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Tenant improvement

Commercial tenant improvement for landlords and tenants: office, medical, retail, restaurant and lab interiors in occupied buildings, delivered on a schedule the lease depends on, with after-hours work, building-rule compliance and a superintendent who has done it in that building before.

Interior framing and ceiling grid in a commercial tenant improvement
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01 — How we do it

Tenant improvement, the way we actually do it.

Tenant improvement is a schedule business. The lease has a commencement date, the tenant has a move, and the landlord has rent starting. Our TI group runs 25 to 40 projects a year with a dedicated staff that knows the building engineers, the after-hours rules and the freight elevator schedules in most of the Valley's Class A buildings.

The permit is the risk nobody controls. We submit complete the first time and track the review daily; on fast-track projects we phase the permit so demolition and rough-in start while the finish package is still in review.

Landlord work and spec suites

For landlords we build spec suites, common-area refreshes and base-building upgrades, often on a unit-price agreement so a new suite can be released without a new bid. Several landlords use us as their house contractor for exactly that.

Medical and lab TI

Medical suites with state healthcare review, imaging rooms with shielding, dental, surgery centers and wet labs. Our healthcare group reviews every medical TI so the AHCCCS and ADHS requirements are in the drawings before permit.

02 — The process

What happens, in order.

So you know what to expect from the first call to the last walk.

Budget and schedule

From a test fit or pricing set: budget within a week, schedule with the permit path shown.

Permit and buyout

Complete submittal; daily tracking; phased permit on fast-track jobs; subs bought out to the budget.

Build

After-hours as needed; building rules followed; weekly updates to tenant, landlord and broker.

Turn over

Punch complete before move-in; closeout documents within 30 days; warranty managed by us.

03 — Specifications

The numbers a buyer asks for.

Project size$250k–$15M
Volume25–40 TI projects a year
Building typesOffice, medical, retail, restaurant, lab
PermitsPhased permitting on fast-track projects
Landlord programsUnit-price agreements for spec suites
HealthcareADHS and AHCCCS review experience
05 — Questions

Questions about tenant improvement.

How fast can you turn around a TI budget?

From a test fit, usually within a week. From a pricing set, three to five days with subcontractor numbers.

Can you start before the permit is issued?

Often, with a phased permit for demolition and rough-in. We have done it in most Valley jurisdictions.

Do you work after hours in occupied buildings?

Routinely. Most of our TI work involves at least some after-hours work for noise, odor or building-rule reasons.

Next step

Need tenant improvement? Tell us about the job.

A project executive replies the same business day. Conceptual estimates within two weeks of the information we need.

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