Whether you're considering an ADU, planning a remodel, evaluating a property, or trying to navigate permits and construction, we help bring clarity to the process.

Tended Design & Development combines creative problem-solving with practical project expertise. Denise brings years of experience in residential design-build, client communication, drafting, and finish selections. Rigoberto brings a background in housing development, permitting, project coordination, and construction management.

Together, we help homeowners and property owners move projects forward with confidence — from early feasibility through design, permitting, and construction.

Every project is different. Our role is to help you understand your options, identify potential challenges early, and create a path that aligns with your goals, timeline, and budget.

Dream It

ADU & Property Feasibility Review

Flat Fee Package

Before investing in plans, permits, or consultants, it's important to understand what's actually possible on your specific property.

This package is a research-driven review focused on answering a clear question: what can be built here, and what are the key constraints?

This phase may be completed independently—often before design begins—or it may run concurrently with early design work, depending on your project needs.

Designed for homeowners and property owners exploring:

• ADUs
• Additions
• Remodels
• Development opportunities
• Property improvements

May include:

• Zoning and code review
• Permit history research
• Existing site constraints
• Utility considerations
• Preliminary development analysis
• Written summary and recommended next steps

Ideal for clients asking:
"Can I do this on my property?"

Dream Mapping

Flat Fee Package

This service is designed to help you clarify your vision and translate it into a realistic, actionable path forward.

We work with you to capture your goals, priorities, and long-term aspirations, then break them into manageable phases so you can move forward with confidence.

Rather than focusing only on what’s possible, this service focuses on what matters most to you—and how to get there.

Areas may include:

• Vision and goal setting
• Project sequencing and phasing
• Budget alignment and prioritization
• Lifestyle and use considerations
• Decision-making framework
• Next steps and action plan

Ideal for clients asking:
"How do I turn my ideas into a plan I can actually execute?"

Early-Stage Vision & Direction

Flat Fee Package

For clients who know they want to build, invest, or improve—but aren’t sure where to start.

This service is designed to help you define direction, establish parameters, and begin shaping a viable path forward.

We help you move from open-ended ideas to a clearer sense of scope, opportunity, and next steps.

Areas may include:

• Clarifying goals and constraints
• Identifying viable project types
• Budget and feasibility framing
• Site or property considerations
• Development pathways
• Initial strategy recommendations

Ideal for clients asking:
"I have a vision, but I don’t know what it looks like yet."

Site Search & Investment Strategy

Flat Fee Package

For planners, investors, or buyers looking to identify and evaluate properties aligned with specific development goals.

This service focuses on aligning your criteria with real-world opportunities and helping you assess potential sites before committing.

Areas may include:

• Defining acquisition criteria
• Evaluating potential properties
• Zoning and development potential overview
• Risk and constraint identification
• Investment and development strategy
• Next steps for due diligence

Ideal for clients asking:
"What kind of property should I be looking for—and how do I evaluate it?"

Design It

Conceptual & Schematic Design

Retainer-Based | $125/hour

This is where ideas begin to take shape.

Services may include:

• Existing conditions documentation
• Space planning
• Remodel and addition strategy
• Contractor collaboration
• Feasibility refinement
• Early code considerations

Every project is different. This phase is intentionally flexible to allow thoughtful exploration before committing to construction documents.

Construction Documents

Fixed Fee | Based on Scope

Once a design direction is established, plans are developed into permit-ready construction documents.

Depending on the scope of work, additional consultants may be required, such as soils engineering, structural and civil engineering, fire sprinkler design, and topographic or boundary surveys. We will provide you with a list of required reports needed for your project to obtain a permit. If you would like us to coordinate and manage these consultants, we are happy to include that as part of this phase.

Includes:

• Floor plans and elevations
• Site plan coordination
• Structural coordination
• Energy compliance coordination
• Code integration
• Plan check corrections
• Pre-construction coordination

Add-On: Permit Representation

For clients who prefer support navigating permitting and agency coordination.

May include:

• Acting as authorized agent
• Permit submissions
• Building department communication
• Agency coordination
• Meeting attendance

Starting at: $625

Build It

Owner Representation

An advocate throughout design and construction.

Services may include:

• Contractor coordination
• Consultant coordination
• Budget and schedule review
• Change order review
• Project organization
• Construction communication

Suggested Pricing:
• Percentage of construction cost: 10–15% (full-service)
• Reduced scope or advisory-only: 5–8%
• Hourly option: $165/hr for limited involvement

Finish It

Finish & Material Selection Package

Bring cohesion to the final layers of your project.

Includes:

• Design vision meeting
• Material and finish selections
• Fixture recommendations
• Paint and color guidance
• Selection schedules
• Contractor coordination

Design Observation Visits

$250 Minimum | Up to 2 Hours

Periodic site visits during construction to support design intent.

Includes:

• Review of design implementation
• Finish verification
• Field condition clarification
• Written follow-up summary