Restaurant Tenant Improvement, Los Angeles
The space had been retail, so the change of occupancy triggered accessibility path-of-travel upgrades, and the shell had no route for kitchen exhaust.
Commercial and development
Commercial Tenant Improvement Design, Permitting and Construction in Los Angeles
Tenant improvement work is won or lost before construction starts: in the lease, the work letter and the occupancy classification. We review those first, then design, permit and build to a line-item budget you can hold your landlord to. As a licensed tenant improvement contractor as well as the designer, one contractor carries the drawings, the permit and the build.
What this covers
- Office tenant improvements
- Retail tenant improvements
- Restaurant tenant improvements
- Landlord work letter review
- Occupied-building phasing
- Accessibility and code upgrade analysis
How we run it
- 01
Lease review
Work letter, delivery condition and cost responsibility mapped before you sign.
- 02
Feasibility
Occupancy, accessibility and code triggers identified early.
- 03
Permitting
Building, fire and health department sequencing managed together.
- 04
Construction
Phased, off-hours where required, with weekly cost and schedule reporting.
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Questions people ask before hiring
What does tenant improvement cost per square foot in Los Angeles?
Light office refresh work often runs $60 to $120 per square foot, full office build-outs $120 to $250, and restaurant build-outs considerably more once kitchen infrastructure, grease interceptors and mechanical exhaust are included. Base building condition drives most of the spread.
Who pays for tenant improvements, the landlord or the tenant?
That is decided by the work letter and the tenant improvement allowance in your lease. We review both before signing, because clauses that quietly move code-triggered upgrades to the tenant are common.
Will my tenant improvement trigger accessibility upgrades?
Often yes. California triggers path-of-travel upgrades once the work value passes a threshold, and change of occupancy triggers more. Identifying this during feasibility avoids a mid-permit budget shock.