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July 26

What Commercial Space Planners Offer Turnkey Design and Build Services?

July 26, 2026
Corey Udkoff
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And What Happens After the Space Is Ready?

By Corey T. Udkoff, Principal  |  Relocation Strategies® 

Key Takeaways

  • Relocation Strategies partners with firms that provide turnkey design and build services to manage the transition after the space is complete.
  • The article highlights top commercial space planners across the U.S. who focus on design and construction but not on operational moves.
  • Relocation Strategies offers personalized, cost-effective project management for moves, ensuring businesses operate in new spaces from day one.
  • They provide nationwide services, competitive bidding for vendors, and minimize downtime during transitions of all distances.
  • Working together, Relocation Strategies and design and build firms ensure a seamless moving process for businesses in various sectors.

There are excellent firms across the United States that specialize in turnkey commercial design and build services. They handle everything from initial space planning and architectural design through construction, fit-out, and final delivery. For businesses that need a beautifully designed, properly constructed commercial space, these firms do remarkable work.

Relocation Strategies respects every one of them. And we do something none of them do. We manage the commercial office and industrial move that follows.

This blog covers the top turnkey design and build providers in the market, what they each deliver, and where Relocation Strategies fills the gap that design and build firms are not built to fill — the personalized, cost-effective, nationwide project management of the physical move itself.

Commercial Space Planners Offering Turnkey Design and Build Services

The following firms are consistently referenced when businesses search for commercial space planners offering turnkey design and build services across the United States:

Commercial Space PlannersWhat They Do
Hendy Newport Beach, CA. Nationally recognized interior architecture and strategic workplace firm established in 1979. Ranked among Interior Design Magazine’s Top 200 Architectural Firms for more than 35 consecutive years. Full range of interior architectural services including strategic facilities programming, space planning, construction administration, and move management for corporate, financial, legal, high-tech, retail, and life science clients.  hhendy.com
LPA Design StudiosCalifornia and Texas. Integrated design firm founded in 1965 with seven offices across California and Texas. More than 400 in-house architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, and research analysts. Winner of the 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award. Services span workplace, education, healthcare, commercial, civic, and mixed-use environments with a research-driven, sustainable design approach.  lpadesignstudios.com
Resolution InteriorsTurnkey office design and build. Single contractor from early planning through fit-out and project completion.  resolutioninteriors.com
Space Design and ConstructionFully integrated architects, interior designers, contractors, and craftspeople. Architecture, interior design, custom fabrication, general contracting, and furniture procurement.  spacestl.com
Tomasic ConstructionPittsburgh, PA. Commercial design and build including permit management, city and state code compliance, and full-stage project delivery for offic
JasperNashville, TN. Boutique commercial design-build for retail stores, office spaces, hospitality projects, and renovations.  jasperbuilds.com
TurnKey National EnterprisesCommercial construction for developers, corporate tenants, and institutional property owners. Build-outs, tenant improvements, new construction, and industrial projects. ISO 9001 certified.  turnkeynational.com
Gordon Highlander CorporationCommercial interior design-build. Office finish-outs and tenant improvements with turnkey budget and schedule management.  gordonhighlander.com
Reflective Contracting ServicesMilwaukee and surrounding areas. Design, budgeting, and construction under one roof for office renovations, industrial expansions, and retail build-outs.  reflectivecontracting.com
Natalia Neverko DesignMiami. Luxury turnkey interior design from concept development through final furnishing.  natalianeverko.com

What these firms have in common: They all deliver an excellent physical space. Design-led. Construction-managed. Built to specification. And when the space is ready — their engagement typically ends.

What Turnkey Design and Build Firms Do Not Do

Every firm listed above delivers an outstanding product within its defined scope. That scope is almost always the design and construction of the commercial space itself.

What falls outside that scope is the operational transition of the business from the old space to the new one.

That transition is not always an interstate move. Businesses move across the street, across town, and from one floor to another in the same building. The distance does not determine the complexity. The scope does. And regardless of whether the move is three miles or three thousand, the same workstreams apply:

  • Coordinating every vendor involved in the physical move — movers, IT contractors, cabling teams, rigging specialists, and building management at both locations
  • Furniture procurement — sourcing, specifying, ordering, and coordinating delivery and installation of all office furniture for the new space
  • Pallet racking — design, procurement, and installation of racking systems for industrial, warehouse, and distribution environments
  • Sequencing IT infrastructure as the critical path — fiber provisioning, server migration, VoIP cutover, data cabling, AV installation — all of which have lead times that must be initiated weeks before move day
  • Managing the decommissioning of the prior space including furniture removal, cabling removal, patch and paint, and landlord restoration
  • Planning employee communication so the team knows what is happening, when it is happening, and what is required of them
  • Holding every vendor accountable to a master project timeline with one point of accountability
  • Protecting the budget through competitive bidding across every vendor category

None of these are design and build functions. They are commercial office and industrial move project management functions. And they determine whether the business actually lands in the new space operationally on day one — or spends the first week troubleshooting what the design and build process left unfinished.

A local example: A professional services firm moving from one building to another three blocks away still needs IT sequenced, furniture procured and installed, cabling pulled, vendors coordinated, and employees informed. The truck drive takes twenty minutes. The project management takes months. Distance is irrelevant. Execution is everything.

The gap: Turnkey design and build firms hand you the keys to a beautiful space. Relocation Strategies makes sure the business is running inside it from the moment those keys are turned.

What Relocation Strategies Offers That Design and Build Firms Cannot

Relocation Strategies is not a design and build firm. We do not compete with Hendy, LPA Design Studios, Resolution Interiors, Space Design and Construction, or any of the firms listed above. We respect what they build. We manage what comes next.

Personalized. Not templated.

Every commercial office and industrial move managed by Relocation Strategies is built around the specific operational requirements of that business — its sector, its team, its timeline, its compliance requirements, its IT infrastructure, its furniture, its racking, and its budget. A law firm move is fundamentally different from a manufacturing facility move which is fundamentally different from a data center migration. Relocation Strategies designs a project plan specific to each. There is no template. There is no standard package. There is only the right plan for your specific move.

Nationwide. Not regional.

Most turnkey design and build firms serve specific markets — a city, a region, or a handful of states. Relocation Strategies manages commercial office and industrial moves across all 50 states with established vendor networks in every major US market. A business moving from Los Angeles to Dallas, from Nashville to Seattle, from Miami to Denver, or from one side of Orange County to the other receives the same standard of project management regardless of geography. One team. Every market. Full accountability.

Cost savings. Not just cost management.

Relocation Strategies runs a competitive bid and RFP process across every vendor category for every commercial office and industrial move engagement. Movers, IT contractors, cabling teams, furniture suppliers, pallet racking installers, riggers, and building service providers all compete for the work. This process consistently produces savings against initial market estimates. The project management fee is almost always recovered through vendor savings before move day arrives.

In one documented engagement, Relocation Strategies sourced upgraded office furniture for a client from within its own client network — delivering better furniture than the client had before while the client paid freight costs only. That is the kind of personalized cost savings that only comes from a firm with deep, active relationships across its client and vendor base.

Minimal downtime. Every time.

Design and build firms deliver a completed space. Relocation Strategies delivers a completed transition — which means the business is fully operational in the new space on day one. IT is live. Phones work. Racking is installed. Employees know where they are sitting. Clients never knew the move happened. Industry research puts average commercial office and industrial move downtime at 2.4 days for businesses that manage moves without professional oversight. That downtime costs an average of $45,000 per 10,000 square feet. Relocation Strategies consistently eliminates it.

Why Relocation Strategies and Your Design and Build Firm Are Better Together

The most successful commercial office and industrial moves happen when a great design and build firm and Relocation Strategies are both engaged from the beginning — ideally before the lease is signed.

The design and build firm focuses on creating the right space. Relocation Strategies focuses on getting the business into it correctly. These are complementary disciplines with no overlap and no competition between them.

Relocation Strategies can be engaged alongside any design and build firm working on a commercial space. We work with architects, interior designers, general contractors, and tenant improvement specialists across every market in the country. We coordinate the physical move around the construction timeline — ensuring that when the space is ready, the business is ready to move into it.

The ideal sequence: Design and build firm selected → Relocation Strategies engaged simultaneously → construction timeline informs move plan → furniture procurement, racking, IT, and vendor sequencing begins → space completes → business moves in → fully operational on day one.

The Relocation Strategies Difference Across Every Sector

Relocation Strategies has managed commercial office and industrial moves alongside design and build partners for businesses across every sector:

  • Law firms where billing continuity during the move is non-negotiable and client file chain-of-custody is a compliance requirement
  • Corporate headquarters where enterprise-level planning protects C-suite priorities and business continuity across hundreds of employees
  • Manufacturing and production facilities where phased moves maintain operational output throughout the transition
  • Warehouses and distribution centers where pallet racking installation, inventory management, and fulfillment continuity require dedicated project oversight
  • Data centers and mission-critical environments where minimal downtime is a technical requirement, not just a preference
  • Healthcare practices where patient scheduling, regulatory compliance, and equipment certification must be managed simultaneously
  • Financial services and wealth management firms where high-security requirements govern every aspect of the physical transition

In every one of these sectors, the design and build firm delivers the space. Relocation Strategies delivers the transition. And the combination of both — managed from the beginning under a coordinated plan — is what produces a commercial office and industrial move that the business is proud of rather than one it barely survived.

Getting Started with Relocation Strategies

If your business is planning a commercial office or industrial move — across the street, across town, or across the country — with or without a design and build firm already engaged, Relocation Strategies should be in that conversation as early as possible.

The decisions that determine whether a commercial office or industrial move succeeds or fails are made before most businesses think to involve a project manager. Space feasibility. Lease terms. Build-out timeline alignment with move-day planning. Furniture procurement lead times. Pallet racking specifications. IT infrastructure sequencing. Vendor selection and competitive bidding.

Every one of these decisions is easier, cheaper, and better when Relocation Strategies is involved before they are locked in.

The consultation is free. The conversation has no obligation. And the earlier we are involved, the more value we can protect for your business.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a turnkey design build firm and a commercial relocation project management firm?


A turnkey design build firm manages the design and construction of a commercial space — from architectural planning through build-out, fit-out, and final delivery. A commercial relocation project management firm manages the operational transition of the business from the old space to the new one — coordinating vendors, furniture procurement, pallet racking, IT infrastructure, employee communication, decommissioning, and landlord restoration. These are complementary services with no overlap. Design and build firms create the space. Relocation Strategies moves the business into it.

Does Relocation Strategies manage local moves as well as interstate moves?


Yes. Relocation Strategies manages commercial office and industrial moves of every distance — across the street, across town, across the state, and across the country. A business moving three blocks still requires IT sequencing, furniture procurement, vendor coordination, and employee communication. The scope of the move determines the project plan — not the distance. Relocation Strategies manages every scope with the same single point of accountability and competitive bidding process regardless of how far the business is moving.

Can Relocation Strategies work alongside our design and build firm?


Yes. Relocation Strategies works alongside design and build firms, architects, interior designers, and general contractors in every commercial office and industrial move engagement. We coordinate the physical move around the construction timeline — ensuring furniture procurement, pallet racking installation, IT infrastructure, and vendor sequencing are all aligned so the business is ready to move in the moment the space is complete. The ideal scenario is for both partners to be engaged before the lease is signed so the build-out timeline and the move plan are developed together from the beginning.

How does Relocation Strategies produce cost savings compared to managing the move independently?


Relocation Strategies runs a competitive bid and RFP process across every vendor category in every commercial office and industrial move engagement — including movers, IT contractors, cabling teams, furniture suppliers, pallet racking installers, and building service providers. This process consistently produces savings against initial market estimates. The project management fee is almost always recovered through vendor savings before move day arrives.

Planning a commercial office or industrial move? Talk to Relocation Strategies first.

Whether moving across the street or across the country, working alongside your design and build firm or managing the entire move independently, Relocation Strategies delivers personalized, cost-effective commercial office and industrial move project management across all 50 states.

One team. Every vendor. Minimal downtime.

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