Construction Intelligence Center

The most valuable project we never built. This commercial buildout feasibility case study demonstrates how preliminary construction pricing helped a growing business avoid turning one expensive lease decision into a much larger, long-term financial commitment. Vision Building Group did not receive a construction contract from this project. The client received something more important: reliable information that allowed them to protect the business they had already built. Comme

Complex site. Compressed timeline. A better-performing restaurant. This Nashville restaurant renovation case study shows how Vision Building Group coordinated a complicated redesign, permitting, and reconstruction project for BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse in East Nashville. VBG redesigned and permitted the project in 45 days, completed its demolition and reconstruction scope in seven months, doubled the bar area, corrected existing construction problems, and improved the re

Unexpected site conditions in commercial construction can affect even a carefully planned project. The real measure of a commercial general contractor is how those conditions are investigated, communicated and controlled once they are discovered. During construction of a new operations facility for 8th & Roast Coffee Co. in Nashville, unexpected site water was discovered in and around the building’s footing areas. Resolving the condition required coordinated input from the ge

Three contractors price the same commercial project. The totals are: Contractor A: $925,000 Contractor B: $1,010,000 Contractor C: $1,085,000 At first glance, Contractor A appears to offer an $85,000 advantage over Contractor B. But the totals do not reveal: What each contractor included What each contractor excluded Which allowances were used Whether the plans were interpreted the same way How much supervision is included Whether site work is complete Whether permits and tem

A business owner finds a promising commercial space. The location works. The rent appears reasonable. The square footage seems sufficient. The existing layout looks close enough. The natural next step may seem to be signing the lease and beginning design. That sequence can be expensive. A contractor involved before signing a commercial lease can help the tenant understand what the space may require, which improvements can be reused, what major risks remain, and whether the pr