Commercial tenant improvements, office build-outs, restaurant remodels, and residential renovations in Santa Monica and the Westside. Class B licensed with deep local permit experience.
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Santa Monica's commercial renovation market is one of the most active on the Westside. Tenant improvements, restaurant build-outs, medical office renovations, and residential remodels — we handle the full scope.
Full commercial TI build-outs for office, retail, medical, and restaurant tenants in Santa Monica. Permit procurement, subcontractor management, and schedule oversight from permit to punch list.
Complete restaurant renovations and retail fit-outs throughout Santa Monica. We understand health department requirements, ADA compliance, and food service construction demands.
Kitchen renovations, bathroom upgrades, ADU construction, and whole-home remodels for Santa Monica homeowners, landlords, and residential investors.
Full project management including permit procurement through the City of Santa Monica Building and Safety, subcontractor coordination, RFI management, and schedule maintenance.
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractor management for commercial and residential projects. We manage the trades — you get a single point of contact.
Medical office TIs require specific compliance expertise — ADA, infection control, clinical workflow. We have built them and know exactly what is required.
Tenant improvement work in Santa Monica is not just about construction skill — it is about knowing the City of Santa Monica's Building and Safety department, its plan check process, its specific inspection requirements, and the expectations of the Class-A commercial landlords who own most of the city's prime office and retail space.
We have been through SM plan check on projects that required architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical permits. We know how to submit packages that get approved, how to manage RFIs and CORs when conditions change, and how to keep a Santa Monica TI project on schedule when the city's inspection timelines are the critical path.
We know SM Building and Safety's plan check process, inspection sequence, and the requirements that catch out-of-town contractors off guard.
Many SM commercial buildings have specific landlord requirements for TI work — insurance, license copies, scheduling restrictions. We know the protocol.
We manage every trade — no fragmented coordination between your architect, your GC, and five separate subcontractors.
We build a schedule before mobilization and update it throughout. TI projects that miss delivery dates cost tenants real money — we take that seriously.
From RFP to punch list, here is how we manage a Santa Monica commercial or residential project.
Call 424-222-1544. We review the scope documents and walk the site to understand existing conditions.
Written, itemized proposal with preliminary schedule and permit strategy within 5 business days of the site walk.
We pull the permits, coordinate subcontractor onboarding, and establish site logistics before mobilizing the crew.
We manage the schedule, the trades, the inspections, and the punch list. You get a complete, occupied space at the end.
Santa Monica has its own plan check and inspection process that operates independently from LA County. The City of Santa Monica Building and Safety processes permits on its own timeline, with its own forms and submittal requirements. TI projects that need architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits can involve multiple departments and multiple inspection cycles.
Santa Monica's commercial building stock is diverse — pre-war office buildings on Broadway and Wilshire, post-war mid-rise professional buildings, 1980s and 1990s Class-A office parks near the water, and newer mixed-use developments around the Expo Line stations. Each era of construction has its own existing conditions that affect TI planning.
Residential remodeling in Santa Monica also has specific city requirements beyond standard state code. ADU construction in particular is an area where Santa Monica's local ordinances differ meaningfully from unincorporated LA County. We are familiar with these local requirements and factor them into project planning from the start, not mid-permit.
Santa Monica GC project reference:
"Did our entire office suite TI on Montana Ave — from permit drawings to occupancy. Stayed on the landlord's timeline, passed all inspections first try, and the finish quality was excellent."
"Restaurant remodel including a full kitchen build-out and ADA restroom update. These guys knew the health department requirements and built to them. Smooth permit process throughout."
"ADU construction in Ocean Park. City of SM requirements are complicated, but they handled all the permitting and delivered on schedule. I would use them again without hesitation."
Common questions from Santa Monica commercial tenants, business owners, and homeowners considering a construction project.
Commercial TIs, restaurant remodels, ADUs, and residential renovations. Class B licensed. Free estimates.
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