Commercial General Contractor in Las Vegas, NV

Commercial buildout costs in Las Vegas in 2026 run from $30 per square foot for a cosmetic office refresh up to $500 per square foot for a full restaurant buildout with commercial kitchen scope. A standard office buildout runs $80 to $150 per square foot. Retail runs $100 to $200. Medical offices run $200 to $400. Dental offices with full operatory scope run $250 to $450. All ranges are construction only and exclude furniture, fixtures, and equipment unless specified.

A simple office reconfiguration takes 4 to 8 weeks from permit submittal through final inspection. A standard retail buildout runs 6 to 12 weeks. A restaurant buildout with Type I hood, grease interceptor, and SNHD review runs 12 to 20 weeks. A medical or dental office with specialty MEP scope typically runs 12 to 24 weeks. Clark County permit plan check, not construction, is usually the longest phase. We advise clients on whether expedited plan check is worth the additional fee based on their lease start date.

A restaurant buildout in Las Vegas requires permits from Clark County Building Department, Southern Nevada Health District, and Clark County Fire Department. SNHD reviews your kitchen layout, equipment specifications, grease interceptor design, and ventilation before issuing their approval. Clark County Fire reviews your Type I hood fire suppression system and sprinkler scope. Building permits cover the structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work. We submit to all three agencies simultaneously and manage the entire review process.

A tenant improvement allowance, sometimes called a TIA, is money your landlord provides to help pay for your commercial buildout. In Las Vegas, landlord TIA amounts vary widely. A blank shell space that has never been improved might come with a TIA of $60 to $70 per square foot. A previously occupied space may come with only $15 to $20 per square foot. Your TIA directly reduces your out-of-pocket construction cost, so negotiating the right TIA before you sign a lease is one of the most important budget decisions you can make. We walk through the TIA implications of your specific lease during the scope walk.

Yes. Any commercial space open to the public in Las Vegas must meet ADA Standards for Accessible Design under federal law and Clark County building code. This covers restroom dimensions and fixture placement, accessible parking, entrance width and hardware, counter heights, and circulation paths. When you remodel or rebuild any portion of a commercial space, ADA compliance upgrades are triggered for the areas of work. We identify all required ADA scope during the design phase and include it in the written quote before work begins.

Yes, but second-generation space conversions from retail to restaurant are among the most complex commercial projects because the existing MEP infrastructure was not designed for food service. You typically need a full electrical service upsize, new grease interceptor installation, Type I hood duct penetration through the roof, makeup-air unit addition, and SNHD-compliant plumbing rough-in from scratch. Costs for a retail-to-restaurant conversion typically run 20 to 40 percent higher than a standard restaurant buildout from a comparable shell. We identify all second-generation conversion costs during the scope walk before you commit to a lease.

Yes. Seven Wells Construction manages the entire process from design coordination through final certificate of occupancy. We prepare or coordinate all construction documents, submit to every required agency, track plan check status, respond to correction letters, schedule all required inspections, and deliver the completed, code-compliant space. You do not need a separate permit expediter or construction manager. One team handles all of it under one contract.