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Katy, TX · Commercial & Residential GC

One team. Design, build, permits, MEP — all in-house.

A full-service general contractor for Katy and the west Houston metro — shopping-center buildouts, tenant improvements, ground-up commercial, and residential remodels. One accountable team and one contract, instead of three you have to chase.

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Insured & bondedNamed PM on every jobCity of Katy registeredIn-house MEP & permits
8 service lines
Commercial-led, residential too — under one contract
1 accountable team
Design, build, permits, and MEP coordinated in-house
Katy + metro
Cinco Ranch, Cypress, Fulshear, Sugar Land, west Houston
Design → CO
One point of contact from concept to certificate of occupancy
What we build

Commercial-led. Residential, too.

Three commercial lanes are the core of the business — plus real residential remodel work, run by the same crew and the same in-house MEP and permit coordination.

Shopping Center & Retail Buildout — Katy, TXCommercial
$85–$250 per sq ft

Shopping Center & Retail Buildout

Anchor retail, in-line shop space, restaurant pads, and food-court units across Katy and the west Houston metro — one accountable team from white-box to grand opening.

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Commercial Buildout / Tenant Improvement — Katy, TXTenant improvement
$65–$180 per sq ft

Commercial Buildout / Tenant Improvement

Office, medical, professional, and light-industrial tenant improvements — built to your lease deadline with permits and MEP coordinated under one contract.

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Ground-Up Commercial Construction — Katy, TXGround-up
$175–$425 per sq ft

Ground-Up Commercial Construction

Free-standing retail, small office, medical, and light-industrial — from site work and foundation to certificate of occupancy, one contract.

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Residential Remodel & Additions — Katy, TXResidential
$15,000–$250,000 per project

Residential Remodel & Additions

Kitchens, baths, primary suites, room additions, and full-home remodels across Katy, Cinco Ranch, and the west Houston metro — built by the same crew that does our commercial work.

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Full scope

Eight service lines, one contract.

From a single restaurant pad to a ground-up building — and the permit and MEP coordination most contractors outsource.

Shopping Center & Retail Buildout$85–$250 per sq ftAnchor retail, in-line shop space, restaurant pads, and food-court units across Katy and the west Houston metro — one accountable team from white-box to grand opening.Commercial Buildout / Tenant Improvement$65–$180 per sq ftOffice, medical, professional, and light-industrial tenant improvements — built to your lease deadline with permits and MEP coordinated under one contract.Ground-Up Commercial Construction$175–$425 per sq ftFree-standing retail, small office, medical, and light-industrial — from site work and foundation to certificate of occupancy, one contract.Residential Remodel & Additions$15,000–$250,000 per projectKitchens, baths, primary suites, room additions, and full-home remodels across Katy, Cinco Ranch, and the west Houston metro — built by the same crew that does our commercial work.Permit Expediting & City Compliance$1,500–$12,000 per projectWe pull and chase your City of Katy and Harris/Fort Bend permits so plan review and inspections don't stall your opening date.MEP Coordination (Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing)$8,000–$85,000 per projectIn-house management of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades — the coordination that makes or breaks a buildout schedule and budget.Design-Build & Architecture Coordination$12,000–$150,000 per projectOne contract for design and construction — architecture, engineering, and the build coordinated by a single team, which is usually faster than design-bid-build.Owner's Rep / Construction Management$4,500–$60,000 per projectWe represent your interests on a project someone else is building — reviewing budgets, schedules, change orders, and quality so you're not flying blind.
How it works

Three steps. One accountable team.

1

Call or send your plans

Tell us the space, the scope, and the deadline. We ask the right questions and set up a walkthrough — commercial or residential.

2

Scope, budget & schedule

A written scope with transparent pricing and a real schedule built backward from your deadline. Permits and MEP included — no hidden change-order games.

3

We build it — one team

One named project manager runs the trades, permits, and inspections through to certificate of occupancy or final punch list. You always know where things stand.

Why one-stop

The trades, the permits, the schedule — one contract.

Most Katy-area projects are split across a contractor, separate MEP subs, and an outside permit runner. Every handoff is a place to lose a week — and a place where a change order hides.

We coordinate mechanical, electrical, and plumbing in-house, expedite City of Katy and Harris/Fort Bend permits ourselves, and put one named project manager on your job. You get a single point of accountability from the first sketch to certificate of occupancy.

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Where we work

Katy & the west Houston metro.

Based in Katy, with commercial reach across the metro.

KatyCinco RanchCypressFulshearRichmondSugar LandMemorial / Energy CorridorWest HoustonHouston
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Plan your budget

Know the numbers before you bid it out.

Our Katy buildout cost guide breaks down real per-sq-ft ranges and worked examples for commercial buildouts, ground-up, and residential remodels — plus a multi-step quote calculator.

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Free resource

Katy Buildout Cost Guide — freefor owners & brokers.

Real 2026 sq-ft ranges for shopping-center buildouts, tenant improvements, ground-up commercial, and residential remodels across the Katy and west Houston metro. No spam.

FAQ

Questions, answered straight.

A full-service general contractor manages your entire project under one contract — design coordination, permits, the trades (mechanical, electrical, plumbing), the schedule, and the build itself. Tanglewood Construction coordinates all of that in-house for shopping-center buildouts, commercial tenant improvements, ground-up commercial, and residential remodels across Katy and the west Houston metro, so you have one accountable team instead of three or four contracts to chase.
Texas does not issue a state general-contractor license — there is no such thing to hold. Credibility for a Texas GC comes from City of Katy contractor registration, the licensed mechanical/electrical/plumbing subcontractors we coordinate, general-liability and workers'-comp insurance, bonded crews, a named project manager on every job, and a clean Harris/Fort Bend permit record. We're happy to provide our registration and insurance details on request.
Commercial buildout pricing in the Katy and west Houston metro generally runs about $65–$180 per square foot for tenant improvements, $85–$250 per square foot for shopping-center and retail buildouts, and $175–$425 per square foot for ground-up commercial — depending on finishes, MEP scope, and how much existing infrastructure can be reused. These are planning ranges; we provide a written scope and a real number after a walkthrough. See our cost guide for worked examples.
Yes. In-house permit expediting is one of the main reasons owners hire us. We assemble the submittal package, manage plan-review comments with the City of Katy and Harris/Fort Bend County, coordinate the MEP sub-permits, and schedule inspections in the right sequence so your occupancy date doesn't slip. We also offer permit expediting as a standalone service for owners and other contractors.
MEP coordination — managing the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades — is the single biggest reason buildouts run late and over budget. When those are three separate contracts, conflicts surface in the field as expensive change orders. Because we coordinate MEP in-house, we run clash detection on paper before anyone opens a wall, sequence rough-in so trades aren't colliding, and keep one schedule for the whole project.
Yes. Our primary lane is commercial — shopping-center buildouts, tenant improvements, and ground-up — but the same crew and the same in-house MEP and permit coordination handle kitchen, bath, and primary-suite remodels, room additions, full-home remodels, and smaller custom new construction across Katy, Cinco Ranch, and the surrounding metro.
We're based in Katy and serve Cinco Ranch, Cypress, Fulshear, Richmond, Sugar Land, Memorial / Energy Corridor, west Houston, and the broader Houston metro. Katy and the west Houston metro are our core area; we take on commercial projects further into the metro as well.
Usually, yes. Design-build puts the design and the construction under one contract and one accountable team, so constructability and budget are built into the design from day one and there's no separate re-bidding step where the architect and contractor point at each other. For most commercial owners who want speed and a single point of contact, design-build is the faster, lower-surprise path.
Ready when you are

Tell us the space, the scope, and the deadline.

A real person picks up. Commercial or residential — let’s scope it.

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