Commercial spaces, open on time.
Office and retail tenant improvements, ground-up small commercial, and mixed-use build-outs — delivered with the schedule and budget discipline your business depends on.
Commercial Construction
For a commercial project, the schedule is the business case: every week past your target open date is rent paid on a space that is not yet earning. We run commercial work with that reality front of mind, protecting your opening date and coordinating closely with landlords, inspectors, and your team.
We deliver office and retail tenant improvements, ground-up small commercial shells, and mixed-use build-outs. When work has to happen in or near an operating business, we phase and sequence the work around your operations so construction does not shut you down.
You get general-contractor discipline end to end: a detailed budget, a realistic schedule, tight trade coordination, and a clean, inspection-ready handoff so your team can move in and start operating without a lingering punch list.
Commercial options we deliver.
Office tenant improvements
Build-outs and reconfigurations that turn a shell or dated suite into a functional, code-compliant workspace ready for occupancy.
Retail build-outs
Storefront and retail interiors built to your brand standards and on a schedule aligned with your open date.
Ground-up small commercial
New small commercial and mixed-use shells managed from foundation to finish with full systems coordination.
Phased work around operations
Construction phased and sequenced so an active business can keep running while the work gets done.
One project lead. Clear decisions. Fewer handoff gaps.
Whether Burton is guiding the project from an early idea or building from plans already underway, one experienced project lead stays at the center from planning through closeout.
Early clarity
We surface site, scope, and permit considerations early, before they turn into surprises down the line.
Connected planning
We keep the owner, architect, consultants, city, and construction team aligned as the project moves forward.
Disciplined construction
Burton manages trades, schedule, inspections, communication, and changes throughout the build.
Complete closeout
We finish punch-list work, final inspections, documentation, and warranty handoff before the project is considered complete.
Already holding a permitted set?
See how Burton builds from your plans — preconstruction through final handoff.
Serving the greater Bay Area.
We take on commercial projects across the Bay Area, anchored in the East Bay where our office is based.
Commercial questions, answered.
Can you schedule around our business to keep us open?
Do you handle tenant improvements and ground-up commercial?
How do you protect our opening date?
Do you coordinate with our landlord and architect?
Have a commercial space to build out?
Tell us about the space, the scope, and your target open date. We'll walk it with you and come back with a budget and a schedule built around your business.