevation need to be planned around that from the start. -
Which Santa Clara ZIP codes do you serve?
95050, 95051, and 95054, which together cover the city. 95053 is the Santa Clara University campus and has essentially no residential addresses. -
Are you licensed and insured?
Monte Builders is a licensed California Class B general building contractor, bonded, and carrying $2,000,000 in general liability. California requires a CSLB-licensed contractor for essentially any project that needs a building permit, so ask for the licence number on every bid you take, not just ours.
Ready when you are
Building in
Santa Clara?
Tell us what you're planning. Photos help. We'll come out, walk it, and send a written scope with allowances and a timeline. No charge for the walkthrough.