Tenant Improvements
Space prepared
for the tenant.
Build-outs and improvements that prepare commercial space for a specific tenant, coordinated around lease and occupancy timelines.
Overview
Tenant improvement projects sit at the intersection of owners, tenants, brokers, and schedules. Clear coordination and reliable reporting matter as much as the finished space.
We help define scope with the stakeholders, introduce the construction team, and maintain communication so the space is ready when the tenant needs it.
Scope
What this work can include.
- Suite build-outs
- Partitions, ceilings, lighting, and finishes tailored to the incoming tenant.
- Second-generation space
- Efficient refreshes and reconfigurations of previously occupied suites.
- Landlord work
- Base improvements and spec suites that help position space for leasing.
- Schedule coordination
- Work planned around lease commencement, move-in dates, and building requirements.
Before You Start
What to plan for.
- Read the work letter in the lease
- The lease usually sets the tenant improvement allowance, which work the landlord performs, and the rules contractors must follow.
- Learn the building's requirements
- Most buildings set working hours, insurance requirements, and rules for elevators and deliveries that contractors must plan around.
- Confirm occupancy approvals
- Many jurisdictions require inspections and a certificate of occupancy before a new tenant can open, so build that into the move-in date.
Roles on Your Project
Clear roles. One point of contact.
Hawthorne Mason
Your advocate and point of contact from the first conversation to completion.
- Project originationWe identify and shape the opportunity with you from the first conversation.
- Client consultationWe help you define scope, priorities, and expectations before work begins.
- Contractor introductionsWe introduce GridStone, our licensed construction partner.
- Ongoing coordinationWe remain your point of contact and keep communication moving.
- Project reportingWe provide clear, regular updates on progress, schedule, and decisions.
GridStone
Our strategic construction partner.
- Construction agreementContracts directly with you for construction services.
- Construction workPerforms the construction work under that agreement.
- Terms of the workScope, schedule, and pricing are set in your agreement with them.
Hawthorne Mason is not a general contractor, does not perform construction work, and is not the contractor of record on any project. Construction services are provided under a separate agreement between you and GridStone, our licensed construction partner.
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Considering tenant improvements?
Tell us about the property, the scope, and your timing. We will respond within two business days to schedule an initial consultation.