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Dwell The Altadena Residents Rebuilding by Moving Historic Homes Across Town
Through friends of friends, the Chamberses got hooked up with architect, creative director, and fourth-generation Angeleno Morgan Sykes Jaybush of Omgivning, who had long been interested in preservation of historic properties. "I was doing some work on some new construction rebuilds in Altadena, and it hit me like a lightning bolt: Why couldn’t we relocate houses like they used to do in the old days in L.A. when they were building the freeways or downtown?" Jaybush says. "People were looking at doing prefab houses in Altadena so I was putting all the pieces together, like, Why can’t this be a different version of prefab? Let’s find a way to relocate houses instead of throwing them into the landfill. Evan and Caitlin were thinking the same thing around the same time and within two days of us both having that epiphany, we were working together."
A professional house-moving team prepares the Chambers couple's 2,400 square-foot residence for relocation.
"Relocating houses used to be much more common in Los Angeles, but it’s rarely done nowadays," Jaybush said in the firm’s press release announcing its Historic House Relocation Project in July, of which the Chambers couple’s and Sukeena and Laramee’s homes were the first two to be relocated. "It’s the most sustainable way to rebuild, by not throwing an entire house into the landfill. It’s also a great way to bring some historic character back to these neighborhoods which have suffered so much loss. And in addition to being a quicker solution, it’s a more affordable option; we estimate that these moves are half to two-thirds of the cost of a new build."
The house sits on box cribs after its relocation to the Chambers couple's Altadena lot. It wil lbe reassembled on the box cribs so that a new foundation can be built and inspected beneath it.
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Posted On: September 10th 2025, 05:49 pm
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We love this article by @marahe for @dwellmagazine on how some homeowners with empty, fire-damaged lots are relocating and utilizing historic houses facing teardown.

Home relocation is a creative option for some folks rebuilding, a way to spend less, waste less, and most importantly—move back in sooner.

What do you think about this approach to rebuilding?

@marahe @dwellmagazine @omgivning_
Comments (6)
cadyoceanwhaleb a year ago

cadyoceanwhaleb

so pretty, i’m crying

nibiru9x a year ago

nibiru9x

So much irreplaceable architecture lost. This couldn't have been a better solution and hopefully a lot of vacant historic homes across Los Angeles(County) can become available for purchase and relocation.

dj___la a year ago

dj___la

Incredible! Where can I read the entire article, please?

shelbydelaurentiis a year ago

shelbydelaurentiis

Amazing 🥹🥲🥲🥲

dartandmap a year ago

dartandmap

Love this so much. So so so cool.

annaoze a year ago

annaoze

That's a great idea save historic homes and bring his store architecture back to altadena

whiteburritobrownfrijoles a year ago

whiteburritobrownfrijoles

Buzzards, you all are. Vulture Capitalists.

susan_dubcak a year ago

susan_dubcak

❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏

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