Plan review that starts too late
Commercial plan review can take three to eight weeks. We file the drawings the week they are done and answer every comment within days, so the permit lands before the crew is booked.
Light commercial · Licensed & insured
Commercial work for small owners, scheduled around your opening day.
Offices, shops, restaurants, leased suites and small rental buildings, remodeled or built out by one licensed contractor with one project manager. Each service below shows a typical price and timeline, so you can plan the lease, the budget and the reopening date together.
Text the address, the size of the space and your date, and you hear back from a project manager inside 5 minutes on business days.
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Why commercial projects run late
Most commercial delays are set before construction begins.
Small business owners lose weeks of revenue to three avoidable problems: permits filed late, accessibility items found at inspection, and a contractor who cannot work around business hours.
ADA items found at the final
A restroom door two inches too narrow can hold up the certificate of occupancy. We check accessibility at the walkthrough and design it in, not after the inspector's visit.
Closing when you did not have to
Many jobs can be done nights and weekends behind dust walls. We price after-hours shifts as a separate line, so you can compare them with the cost of closing.
Commercial services we build
Four kinds of commercial work, each with its own price and timeline.
Owners remodeling a space they run start with commercial remodeling; tenants and landlords fitting out a lease start with tenant improvement. The two rows below them are priced inside those estimates.
Commercial remodeling
Offices, shops, restaurants and small buildings remodeled around your hours, with permits, ADA updates and inspections.
- Typical range
- $25k–$600k+
- Typical time
- 1 to 20 weeks
Tenant improvement
Build-outs of leased office, retail and medical space for tenants or landlords, priced against the TI allowance and lease date.
- Typical range
- $10k–$450k+
- Typical time
- 1 to 16 weeks
Restaurant renovation
Dining rooms, restrooms and kitchen finishes rebuilt around service hours, with health department review.
- Typical range
- $60k–$350k
- Typical time
- 3 to 14 weeks
Priced inside your commercial proposal.
Apartment turnover
Units patched, painted and refreshed between tenants on a set turnaround so the next lease starts on time.
- Typical range
- $3k–$15k per unit
- Typical time
- 3 to 10 days
Priced inside your commercial proposal.
Not sure which one you need
Match your situation to the commercial service that fits.
The difference is mostly who owns the space and who pays. Find the sentence closest to yours; the project manager confirms it at the walkthrough.
Ask a project manager which fits| If you want to | Start with |
|---|---|
| Update a space you own and run your business in | Commercial remodeling |
| Stay open while the space is updated | Commercial remodeling |
| Build out a suite you are about to lease | Tenant improvement |
| Prepare a vacant suite for a new tenant | Tenant improvement |
| Refresh a dining room, restroom or kitchen | Restaurant renovation |
| Turn over rental units between tenants | Apartment turnover |
Commercial costs at a glance
What each commercial service costs, side by side.
Typical totals for small commercial spaces with commercial-grade materials. Your proposal breaks the same work down by area and trade, and by landlord and tenant share for leased space.
| Service | Typical range | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial remodeling | $25k–$600k+ | 1 to 20 weeks |
| Tenant improvement | $10k–$450k+ | 1 to 16 weeks |
| Restaurant renovation | $60k–$350k | 3 to 14 weeks |
| Apartment turnover | $3k–$15k per unit | 3 to 10 days |
Ranges are typical project totals including labor, materials, drawings and permits; the written proposal after the walkthrough replaces them with a fixed price.
Remodeling concepts
Commercial: conditions and possibilities.
AI-generated examples of existing conditions and remodeling possibilities. Each image is a separate concept, not a documented transformation of the same home.
How a commercial project runs
From the walkthrough to the day you reopen.
The same four steps for every commercial service, whether it is a weekend refresh or a shell build-out.
Step 01
Free assessment
On-site visit, scope review, honest repair-or-replace opinion. No pressure, no decision needed that day.
Step 02
Fixed-price plan
Itemized quote with Good, Better and Best options, a declared contingency and a dated schedule.
Step 03
Permits and prep
We pull permits, schedule inspections and send you a room-by-room prep checklist.
Step 04
Build and walkthrough
Daily updates, clean site every evening, final walkthrough and a written warranty in your hand.
Written into every contract
Six promises you can hold us to.
The approved price is the final price. Change orders only with your written approval.
A credit for every working day of delay we cause. Weather and inspections excepted, in writing.
Dust barriers, floor protection and a clean-up before we leave. Your home stays livable.
A text or email every working day with photos and tomorrow's plan, or the day is free.
Workmanship warranty in writing, transferable to the next owner, backed by a fixed address.
A small deposit, then you pay only for work that is already completed, inspected and photographed.
Other commercial work we quote
More commercial work, priced inside the same proposal.
Office, retail, salon and medical build-outs, church renovations and short-term rental updates are handled by the same project managers and listed as lines in your proposal.
- Office Renovation
- Office Build Out
- Retail Build Out
- Salon Build Out
- Medical Office Build Out
- Church Renovation
- Mixed Use Renovation
- Rental Property Renovation
- Property Management Renovation
- Airbnb Renovation
Commercial questions
What owners ask before choosing a commercial service.
What is the difference between commercial remodeling and tenant improvement?
Commercial remodeling updates a space the owner runs a business in or manages. Tenant improvement builds out leased space for a specific tenant, usually paid partly by the landlord's allowance and governed by the lease work letter.
Do you work on residential rental buildings?
Yes, for small rental buildings we remodel common areas like lobbies, hallways and laundry rooms, and turn over units between tenants. Each unit turnover is priced as a line inside a building proposal.
Can you remodel while my business stays open?
Often, yes. We zone the work behind dust walls and schedule noisy work at night or on weekends. Rebuilding the only restroom or a kitchen usually needs a short closure, which we plan with you in advance.
How much does commercial work cost per square foot?
A finish refresh typically runs $15 to $40 per square foot, a remodel or standard build-out $40 to $150, and a shell build-out or full renovation $150 to $300 or more. Restaurants and medical spaces sit at the high end.
Do you handle the permits and inspections?
Yes, for every commercial project we build. We prepare or coordinate the drawings, file with the building department and, for food service, the health department, and meet every inspector through the certificate of occupancy.
What size of commercial project do you take on?
Small commercial spaces, typically under about 10,000 square feet, and projects up to roughly $600,000. Larger or multi-floor corporate projects are better served by a commercial builder with a full estimating department.
Commercial crews near you
Your remodeling address, within our service area.
Commercial projects are run by local project managers and crews licensed in the state where the building is. License numbers are listed state by state.
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
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Free commercial proposal
Pick your commercial project. A fixed price and schedule follow the walkthrough.
Tell us which commercial service fits and a project manager texts back within 5 minutes during business hours with a walkthrough time outside your busy hours.