Tenant Improvements · Build-Outs · Office · Retail
Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractor in Los Angeles
Tenant improvement work lives on the calendar: lease dates, opening dates, occupied neighbors. SAWA delivers commercial build-outs and remodels with the structural capability most TI contractors lack, so when the scope involves opening a shear wall, adding a mezzanine, or cutting a new foundation, it stays with one contractor.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured · CSLB #1114721 · Pasadena, CA
What's Included
Tenant Improvements (TI): scope of work
- ■Office build-outs and full-floor remodels
- ■Retail, restaurant, and showroom tenant improvements
- ■Structural modifications: shear walls, steel, openings, and mezzanines
- ■Full building transformations and revitalizations
- ■Metal stud framing, ceilings, finishes, and MEP coordination
- ■Phased work in occupied buildings and shopping centers
How It Works
Our process for tenant improvements (ti).
Scope & schedule
We price the landlord's and tenant's scope, confirm permits, and build the schedule around the lease dates.
Demo & structure
Selective demolition and any structural work self-performed by SAWA crews.
Build-out
Framing, MEP rough-in, drywall, ceilings, and finishes managed to the plan.
Turnover
Final inspections, punch list, and keys on the date we committed to.
FAQ
Tenant Improvements (TI): common questions.
From single-suite build-outs to full-building remodels. Recent projects include an 18,000 square-foot office remodel in Duarte, a 13,000 square-foot commercial revitalization, and retail construction in Century City.
Yes. We phase noisy and dusty work, coordinate with property management, and keep neighboring tenants operating.
Yes. We coordinate plans, submit for permit, and manage plan check corrections so the schedule is not lost in review.
Where We Do This
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Planning tenant improvements (ti)?
Send us the site and the scope. We'll tell you, honestly, what it takes to build it.