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The Apex HH at 7115 Macapa Drive — a Thornton contemporary in the Hollywood Hills with pool, sport court, and city views

Los Angeles · Full-Service Development Firm

The home you imagine,
on the street you love.

Thornton Development Group designs, builds, and represents exceptional single-family and multifamily residences across Los Angeles — typically delivered in 8–24 months depending on scope, at competitive cost.

Where Land Becomes Legacy

One firm, from first sketch to final sale.

TDG is a vertically integrated luxury development firm, founded and led by RC and Oliver Thornton, with over 30 years of Los Angeles development experience. Because we design, develop, and represent every project under one roof, nothing is lost between the architect's table and the closing table.

Dozens of completed projects across the Hollywood Hills, the Westside, and the Valley — with record-breaking price-per-square-foot results in their neighborhoods.

Available Now

Thornton homes for sale.

Finished Thornton residences on the market right now — plus one you can still put your stamp on, mid-construction.

The Pyramid MCM Under Construction

$17,880,000

“The Pyramid MCM”

7305 Pyramid Place · Hollywood Hills

7 Bed9 Bath9,200 Sq Ft

In construction — reserve now and select finishes.

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The Berryman Residence For Sale

$3,195,000

“The Berryman Residence”

4432 Berryman Avenue · Culver City

6 Bed5.5 Bath3,140 Sq Ft

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The Gonzaga Residence For Sale

$2,695,000

“The Gonzaga Residence”

8404 Gonzaga Avenue · Westchester

5 Bed5 Bath2,780 Sq Ft

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Four Ways to Work With TDG

Choose your path.

Buy a TDG Home

Move into a finished Thornton residence — or reserve one mid-construction and make select finishes your own.

Current developments

Build on Your Lot

You own the land; we handle everything else. Design, permits, and construction — delivered in 12–24 months.

How it works

Invest With TDG

Passive positions in single-purpose LLCs with an 8% preferred return, paid before the manager earns a dollar.

Investment structure

Sell Us Your Lot

Own a teardown, hillside lot, or underbuilt property? We buy direct — no commissions, no staging, no waiting.

Get an offer

The Record

30+Years developing in LA
35+Projects designed & built
13Projects in active development
10+Neighborhoods served

Where We Build

Exclusively Southern California.

From hillside view lots to flatland family streets, TDG builds where we know the comps, the inspectors, and the neighbors — Los Angeles and its best-adjacent markets.

  • Hollywood Hills
  • Beverly Hills
  • Bel Air
  • Pacific Palisades
  • Malibu & Coastline
  • Brentwood
  • Century City & Westwood
  • West Hollywood
  • The Valley
  • Pasadena & Altadena
  • Silver Lake & East LA
  • South Bay
Oliver and RC Thornton beside the pool at a completed Thornton development

The Founders

Built on a family name.

RC and Oliver Thornton have completed dozens of million-dollar projects together — RC leading development, Oliver leading sales as one of LA's top agents — backed by TDG's in-house design, construction management, and representation operation.

Meet the Leadership

Have a lot, a home, or capital to put to work?

Tell us what you're holding. We'll tell you what it could become.

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