Building in Novato
Larger lots and room for additions, shops, and outbuildings.
Greenport is a design-build general contractor and millwork shop in San Rafael, founded in 2012 by brothers Eli and Jacob Froneberger, both raised in Marin. We hold California General Building license #1073941, and we mill our own casework at 47 Louise St, a short drive from Novato.
Permitting
The City of Novato Community Development Department reviews planning and building, with design review for larger exterior projects and specific standards in the hillside and Hamilton areas.
Housing stock
Post-war and later tract housing across a wide range of subdivisions, plus larger rural parcels toward the west and north.
What decides the schedule
Lot size makes more possible here than elsewhere in Marin, which shifts the question from what is allowed to what is worth building.
Common project types
- Additions and whole-house renovation
- ADUs, shops, and detached outbuildings
- Kitchens, baths, and built-ins
- Commercial tenant improvements
- Region
- Marin County
- Shop
- 47 Louise St, San Rafael, CA 94901
- License
- #1073941, active through 3/31/2027
- Hours
- Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
Novato questions
- Who issues building permits in Novato?
- The City of Novato Community Development Department reviews planning and building, with design review for larger exterior projects and specific standards in the hillside and Hamilton areas.
- What kind of work does Greenport do in Novato?
- Additions and whole-house renovation; ADUs, shops, and detached outbuildings; Kitchens, baths, and built-ins; Commercial tenant improvements. We are a design-build general contractor and millwork shop, so drawings, permits, construction, and cabinetry come from one firm.
- Do you build ADUs in Novato?
- Yes. Larger Novato lots often accommodate a detached unit, and we handle the feasibility, the permit set, construction, and the millwork.