# About Ridgeline Outdoor Living | Pasadena Design-Build Team

> Ridgeline Outdoor Living is a CSLB-licensed landscape design-build firm with over 20 years of Greater Los Angeles experience, serving Pasadena and surrounding areas.

URL: https://ridgelineoutdoorliving.com/about/

About Ridgeline

# A Pasadena design-build firm, over twenty years in.

Yoav Ilyov founded Ridgeline in 2004. Twenty years later, we're still a single in-house team that designs, permits, builds, and warranties every project we take on.

![Ridgeline team walking a Pasadena project site](/images/misc/ridgeline-team-walking-a-pasadena-job-site-togethe.webp)

Our Story

## From kitchen-table firm to LA's design-build benchmark.

Ridgeline started in 2004 with a single crew, a sketchbook, and a firm decision not to send hillside or permit work to subcontractors. Two decades later, we have a dedicated in-house team: designers, project managers, hardscape masons, planting crews, and a permit team serving clients across Greater Los Angeles.

The work has scaled, but the model hasn't changed. The team that meets you at consultation is the team that pulls the permit, builds the wall, and plants the natives. Our clients across Greater Los Angeles say the model holds up.

How We Work

## Four principles that show up on every project.

### Design First, Always

Every project starts with a master plan. The plan keeps phase one cohesive with phase three, and prevents the bolt-on look that comes from yard-by-yard piecemeal builds.

### In-House Trades

Designers, hardscape crews, planting crews, lighting techs, and permit coordinators are all on payroll. The same team you meet at consultation builds the project.

### LA-Specific Expertise

Twenty years of LA work means we know the soils, the microclimates, the rebate programs, and the city permit desks: Pasadena B&S, LADBS, BHEC, and beyond.

### Plain-Spoken Pricing

Premium, but never opaque. We tell you what the budget tiers are, what each phase delivers, and where the money goes. No discounting, no surprises.

Meet The Team

## The people on your project.

![Portrait of Yoav Ilyov, Founder & Owner at Ridgeline Outdoor Living](/images/misc/friendly-bearded-landscape-contractor-founder-in-h.webp)

### Yoav Ilyov

Founder & Owner

Yoav founded Ridgeline Outdoor Living in 2004 and has spent two decades growing the firm from a kitchen-table operation into one of Greater Los Angeles' most-recognized design-build landscape contractors. He still walks every project site and signs off on every design before it goes to permit.

-   CSLB Licensed Landscape Contractor
-   20+ Years Design-Build Experience

![Portrait of Josh Pacey, Co-Founder · Design Director at Ridgeline Outdoor Living](/images/misc/thoughtful-landscape-designer-in-his-forties-holdi.webp)

### Josh Pacey

Co-Founder · Design Director

Josh co-founded Ridgeline and leads the design studio. He specializes in drought-tolerant master plans and hillside hardscape integration, working closely with clients in Pasadena, La Cañada, and the Westside on multi-phase outdoor living projects.

-   CSLB Licensed Landscape Contractor
-   18 Years Design-Build Experience

![Portrait of Johnathan Moore, Project Manager at Ridgeline Outdoor Living](/images/misc/focused-project-manager-in-his-late-thirties-weari.webp)

### Johnathan Moore

Project Manager

Johnathan runs jobsite operations for Ridgeline, coordinating crews across drought-tolerant installs, paver hardscape, and engineered retaining walls. He is the team member sending remote progress photos to clients who are traveling during their build.

-   Licensed Landscape Contractor (CA)
-   Hardscape Permit Coordination Specialist

## Ready to walk your property with us?

Same-week consultation across Greater Los Angeles. Free on-site visit, honest budget tiers, no pressure.

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