Architect & Design Counsel
Architecture, permitting, and project coordination for commercial and residential spaces across LA. Jerome is your first call and your main point of contact throughout.
A Perfect Record on the Hardest Projects in LA
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Retail. Restaurants. Offices. Residential.
Every project starts with a space that's already leased, already occupied, or already in violation. Jerome works across categories with the same direct method: check the site conditions, review the codes, and develop a plan that executes.
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A Direct Process, Start to Permit
Intake
Gather your drawings, documents, site conditions and photos/videos. Jerome assesses these site conditions and proposes the appropriate scope for the project.
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Direction
One clear plan that matches the site, the budget, and the timeline. No open-ended scope.
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Execution
Permit drawings and process, construction documents, and consultant and contractor coordination until the scope is completed.
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Ground-Up Design
Some projects start with an empty shell and a budget. Jerome handles architecture, permitting, and coordination from concept through construction, working with interior designers, engineers, and contractors to deliver a space that's open for business.
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Permitting & Compliance
Other projects are already built, already in trouble, or stuck mid-process. Jerome comes in after the fact to document what exists, design what's needed to meet code, and get the permit approved. The finished product was never the point. The permit was.
“Fix Me” Projects
Permits after the fact, problem-solving, and quick-turn projects that get existing conditions back on track so teams can move forward with clarity and confidence.
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Permit corrections & revisions
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As-builts & documentation for existing work
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Fast feasibility checks to resolve issues mid-project
Notes from Clients
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Jerome Chang
Harvard-trained, California-licensed, and over 25 years in the business of getting buildings permitted and built. Jerome founded CODAspaces to work as a design counsel for business owners, to handle architecture, to oversee permitting, to coordinate consultants and contractors, and to bring in the right specialists when a project calls for it.