Offices
Office Fit-Outs and Refits
Partitions, conference and phone rooms, lighting, data infrastructure, and HVAC modification delivered inside Class A and pre-war office buildings, phased so occupied floors stay in operation throughout.
Manhattan Commercial Renovation
Commercial Renovation in Manhattan
Melani General Contractor renovates Manhattan offices, retail spaces, restaurants, and building common areas — filed with DOB, coordinated with landlords and building engineers, and scheduled around business hours.
Office & Retail Fit-Outs
DOB Filings & Sign-Off
Off-Hours Scheduling
Core Services
Commercial Spaces We Renovate in Manhattan
Fit-outs and refits inside buildings with strict access rules, freight schedules, and engineer oversight.
Retail
Retail and Showroom Buildouts
Storefront systems, lighting design, flooring, fitting rooms, and accessible restrooms built to landlord work letters and filed where facade or signage changes trigger DOB or LPC review.
Restaurants
Restaurant and Hospitality Construction
Commercial kitchens with hood and suppression systems, grease interceptors, gas piping, and finished front-of-house spaces, coordinated with Health Department and DOB inspection sequences.
Common Areas
Lobbies and Building Common Areas
Lobby, corridor, and amenity upgrades in commercial and mixed-use towers, phased to keep entrances open and finished with code-compliant lighting and egress.
Also Included
The Building Requirements Behind Manhattan Fit-Outs
Approvals, insurance, and access logistics managed alongside the build.
Landlord & Work Letters
Tenant improvement scopes priced and documented against the lease terms.
Freight & Access Planning
Elevator windows, loading dock times, and material staging reserved in advance.
Insurance Compliance
COIs written to the limits and named parties commercial landlords require.
Permits and Inspections
DOB filings, special inspections, and final sign-off documentation.
Why Melani
Why Manhattan Businesses Hire Melani
Every day past the target opening date costs rent and revenue. Manhattan fit-outs are planned backward from that date, with permits filed early and freight, inspections, and long-lead materials sequenced so nothing waits on nothing.
Opening-Date Planning
Schedules driven by lease commencement and business milestones.
Occupied-Building Discipline
Clean, quiet, off-hours execution that keeps tenants and neighbors satisfied.
Lender-Ready Estimates
Itemized pricing suitable for landlord, lender, and internal approval.
Single Point of Coordination
All trades, filings, and inspections managed by one project manager.
Coverage
Manhattan Commercial Districts We Serve
Office towers, retail corridors, and hospitality spaces across the island.
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
SoHo
Tribeca
Chelsea
Greenwich Village
Murray Hill
Harlem
Financial District
Midtown East
Additional Services
Other Services Available in Manhattan
Commercial and residential contracting handled by the same licensed team.
Apartment RenovationSingle room updates through full gut renovations that reconfigure layouts and replace mechanical systems.Bathroom RenovationWalk-in showers, heated flooring and waterproofing in pre-war and postwar buildings.Brownstone RenovationFacade restoration, parlor floor remodels, staircase rebuilds and garden-level conversions.Condo & Co-op RenovationAlteration agreements, board packages and shared infrastructure coordination handled end to end.Electrical ServicesKnob-and-tube and early BX wiring upgraded to modern 200-amp panels.Flooring InstallationHardwood refinishing and engineered flooring with STC-rated underlayment for managed buildings.General ContractingAll trades coordinated, permits filed, inspections managed from demolition to closeout.Gut RenovationComplete multi-floor renovations addressing structure, plumbing risers and electrical service.Home RenovationRoom additions, basement finishing and exterior work on detached and semi-detached homes.Kitchen RemodelingOpen-concept layouts, custom cabinetry and stone countertops with full appliance rough-in.Loft RenovationMezzanine construction and core-drilled plumbing on concrete slabs in converted industrial buildings.Painting ServicesInterior painting with EPA Lead-Safe surface preparation for pre-1978 housing stock.Plumbing ServicesGalvanized pipe and cast iron waste stack replacement in pre-war buildings.Townhouse RenovationMulti-floor limestone and rowhouse renovations, including landmark district properties.
Areas We Serve
Serving Manhattan Businesses and the Rest of NYC
Commercial crews work throughout the five boroughs under the same permitted process.
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Share your lease work letter, landlord rules, or existing drawings and you will get a scope, permit path, and schedule measured against your opening date.
Estimates are itemized and formatted for landlord and lender review, including filings, inspections, and off-hours labor.
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Typical fit-outs run 8 to 16 weeks of construction, plus filing time. Restaurants and heavily mechanical spaces take longer.
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Offices, retail, restaurants, and common areas built out on schedule and filed to code.