In our efforts to compare permit fees of 10 cities we did not forget the tenant improvement (T.I.) type of project, theoretically the easiest to permit with least expensive fees.   In the comparison below we used a 10,000 sf tenant improvement project valued at $1.2m in an existing building, no change of use or modifications to the building.

The fees do not consider modifications to the existing building shell or site for issues like ADA compliance, energy code upgrades or life safety improvements triggered by the T.I. project.  It is getting harder and harder to “grandfather” old improvements particularly under scrutiny by fire agencies.   Clearly these types of issues increase construction costs and presumably the “value” of the project that effects fees.

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