Solano Residences tower at dusk

Solano Residences

We built the light in before we built the walls

Twelve addresses along the California coast, hills and bay. Each one is a quiet argument for space, air and morning sun — leased by the year, lived in by the day.

{ est. 2011 }
Terrace over the Pacific at golden hour

Pacific Terraces

Sixty feet of glass facing west. The ocean does the decorating.

Sun-first floor plates

Every residence oriented to hold light from ten till six.

Sunlit apartment interior
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02 our story

California is not one place, so we did not build one building.

Solano began with a single conversion on a Santa Monica side street. Eight residences, one courtyard, far too many skylights. Fourteen years later the method has not changed.

We buy for orientation before we buy for address. We keep the ceilings tall and the corridors short, and we finish in materials that improve as they age: oak, lime plaster, unlacquered brass, California stone.

addresses statewide
12
residences under care
410
renewal rate, 2025
96%
03 the collection

Five Californias.
One standard.

Fog, chaparral, bay, canyon, open coast. Keep scrolling and the coast moves past you.

01
Terrace open to the Pacific at dusk

Malibu & the Open Coast

Cantilevered decks, salt air, and the long blue afternoon.

32 residences · from $8,400
02
Balcony above the bay at blue hour

San Francisco & the Bay

Bay windows rebuilt in modern glass. Fog by morning, gold by four.

88 residences · from $6,100
03
Rooftop lounge with fire table at sunset

Silver Lake & the Hills

Hillside plates stacked around a courtyard of olive and jacaranda.

74 residences · from $4,950
04
Living room facing the open ocean

La Jolla & the South

Low white volumes, deep shade, and a pool that faces the swell.

56 residences · from $7,200
05
Navy kitchen with brass detailing

Palo Alto & the Peninsula

Garden apartments built around work. Quiet rooms, fast glass, real trees.

160 residences · from $5,400
04 residences

Three plans, endlessly adjusted.

The Atelier, a single room open to the water
Brass tap on a marble vanity
studio to one bedroom

The Atelier

A single room that behaves like three. Full-height glass, a kitchen in oak and steel, and a sleeping alcove that closes when you want it to.

Area
620 to 940 ft²
Ceiling
10 ft 6 in
Outdoor
Loggia or terrace
From
$4,950 monthly
The Courtyard, navy kitchen with brass trim
Navy joinery with a round mirror
two bed, two bath

The Courtyard

Two exposures, always. Bedrooms sit at opposite ends of a living room that opens along its whole length onto planted ground.

Area
1,180 to 1,510 ft²
Ceiling
11 ft 0 in
Outdoor
Private courtyard
From
$7,300 monthly
The Sky House, top floor open to the horizon
Rain shower in a marble enclosure
three bed, penthouse

The Sky House

The top plate of every building, kept whole. A roof terrace with an outdoor kitchen, a plunge pool, and the entire horizon on lease.

Area
2,050 to 2,900 ft²
Ceiling
12 ft 4 in
Outdoor
Roof terrace and pool
From
$14,800 monthly
the hand

Specified once, touched daily.

Unlacquered brass tap on marble
Unlacquered brassChosen to patina rather than to stay new.
Rain shower head
Rain, not sprayTen inch heads on a dedicated pressure loop.
Navy cabinetry with brass pulls
Navy joineryHand painted, brass pulls, stone tops.
05 amenities

Service you notice only by its absence.

  1. 01

    Open-sky pools

    Heated to 84° year round. Towels at the gate, no booking, ever.

  2. 02

    Evening terraces

    Fire tables lit at dusk, from the first cool week of October.

  3. 03

    Resident desk

    Six in the morning until eleven at night. A plumber inside the hour.

  4. 04

    Rooms for work

    Bookable studios with real acoustics and 2Gb fibre, floor by floor.

  5. 05

    Fitness and recovery

    Full gym, sauna and cold plunge in every building over forty units.

  6. 06

    Pets, properly

    No weight limits, a wash room off the garage, and a run out back.

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Come see the light at four o'clock.

Private viewings run seven days a week across all five regions. Tell us where you are looking and we will arrange the rest.