Licensed electricians for Hollywood, from 1920s bungalow courts and the historic streets off Fairfax to the hillside homes above Franklin Avenue, with free estimates on eligible work.
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Everything we do in Hollywood, with what each job usually involves here. The photos are from our own jobs.
Meter-bank and house-panel replacements for bungalow courts and 1920s apartment buildings, and service upgrades for houses in the HPOZ streets and the hills, with the meter location settled with LADWP and, in an HPOZ, checked with the planning staff before work is scheduled.
Chargers in the carports and garages of post-war apartment buildings, where tenants can request one under state law, and in hillside garages, with the panel and meter bank checked before anything is promised.
Breakers that trip when small 1920s units run modern loads, dead outlets on early circuits, and faults in meter banks and house panels that have served a building for decades.
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Rewiring 1910s and 20s houses in Spaulding Square, Sunset Square and Whitley Heights, and bungalow-court cottages one at a time, so the rest of the court stays occupied.
Common-area and courtyard lighting for apartment buildings, recessed and fixture lighting for remodels, and outdoor lighting placed with the fire-zone brush clearance in mind on the hills.
Grounded outlets, GFCI protection and dedicated circuits for air conditioners and kitchen appliances in pre-war apartments and cottages.
Tenant improvements and lighting for streetcar-era storefronts on Hollywood, Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards, and equipment circuits for the commercial and light-industrial buildings around Highland Avenue and Romaine Street.
Also: subpanels, dedicated circuits, 240-volt outlets for dryers and ranges, exterior and security lighting, hard-wired smoke alarms, and small repairs of every kind.
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Call (844) 430-7681Request an estimateInfinity Electrical Inc. (CSLB #1100231) is a licensed electrical contractor working throughout Hollywood: troubleshooting and repairs, panel and meter-bank upgrades, EV chargers, rewiring, lighting and commercial work. Hollywood is inside the City of Los Angeles, so electrical permits come from LADBS and power comes from LADWP, not Southern California Edison.
Most of Hollywood took shape in the 1920s and 1930s. Bungalow courts went up in colonies a few blocks from the studios, and apartment houses lined the streets that had streetcar lines. After World War II, inexpensive stucco apartment buildings filled the gaps in the flats, while houses climbed the hills along the Cahuenga Pass and canyons like Beachwood, Nichols and Laurel. The film business never left: Paramount still operates on Melrose Avenue, and the blocks around Highland Avenue and Romaine Street grew up with prop houses, costume houses, film labs and equipment vendors.
So a week of calls here can mean a breaker that won't hold in a 1920s court, a charger for a tenant's carport space and new lighting for a storefront on Hollywood Boulevard. We look at the job first, then put the price in writing.
Areas we cover in Hollywood
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In Hollywood the electrical work follows the building type more than the street name, and most buildings date from the 1910s to the 1960s.
Hollywood (ZIP codes 90028, 90038, 90068, parts of 90027 and 90046) is City of Los Angeles, but on its west side is the City of West Hollywood, which has its own Building and Safety Division and is served by Southern California Edison. ZIP 90046 covers addresses on both sides of that line, so the ZIP code alone doesn't tell you whose rules apply. We confirm it from the exact address or the utility bill before the estimate.
Several Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) lie in the Hollywood community plan area, among them Whitley Heights in the hills north of Franklin Avenue, Spaulding Square off Sunset Boulevard, Sunset Square (between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards, from Fairfax Avenue to Vista Street), Hollywood Grove in the foothills, and Melrose Hill on the East Hollywood side. These are examples, not a complete list, so we check the parcel's zoning before the estimate. City Planning's rule of thumb is that all exterior alterations in an HPOZ need its approval. A relocated meter, a new exterior panel, conduit on a street-facing wall or new outdoor fixtures are exterior changes, so we raise them at the estimate and check with the HPOZ staff before the work is scheduled.
The Fire Department lists Hollywood among the communities with portions in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and the city's Fire Zone Map shows whether a given lot is in it. On those lots brush clearance can extend up to 200 feet from structures, which is worth keeping in mind when we plan landscape lighting and other outdoor equipment.
Permits come from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). A new circuit, an EV charger, a sub-panel or a panel replacement is permitted work, and LADBS will not send an inspector until the permit is issued. We pull it under our license and meet the inspector at the end.
Power comes from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), not Southern California Edison. For repairs, lighting, new outlets and a charger that fits on the existing panel, LADWP is not involved. For a panel or service upgrade it is: the job starts with LADWP's free meter spot, where an Electric Service Representative visits within five to fifteen business days, confirms where the new equipment may go and leaves a sketch at the job (single-family services up to 320 amps can be requested online). When only the meter needs setting, LADWP says that generally happens within ten working days. If the existing LADWP service can carry the new load there are generally no LADWP charges; work in the street, on a transformer or on the lines can add cost and time, and we find that out before you commit.
The permits and utilities guide explains the whole picture for the three counties we serve.
Hollywood Hills and Hollywood Hills West to the north, and Los Feliz and East Hollywood to the east, are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods on LADBS permits and LADWP power, and so is Studio City over the hills. West Hollywood, on the west, is an independent city with its own Building and Safety Division and Southern California Edison as its utility.
See the full list of areas we cover across Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.
No phone quotes and no guessing. A written estimate after we've seen the job, then permitted, inspected work.
Call or send the form. A photo of the panel or the problem helps us come prepared.
We come to your home or business and look at the panel, wiring or site.
Scope, price and timeline in writing before you decide anything.
We pull the permit, coordinate your utility when needed, and finish with the inspection.
If it's inside the City of Los Angeles, LADWP. West Hollywood, next door, is served by Southern California Edison, and ZIP 90046 includes addresses in both cities, so check the name on your electric bill rather than the ZIP. We confirm it before the estimate, because a service upgrade follows a different procedure with each utility.
Work that changes the outside of the house can. City Planning's rule of thumb is that all exterior alterations in an HPOZ need its written approval, so moving a meter or panel, running conduit on a visible wall or adding exterior fixtures should be cleared with the HPOZ staff first. New circuits, rewiring inside the walls and interior lighting don't change the exterior, so they don't usually fall under that rule. The same applies in every HPOZ, including Sunset Square, Whitley Heights and Hollywood Grove, and if a project is unclear, the HPOZ staff answer questions by email.
Often, yes. Under California Civil Code section 1947.6, a landlord must approve a tenant's written request to install a charger at the tenant's assigned space, if the tenant follows the landlord's approval process and agrees in writing to the conditions the law sets, which include paying for the installation and the electricity and carrying liability insurance. Exceptions include properties with fewer than five parking spaces, buildings where chargers already serve at least 10 percent of spaces and leases without parking; the rent-control exemption doesn't apply to leases signed, extended or renewed since January 1, 2019. We can assess the panel and the meter bank for you and your landlord.
Possibly: portions of Hollywood are in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and the Fire Department's Fire Zone Map shows whether your lot is. Inside the zone, brush clearance can extend up to 200 feet from structures, so we plan outdoor work such as landscape lighting or a gate or pump circuit with that clearance in mind. Work inside the house is planned the same way as anywhere else in the city.
Usually, yes. When the court is fed from one service, the changeover is the step that takes the whole court off power, because LADWP disconnects and reconnects the service, so it is scheduled in advance and tenants get notice. Rewiring the cottages themselves can then go one unit at a time. We look at the meter bank and a couple of units on the site visit and give you the plan and price in writing.
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