Los Angeles Tenant Improvement Permits | Commercial Remodeling & Expediting
Tenant Improvement Permits are needed for commercial buildings. If you own a commercial building, you know you want as little turn-over as possible. That’s why you want your tenant to customize their space as much as feasibly possible to make sure it fits their needs. And to that, you will need a tenant improvement permit.
Working with a permit expeditor in Los Angeles
A permit expeditor is an excellent choice whenever you are looking to clear permits in the city of Los Angeles. A permit expeditor can take a look at your plans and determine which permits are needed from which agency – and what information will be required for each permit.
When applying for a tenant improvement permit, you may then find you need permits to update electrical and HVAC work or sidewalk renovation. The tenant improvement permit will cover the remodeling done inside the commercial building. The permit expeditor will ensure that permits for the additional required work is completed.
What is tenant improvement?
As a commercial building owner, you want your tenant to stay in their leased space as long as possible – which means the space may need to be remodeled to meet the specific needs of that business. Maybe they need work cubicles? Maybe the plumbing needs to be updated to support a snack shop?
Basically, anytime you remodel your commercial space to the needs of the business you are leasing to, that is a tenant improvement. This can also include improvements in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.
One tenant improvement that is proving more necessary is sideway replacement. Increasingly, insurance companies are not signing contracts unless the sidewalk in front of a building is free of trip hazards. Replacing a sidewalk requires a special permit from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.
Ready to get your tenant improvement permitted? Our professional permit expeditors have extensive experience with all the permitting agencies in the city and county of Los Angeles. Call us today for a free estimate.
