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Tenant improvements
Turning a shell or a previous tenant's space into the one your business needs. Demolition, partitions, electrical and mechanical coordination, flooring, millwork and finishes, built around your lease dates.
For business
Commercial Construction on Vancouver Island
We provide professional construction and renovation services for businesses, including tenant improvements, office and retail spaces, building upgrades, and fitness facilities.
What we build
Quality construction.
Quality construction.
Built to last.
At DM Patterson Construction, we bring 70+ years of experience to residential and commercial construction. We take pride in quality workmanship, clear communication, and delivering projects that meet our clients' needs.
Commercial work runs on dates. A lease starts, a fit out has to be finished, and a business has to open. We build to those dates, coordinate the trades and inspections around them, and tell you early if anything threatens the schedule rather than on the week it slips.
- Commercial renovations
- Tenant improvements
- Office & retail spaces
- Building upgrades
- Fitness & recreation facilities
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Office and retail
Commercial spaces that take daily traffic and still look right two years in. Shelving and display millwork, service counters, lighting and durable flooring, detailed to suit how the space is actually used.
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Fitness and recreation facilities
Rubber flooring, reinforced walls, change rooms and equipment layouts. A busy gym is one of the hardest wearing interiors there is, and it has to be built for that from the framing out.
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Building upgrades
Envelope, structural and interior upgrades to commercial buildings, staged so the tenants and the business inside can keep operating wherever that is possible.
Recent work
Commercial projects.
Two completed commercial fit outs in Victoria. The full set of photos lives in the gallery.
Truth Gym Victoria
A full commercial tenant improvement creating a modern, functional space built to withstand the demands of a busy fitness facility. Durable commercial finishes and rubber flooring, clean architectural details, and an open, welcoming layout.
Read the project storyFuel SVN
A retail fit out for a supplement and nutrition store: shelving and display millwork, a service counter, feature lighting and hard wearing flooring, built to take steady daily traffic.
How we work
Built around your opening date.
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Consultation
We walk the space with you, look at the drawings and the lease dates, and talk through what is realistic in the time available.
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Estimate and plan
You get a clear estimate and a build sequence tied to your deadline, so you know the cost and the critical dates up front.
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Build
We coordinate trades and inspections, stage the disruptive work around your operating hours where we can, and keep you updated.
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Handover
We walk the finished space with you and clear anything outstanding, so you can open on the date you planned for.
Common questions
Commercial questions,
Commercial questions,
answered.
What is a tenant improvement?
A tenant improvement is the work that turns a leased commercial shell or a previous tenant's space into the space your business actually needs. That covers demolition, framing and partitions, electrical and mechanical coordination, flooring, millwork and finishes, built around your lease dates.
Can you work outside our business hours?
Yes. Where a business needs to keep trading through a renovation we stage the work and schedule the disruptive stages around your hours. We agree that plan with you before the first day on site.
What kinds of commercial spaces have you built?
Office and retail spaces, building upgrades, and fitness and recreation facilities, including the full tenant improvement for Truth Gym Victoria and the retail fit out for Fuel SVN.
Do you work to a fixed completion date?
Commercial work usually has a lease or an opening date attached to it, so the schedule is part of the job. We build the sequence around that date, flag anything that threatens it early, and keep you updated as each stage completes.
Where we work
Commercial work across the region.
Our shop is in Central Saanich, so most of our commercial work sits within a short drive of it. We regularly build in and around:
- Victoria
- Central Saanich
- Saanich
- Sidney
- Brentwood Bay
- Oak Bay
- North Saanich
- Southern Gulf Islands
Contact us
Planning a commercial project?
Send us a message or contact Mike directly. We'll be happy to discuss your project, answer any questions, and guide you through the next steps.