Commercial Real Estate Budgeting

Know your office build-out cost
before you call a broker.

Pick your city, square footage, and finish level. Get a complete budget — construction, furniture, soft costs — in seconds. No account required.

Covering New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Dallas, and Atlanta.

Estimated Total Budget
$744,625
2,500 sq ft · Professional finish · NYC 2026
Construction $490,000
Furniture $157,500
Soft Costs $97,125

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Essential
Core finishes
Professional
Premium quality
Executive
Luxury finishes
Total Budget
$744,625
Buildout & Construction $490,000
Furniture & Equipment $157,500
Soft Costs (permits, design, PM) $97,125
Source: use-beam.co · 2026 market data

How it works

Numbers grounded in real market data.

01

Square footage input

You control the number. No guesswork — you know your space requirements better than anyone.

02

Finish level multiplier

Essential, Professional, or Executive — each maps to real per-square-foot cost data from commercial GCs and brokers in each market.

03

Full cost stack

Not just construction. We break out Furniture & Equipment and Soft Costs (design, permits, project management) — the categories that blow budgets quietly.

04

2026 market rates

Estimates use current-year data for each city. We refresh annually to keep pace with market shifts.

Coverage

10 cities. 2026 data. Updated annually.

New York City
$196/sq ft (Professional)
San Francisco
$184/sq ft (Professional)
Los Angeles
$164/sq ft (Professional)
Seattle
$158/sq ft (Professional)
Boston
$162/sq ft (Professional)
Chicago
$142/sq ft (Professional)
Austin
$136/sq ft (Professional)
Denver
$138/sq ft (Professional)
Dallas
$124/sq ft (Professional)
Atlanta
$118/sq ft (Professional)

Construction cost rates shown for Professional finish tier. Rates vary by finish level — Essential through Executive. Data sourced from commercial GC surveys and CRE broker benchmarks.

Budget planning for commercial office space shouldn't require a six-week engagement with a broker. The numbers are knowable. Now you know them.