For business owners, brokers & developers

Private commercial construction.

Tenant improvements, restaurant and retail buildouts, office fit-outs, and restoration work for the operators behind Denver's commercial real estate. Speed, transparency, and a tenant-first execution model — backed by a 30-year career.
Who we work with
Operators & owners

Building the spaces customers walk into.

Private clients encompass a diverse range — business owners, property managers, brokers, landlords, and developers. The common thread: they own the schedule, they own the brand experience, and they need a GC who treats both like they matter.

For a coffee shop, that means opening on time without sacrificing the finish. For a property manager, it’s a clean handoff between suite turnovers. For a developer, it’s procurement discipline and value engineering that actually holds. We bring the same playbook regardless of project size — the only thing that flexes is scope.

“We named this company Ellipsis for a reason. The conversation continues — with every client, every trade partner, every community we build in.”
— Yvette Roman, Founder & CEO

Featured Private Projects

Recent private work.

A cross-section of recent commercial work for private clients across Denver — each delivered on schedule and on budget.

Urban Villages · Sugarcube

Three office suites — 250, 300, and 350 — for the same client, in the same building, in the same warm material language. The first turnover led to the next two. Cork flooring, timber accents, daylight-tuned lighting, and turnovers sequenced around an active leasing calendar.
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FedEx Restoration

A major commercial restoration that ran from raw structure through full MEP rework to finished, occupiable space. The before-and-after panoramas tell most of this story without much commentary — the rest of it is in how cleanly we managed the in-between.
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Half Days

A flagship retail tenant improvement for a women's outerwear brand built on a single instinct: every fixture should feel like the brand. We delivered a buildout that photographs as well as it merchandises — and a cashier desk worth a permanent place on the brand's Instagram.
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Addenbrooke Academy TI

A public-school tenant improvement run on the only schedule that matters — the academic calendar. Classrooms and common areas refreshed, finishes hardened to district standards, walked through and signed off before the first morning bell.
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Little Owl

A downtown coffee shop tenant improvement built around a single rule: open on schedule, no exceptions. Curved walls, warm wood, and a bar designed to keep the morning rush moving.
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Service for Private Clients
Four delivery models

Matched to your scope.

We tune the contract structure to the project. The throughline: a single accountable point of contact, transparent pricing, and a schedule we hold ourselves to.
CM / GC

Construction Management & General Contracting

For private builds where you want a single accountable team running schedule, budget, and trades. Negotiated and hard-bid both supported.
DESIGN - BUILD

Single contract, single team.

Design and construction under one agreement. Useful when you need to compress timeline, control cost, or remove handoff friction.
Tenant Improvement

Suite turnovers and fit-outs.

Lean TI methodology, clean site discipline, and the kind of tenant communication that protects the lease and the relationship.
Preconstruction

Plan before you pour.

Estimating, value engineering, constructability review, and procurement strategy. Catch the cost, schedule, and design issues on paper.
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Yvette and her team understand how we operate. They move fast, communicate clearly, and treat every suite turnover like it matters — because it does. They've become our first call.

Shelby Jordan - Legends

Explore by industry.

Each tile links to the industry's full project history — public and private side by side, with funding chips on every project card.
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Ready to build something that lasts?

Share your floor plans, scope, and timeline. We'll schedule a site visit and walk through what's realistic — no fluff, no padded estimates. We respond in under 60 seconds — text or call (303) 229-1235.
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Public side?

Looking for our public & government work?

City, state, federal, district. Procurement-ready credentials and live-environment safety. See our public commercial work.
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