New Commercial Construction

Most commercial projects start with a rough number that grows every time the drawings change. Pencor locks in a conceptual estimate before your architect starts so the price you plan around is the price you build at.

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Why Commercial Builders Choose Pencor for Ground-Up Projects

A Committed Number Before Your Architect Draws the First Line

We establish a conceptual estimate from your project scope, confirmed site conditions, and current North Georgia market pricing before the design phase begins. That number is what goes to a lender, a board, or a capital campaign. It’s the number we’re accountable to through delivery, and it’s available before you’ve spent anything on plans.

Local Bank Connections and SBA Support Built Into Our Process

Securing construction financing is where first-time commercial builders run into the most trouble. We have established relationships with local North Georgia banks who understand commercial construction loans and SBA requirements, and getting clients connected with the right lender at the right stage has been one of the most valuable things we do for new construction clients.

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Tell us your concept, your site, and how far along you are. We’ll tell you what the project needs before anything is committed.

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Our Process

Every new commercial construction project follows the same sequence. Here is what happens at each stage and what you can expect from us throughout.

  • Site Evaluation Before Any Financial Commitment Is Made

    We run environmental review, floodplain analysis, and utility access evaluation on every site before you commit to it. That covers contamination history, floodplain classification, and whether the utilities the project requires are accessible. You get a clear picture of the site before any money changes hands.

  • Permits Submitted and Managed From Application Through Approval

    We submit permit applications and manage the full approval process as standard scope on every new construction project. We work with permitting offices in Alpharetta, Athens, Lawrenceville, and other areas in North Georgia, and we build their specific timelines into your construction schedule from day one.

  • Construction, Owner Decisions, and Handover

    Once the build is underway, we manage trade sequencing, material deliveries, and the inspection schedule. We bring you in for scope changes, material selections, and anything that affects the budget or timeline. Before handover, we walk the completed building with you, clear every punch list item, and deliver the certificate of occupancy with the building ready for use.

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Tell us what you’re planning to build and where the project stands. The first conversation is where we establish whether the site, the scope, and the budget align before anyone commits to anything.

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Case Study

Grocery Distribution and Cold Storage

One recent Grocery client needed a facility had to be designed on an existing site with a 13,000-pallet racking layout before a structural system was selected, cold storage requirements built in from the start, and a budget held through a multi-year delivery on a project type their organization had not built before.

Challenge: Every structural decision depended on what the building had to hold. The racking layout, the refrigeration system, and the floor load requirements all had to drive the engineering before the engineering began.

Solution: Pencor was engaged before the structural drawings were started. We designed the building around the operation, managed the full scope from preconstruction through delivery, and established a budget before engineering began.

Result: The budget held without a single change for over two years from initial pricing. The project was delivered ahead of schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your project concept, the site if you have one, and a sense of your budget range. Pencor doesn’t need drawings or a design team in place before the first conversation.

Yes, and that’s the ideal entry point. Pencor evaluates the site, establishes a conceptual budget, and coordinates design through a design-build delivery or works alongside an architect you bring in separately.

With new construction, you may bring your own architect, and Pencor builds from those drawings as the general contractor. With design-build, Pencor holds both the design and construction contract, running them concurrently under one committed price.

No. We establish a conceptual budget that gives your lender a real construction number to work from, and we can connect you with North Georgia banks who understand commercial construction financing.

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Tell us what you’re planning to build and where you are in the process. We’ll give you a straight answer on what it takes to get there.

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