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Free guides for DFW commercial owners.
Real benchmarks, permit windows, delivery method comparisons, and financing explained — from a team that has built the projects, navigated the permits, and structured the financing.
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The DFW Healthcare Construction Cost Guide (2026)
What a medical or dental office actually costs to build in North Texas — with worked examples, cost drivers, and what your bank needs to see.
- Medical and dental TI in DFW runs $175–$450/SF in construction hard costs — directional, May 2026.
- A 5,000 SF mid-complexity dental practice in Plano commonly runs $1.0M–$1.4M all-in construction.
The DFW Commercial Permit Timeline Guide
Per-city permit windows, what compresses them, when to file, and the common holdups that add months to opening day.
- DFW suburban jurisdictions (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, Richardson) typically review commercial permits in 3–8 weeks, directional May 2026.
- Dallas proper runs 6–12 weeks — a meaningfully longer window that affects project scheduling.
Design-Build vs. Design-Bid-Build: Why Doctors Get the Wrong Number
The holes-and-busts critique of traditional bidding, how design-build catches them before the bank, and when design-bid-build still makes sense.
- In design-bid-build, the low bidder often wins by excluding scope (holes) or tolerating design errors (busts) — then prices them as change orders.
- Decisions made in the first 15–20% of a project's design phase lock in 60–80% of total project cost.
HUD-Insured Multifamily Financing for DFW Developers
98% LTV, 40-year amortization, non-recourse, AAA credit enhancement — what it actually is, who qualifies, and why Pereff is not the lender.
- HUD-insured multifamily programs (FHA 221(d)(4)) can reach up to 98% LTV on stabilized value — fundamentally different from conventional 65–80% LTC construction loans.
- These are 40-year fixed-rate, non-recourse, fully assumable loans — meaningfully better terms than conventional commercial lending.
All cost and timeline figures in these guides are directional planning ranges, researched May 2026, subject to final preconstruction review. Pereff is not a lender. Always verify permit requirements with the specific city.
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