Existing buildings · Defined
Tenant improvements (TI)
Work adapting leased space for a tenant’s use, ranging from finishes to substantial building-system changes.
Why it matters
Identify who designs, pays for, and delivers the work. Tenant allowances, landlord work, and base-building requirements can overlap unless the leases and contracts clearly allocate them.
In practice
A project example
A tenant installs kitchen equipment while the landlord remains responsible for increasing utility capacity.
General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.