Retail projects include tenant improvements in shopping centers, storefront changes, and new freestanding stores. Most involve reworking an existing space: new lighting and power, relocated plumbing for restrooms, HVAC zoning for the sales floor, and new openings in storefronts or demising walls. Each change has to fit the building's existing structure and the landlord's systems.
Florida engineering concerns
Storefront glass has to meet the design wind pressures for its location and, in wind-borne debris regions, impact requirements, using products with Florida Product Approval or a Miami-Dade NOA. Alterations often trigger accessibility upgrades to restrooms, entrances, and routes under the Florida Building Code, Accessibility. Older centers may have roof framing with little spare capacity for new rooftop units. Landlord criteria add their own rules for roof penetrations, signage, and utilities. New stores bring parking and site requirements set by the local land development code.
How Grey Load helps
We prepare or coordinate interior buildout plans with structural and MEP design, and site plans for new stores, working to the landlord's requirements and the jurisdiction's. Private Provider plan review and inspections are available as a separate service where they fit the project. Every project starts with a free consultation.
