Catch Buildout Gaps Before Move-In Day.

A Fire Captain–led walkthrough of a completed or near-complete tenant improvement — before the official fire or building inspection. We compare the approved permit set and life-safety plan to the actual buildout, evaluate egress, sprinkler coverage, life-safety devices, Knox Box / emergency access, and occupancy-use fit, and deliver a photo-documented report within 3 business days. The goal is to catch plan-to-field gaps while there is still time to correct them without delaying certificate of occupancy or tenant move-in.

Both, depending on risk. Most engagements happen near the end of construction (punch-list stage) and again after final finishes, so we catch life-safety items that get buried behind ceilings, walls, or racking. For larger or more complex fit-outs, a mid-construction visit is worth scheduling as well. Our Inspection Readiness Reviews cover the operating phase; tenant improvement reviews specifically cover the buildout-to-occupancy transition.

All three. Landlords and property managers use it to protect the asset and document condition during changeovers. Tenants use it to avoid move-in delays and to verify the space they are receiving matches what was permitted. General contractors use it as a pre-inspection gut check before requesting final sign-off. The report is built so it can be shared across all three parties without translation.

The AHJ inspection exists to approve or deny — not to help you prepare. Inspectors do not prioritize findings, coordinate corrections, or flag items the contractor still has time to fix. A pre-occupancy review identifies the same exposures earlier, on your schedule, and hands you a correction path led by someone who has spent a career on the enforcement side. Think of it as a friendly pre-read of the same checklist the AHJ will use.

A photo-documented PDF organized by risk priority. Each finding shows a photo, the location inside the suite, the specific code or plan deviation, and a recommended correction. The format is built to be used by operations, property management, the GC, insurance carriers, and fire prevention without rewriting. For larger portfolios we can roll findings into a single changeover summary across multiple suites.

You get them in writing before the AHJ does — which is the entire point. From there you can hand the list to your GC, or we can move it into our Correction Coordination service and drive the work to closure with licensed, insured vendors. If fire prevention is already involved, we can interface directly so the correction path and the inspection path stay aligned.