Real Standards · 2026

Commercial TI Cost in DFW (2026)

Published per-SF ranges across every category we run, before you book a site walk. Rates run from $10/SF for a refresh to $380/SF for a restaurant from shell, and every job is priced per project.

Office TI

$65 to $95/SF

standard finish-out

Retail

$65 to $105/SF

standard buildout

Medical

$130 to $180/SF

standard clinic remodel

Restaurant

$100 to $160/SF

2nd-gen remodel

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Finished tenant-improvement office reception by i30 Builders: a marble reception desk and walnut slat feature wall with illuminated brand signage.

What does a tenant improvement cost in Dallas-Fort Worth?

Tenant improvements have no published starting price: each one is scoped and priced per project after a site walk, lump sum from a written scope before any deposit, and the ranges on this page are for budgeting. The price includes labor, materials listed in the written scope, permits and standard city inspections, project management, mobilization, protection of adjacent areas, cleanup and one-year workmanship warranty. Scope, the condition of the space and the schedule move the number more than square footage does.

Pricing
Per project after a site walk, lump sum. No published starting price
Permits
Permits and standard city inspections included
Warranty
One-year workmanship warranty, in writing
Where
Dallas-Fort Worth and East Texas

Updated

Office & Retail TI

Light refresh to higher-end office.

Paint and flooring refresh

$10 to $25/SF

Cosmetic update where the layout and the systems stay exactly where they are.

Light office TI

$35 to $65/SF

A layout change in a space that already works: some walls move, systems mostly stay.

Standard office TI

$65 to $95/SF

A full office fit-out: private offices, conference rooms, a break area, new finishes throughout.

Higher-end office TI

$95 to $140/SF

The same fit-out with a finish package and detailing that a client-facing floor needs.

White box from cold shell

$55 to $85/SF

Bringing a cold dark shell up to a leasable vanilla box for the next tenant.

Retail refresh

$15 to $38/SF

A sales floor updated between tenants or between brand cycles.

Standard retail build-out

$65 to $105/SF

A retail bay fitted out for a new tenant, including back-of-house.

Commercial restroom refresh

$8,000 to $12,000 each

Finishes and accessories replaced with the fixtures and plumbing left in place.

Single-user ADA restroom, full build

$18,000 to $30,000 each

A compliant single-user restroom built out, including the plumbing that gets it there.

Medical & Clinic TI

Cosmetic to heavy medical.

Cosmetic clinic refresh

$30 to $55/SF

A clinic updated without touching the casework, plumbing or medical gas.

Basic clinic TI

$95 to $130/SF

Exam rooms and admin space built out where the plumbing intensity is low.

Standard clinic remodel

$130 to $180/SF

A working clinic remodelled, usually in phases, with sinks in most rooms.

Heavy medical and dental

$180 to $250/SF

Operatories, imaging and procedure rooms, where the equipment drives the construction.

Exam room refresh

$4,500 per room

One room repainted, re-floored and made ready, with nothing moved.

Exam room conversion

$7,500 per room

A room converted to an exam or consult room without adding a sink.

Exam room with cabinets and sink

$14,500 per room

A full exam room including the casework and the plumbing to it.

Restaurant & Food Service

2nd-gen refresh to high-end buildout.

Cafe or coffee refresh, second-generation food space

$45 to $90/SF

Taking over a space that was already a food business and changing the look, not the systems.

Cafe or bakery in a vanilla shell, no Type I hood

$140 to $200/SF

The landlord delivers HVAC, a restroom and power. You build the cafe inside it. Electric ovens and espresso, nothing that renders fat.

Cafe or bakery from a cold shell, no Type I hood

$220 to $300/SF

A concrete box with a water line and a panel. Every system in the space is yours to build.

Full-service restaurant, second-generation remodel

$100 to $160/SF

An existing restaurant reworked where the hood, interceptor and gas are already in place and stay.

Full-service restaurant build-out from shell

$265 to $380/SF

A full commercial kitchen and dining room built from a shell, with cooking that requires a hood.

All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, permits and standard city inspections, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope. Health-department and city inspection cycles, fire / life-safety modifications, hood + makeup-air systems, grease interceptors, and landlord-imposed fees are typically separate line items called out explicitly in the scope.

What Drives the Final Number

Up and down, the honest answer.

Pushes price up

  • After-hours and weekend work in occupied buildings (typically 1.2x to 1.4x on the labor portion)
  • MEP rerouting, moving HVAC, plumbing, electrical from existing locations
  • Specialty finishes (real stone, custom millwork, glass partition systems)
  • Specialty MEP (medical gas, dental compressed air, lab fume hoods, restaurant grease)
  • Fire / life-safety modifications (sprinkler reroute, alarm rework)
  • Health-department and city-inspection cycles (restaurant + medical especially)
  • Compressed schedules requiring overtime or larger crews
  • Landlord-imposed building rules (after-hours freight elevator, MEP shutdowns)

Keeps price down

  • Light refresh (paint + flooring) vs full TI
  • Vacant space (no occupied-business protection / nightly reset)
  • Keeping MEP where it is when the layout allows
  • Standard finish package (LVP + paint + standard ACT ceiling)
  • 2nd-gen space where core systems already exist (restaurant especially)
  • Flexible schedule that lets us sequence trades without overtime

Common Cost Questions

Tenant improvement cost questions

How much does a commercial office TI cost in DFW?

Paint and flooring refresh: $10 to $25/SF. Light office TI: $35 to $65/SF. Standard office TI: $65 to $95/SF. Higher-end office TI: $95 to $140/SF. White box from cold shell: $55 to $85/SF. Retail refresh: $15 to $38/SF. Standard retail build-out: $65 to $105/SF. Commercial restroom refresh: $8,000 to $12,000 each. Single-user ADA restroom, full build: $18,000 to $30,000 each. These are budgeting ranges, not a quote; every TI is scoped and priced per project after a site walk. Permits and standard city inspections are in the price; FF&E, design and engineering, landlord fees and the category adders are priced separately and named in the written scope.

What is the commercial tenant improvement cost per square foot in DFW?

Paint and flooring refresh: $10 to $25/SF. Light office TI: $35 to $65/SF. Standard office TI: $65 to $95/SF. Higher-end office TI: $95 to $140/SF. White box from cold shell: $55 to $85/SF. Retail refresh: $15 to $38/SF. Standard retail build-out: $65 to $105/SF. Commercial restroom refresh: $8,000 to $12,000 each. Single-user ADA restroom, full build: $18,000 to $30,000 each. These are budgeting ranges, not a quote; every TI is scoped and priced per project after a site walk. Permits and standard city inspections are in the price; FF&E, design and engineering, landlord fees and the category adders are priced separately and named in the written scope.

What about retail and 2nd-gen restaurant?

Cafe or coffee refresh, second-generation food space: $45 to $90/SF. Cafe or bakery in a vanilla shell, no Type I hood: $140 to $200/SF. Cafe or bakery from a cold shell, no Type I hood: $220 to $300/SF. Full-service restaurant, second-generation remodel: $100 to $160/SF. Full-service restaurant build-out from shell: $265 to $380/SF. These are budgeting ranges, not a quote; every TI is scoped and priced per project after a site walk. Permits and standard city inspections are in the price; FF&E, design and engineering, landlord fees and the category adders are priced separately and named in the written scope.

Medical / clinic TI pricing?

Cosmetic clinic refresh $30 to $55/SF. Basic clinic TI $95 to $130/SF. Standard clinic remodel $130 to $180/SF. Heavy medical and dental $180 to $250/SF. Exam room refresh $4,500 per room. Exam room conversion $7,500 per room. Exam room with cabinets and sink $14,500 per room. Permits and standard city inspections are in the range; FF&E, design and engineering, and landlord fees are priced separately and named in the written scope.

Why is medical and restaurant so much more than office?

Specialty MEP and inspection cycles. Medical needs medical-grade vinyl base, infection-control containment during occupied build, sometimes med-gas or dental compressed air, and health-department approval rounds. Restaurant needs hood + makeup-air, grease interceptor, type-I venting, and a separate health-department inspection. None of that is in a standard office build, and trying to fit it inside an office-TI price would understate the project significantly.

Is the price you quote the final price?

Yes, written scope, locked at signing. Change orders only happen if you request a scope change, and they're priced and approved in writing before work proceeds. No surprise overruns absorbed into the final invoice. Hidden conditions (failed MEP behind walls, mold, code corrections unrelated to your scope) are excluded by default and surfaced as change orders if discovered.

What's included in the per-SF price?

All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, permits and standard city inspections, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope.

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