Known as the Crown City, Pasadena is famous for its New Year’s Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game. The two events attract tourists, clearly beneficial for the businesses in the area. The city’s center is Old Pasadena, the shopping and dining district with Victorian and art deco buildings. For businesses looking to set up in Crown City, our editorial team has compiled a list of the best retail contractors in the area. Each of these firms is known for its experience working in the healthcare, retail, office, and restaurant sectors.


KPRS Construction Services

444 South Flower Street, Suite 3860, Los Angeles, CA 90071

KPRS Construction Services is headquartered in Orange County with offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Northern California, and Hawaii. It offers services for preconstruction and construction, design-build, safety, VDC and BIM, and sustainable development. The KPRS team oversees a project from pre-design to post-construction; accountability and expert insight is the result. 

KPRS Construction Services has worked on structures for the commercial, office, medical, education, retail, and education sectors. The Village in Tustin is one of the firm’s retail projects. It is a 250,000 square foot shopping center with a coastal farmhouse style. The Village houses eateries like The Pizza Press, Jamba Juice, Yogurtland, and Pier 76 Fish Grill. Club Pilates, a nail salon, and a Montessori School also employ the structure.


Eleven Western Builders

2862 Executive Place, Escondido, CA 92029

Eleven Western Builders is known for providing creative and quality-built construction services to clients throughout California and the Western United States. Client testimonials have expressed satisfaction with the firm’s ability to understand and meet the unique needs of each project. Several have also stated a desire to work with Eleven Western Builders again.

Eleven Western Builders provides general contracting, construction, millwork, and full-service commercial maintenance services. Most of its experience lies in retail, hospitality, and restaurant projects. The Vons branch is a grocery store that the firm worked on in Pasadena. It features a modernized 58,000-square-foot space with rooftop parking and 20,000 square feet of shopping space. The store was designed to be environmentally friendly.


PNG Builders

2392 South Bateman Avenue, Irwindale, CA 91010

For 60 years PNG Builders has serviced the healthcare, entertainment, retail, restaurant, education, aerospace, office, and residential industries. The firm’s goal is to be the finest, most trusted, and highly regarded company in the construction industry. The PNG Builders team is comprised of experts experienced in completing projects on time and within budget. Clients can avail of BIM, preconstruction and construction, safety, self-performance, and facilities improvements services.

Nordstrom Local the Bloc in Los Angeles is one of PNG Builders’ retail projects. Its design features industrial decor, open ceilings, exposed ducts, saturated colors, woven wall art, and hand-crafted furniture with wood accents. The firm’s other projects can be found across the Los Angeles area.


Dorado Design & Construction

1607 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91106

Dorado Design & Construction’s work is based on a commitment to ensure customer satisfaction and quality construction. It has built a reputation for being consistent and professional by delivering services that exceed expectations, value, and needs. Most of its work can be found in Southern California.

Dorado Design & Construction provides pre-construction planning, architectural design, architectural engineering, and commercial construction. A majority of the firm’s projects are for the public work, commercial, entertainment, and retail industries, and it has also worked on some interesting specialty projects.