Process
Our Flex Industrial Construction Process
Flex industrial construction in Irving follows a structured process from speculative program design through tenant improvement coordination. The program decisions made at the start — demising wall strategy, dock access distribution, utility rough-in approach — shape everything that follows.
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Speculative program review and demising wall strategy
For speculative flex industrial programs, we work with the developer to define the demising wall strategy before structural design is committed. That includes confirming minimum and maximum demisable unit sizes, the distribution of dock-height versus grade-level access doors across the building length, utility stub locations for plumbing and electrical at each potential demising point, and mezzanine structural capability for units that may need second-floor office. Those decisions are inexpensive to make in program planning and expensive to change after the shell is permitted.
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Subgrade treatment and shell delivery
Flex industrial shell delivery in Irving starts with Blackland Prairie clay subgrade treatment — required before any concrete placement. Slab design for flex industrial accommodates a wider range of loading conditions than a single-tenant warehouse: fork trucks, automotive lifts, food production equipment, and light manufacturing pads all impose different load distributions. We design and inspect the slab system against the program's expected tenant mix rather than a single uniform load specification.
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Site infrastructure and yard planning
Multi-tenant flex industrial site infrastructure requires more planning complexity than a single-tenant warehouse. Parking allocation, shared yard access, fire lane compliance for multiple demised units, outdoor storage restrictions, and signage placement all need to be coordinated against the shell program and City of Irving site plan approval before construction begins. Site lighting and security infrastructure for active multi-tenant operations are also coordinated in this phase.
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Multi-tenant TI coordination
First-generation tenant improvements in flex industrial shells are coordinated with leasing activity. As tenants are identified, we coordinate TI scope — restroom finishes, HVAC coverage, partition walls, overhead door additions, and any special plumbing for food production or automotive wash operations — within the shell. TI permitting is managed through the City of Irving building department as separate permits from the shell, which requires active management when multiple tenants are occupying different phases of a multi-tenant building.
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Turnover and leasing readiness
Flex industrial shell turnover includes as-built documentation of demising wall options, utility stub locations, dock and grade-level access inventory, and fire suppression zoning. That documentation is provided to the property management team in a format that supports leasing conversations — so prospective tenants can understand what the shell can accommodate for their specific operation without requiring a contractor to walk every prospective tenant through the building.
