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Commercial & Tenant Improvements
Tenant improvement build-outs for the day a new business has to open on schedule.
Includes
- Wellness & Beauty
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Office & Retail
- Childcare
Built for an opening date
A tenant improvement project has to be ready by a lease start date or an opening day, so Costar runs the same construction-manager-led process used on residential builds: one point of contact coordinating permits, subtrades and inspections against a schedule the client can see. Completed examples include a health clinic on Commercial Drive, a bubble tea shop on East 12th Avenue, and nail and beauty salons in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Design through to construction
Costar takes on tenant improvement work at different stages: full design and construction management for a new build-out, or construction only when a client already has design concepts in hand, as with the Pure Nail Bar and Swiss Cafe projects in the gallery.
Questions
Frequently asked questions about Commercial & Tenant Improvements
What kinds of commercial spaces has Costar built out?
Costar's commercial project gallery includes a health clinic, a bubble tea shop, nail salons, a beauty studio, an office and a print shop, across Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Sectors named on this page are wellness and beauty, healthcare, hospitality, office and retail, and childcare.
Does Costar handle the design for a tenant improvement, or only construction?
Both, depending on the project. Some commercial jobs in Costar's gallery are listed as design, construction and management together, and others as construction and management only, where the client supplied design concepts in advance.
How does Costar keep a tenant improvement on schedule for an opening date?
Costar assigns a construction manager to coordinate subtrades, order materials and track permits and inspections against the project schedule, the same role used across Costar's residential and commercial work, so the client has one point of contact for schedule questions.
Which cities does Costar do commercial tenant improvement work in?
Costar's commercial project gallery includes completed work in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey, within the company's broader Metro Vancouver service area of Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Port Moody.
Can Costar take over a commercial project that already has a design?
Yes. Costar takes on some tenant improvement projects as construction and management only, where the client has already supplied design concepts, as with the Pure Nail Bar and Swiss Cafe projects in the gallery. Other projects include design, construction and management together.
Who is the main point of contact on a Costar commercial build-out?
Costar assigns a construction manager as the single point of contact who coordinates subtrades, orders materials and tracks permits and inspections against the project schedule, the same construction-manager-led process used on Costar's residential builds.
Which business sectors does Costar's tenant improvement work cover?
Costar's tenant improvement work covers wellness and beauty, healthcare, hospitality, office and retail, and childcare spaces, with completed examples including a health clinic, a bubble tea shop, and nail and beauty salons.
Why is scheduling important on a tenant improvement project?
A tenant improvement project has to be ready by a lease start date or an opening day, so Costar runs a construction-manager-led process that coordinates permits, subtrades and inspections against a schedule the client can see, rather than leaving the completion date uncertain.
Has Costar built out a medical or healthcare clinic?
Yes. Tonume Integrated Health, a health clinic on Commercial Drive in Vancouver, is in Costar's commercial project gallery under the healthcare sector. Costar runs the same construction-manager-led process on a clinic build-out as on its other commercial work, coordinating permits, subtrades and inspections against the schedule a healthcare tenant needs to meet its opening date.
Does Costar handle tenant improvements for a childcare facility?
Childcare is one of the five sectors listed on Costar's commercial and tenant improvement service page, alongside wellness and beauty, healthcare, hospitality, and office and retail. A childcare build-out follows the same construction-manager-led process Costar uses across its commercial work, with a single point of contact coordinating subtrades and inspections against the project schedule.
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