Fit Out Cost Guide 2025 | Retail

Local Market Data

APPALACHIA

CHICAGO MSA

2024

2025

2024

2025

Mechanical

$21.72

$22.45

Mechanical

$35.84

$41.75

Carpentry, Doors, & Windows

$19.36

$22.00

Carpentry, Doors, & Windows $26.08

$22.10

General Conditions

$23.23

$24.45

General Conditions

$18.74

$19.72

Electrical

$12.12

$12.48

Electrical

$17.68

$18.11

Project Overhead and Profit

$10.23

$11.67

Project Overhead and Profit

$14.52

$13.98

Finishes

$10.70

$11.75

Finishes

$15.75

$13.40

Ceiling

$4.95

$6.19

Ceiling

$11.61

$10.98

$2.46

$3.58

$10.19 $4.40

Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions

$9.55

$9.55

$2.88

$2.88

Specialties

Specialties

$2.70 $3.25

$8.22

$2.95

General Requirements

General Requirements

$0.00 $0.00

$1.73

$3.26

Concrete

Concrete

$0.00 $1.00

$0.00 $0.27

Misc. Items

Misc. Items

$117.03 $128.37

$163.23 $153.81

Total Cost

Total Cost

DENVER MSA

MID-ATLANTIC

2025

2024

2025

Mechanical

$44.94

Mechanical

$32.69 $35.00

Carpentry, Doors, & Windows

$29.02

Carpentry, Doors, & Windows $27.97

$27.97

General Conditions

$20.90

General Conditions

$21.99

$23.15

Electrical

$13.89

Electrical

$16.61

$13.33

Project Overhead and Profit

$14.63

Project Overhead and Profit

$14.63

$12.88

Finishes

$11.90

Finishes

$8.04

$7.89

Ceiling

$9.29

Ceiling

$5.78

$6.50

$8.01

$6.94 $6.36

Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions

$5.28

$3.17

$3.17

Specialties

Specialties

$0.44

$1.50 $1.50

General Requirements

General Requirements

$1.86

$4.03

$3.23

Concrete

Concrete

$0.81

$0.00 $0.75

Misc. Items

Misc. Items

$160.98

$143.35 $141.72

Total Cost

Total Cost

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