An apartment unit renovation program upgrades units on a repeatable schedule, usually as they turn over: kitchens, baths, flooring, paint, lighting and fixtures. Corridors and common areas are often included. Apex prices each unit type once and runs the program on occupied property, so owners know the cost and downtime of every unit before they commit.

Interior programs are where a portfolio either builds a repeatable process or rebids the same scope forty times. A unit turn is not a complicated job. Doing two hundred of them on schedule, to the same spec, while the property keeps leasing, is.

We run interiors as a program with published unit pricing. You get the same number for the same scope across the portfolio, a schedule tied to your turn calendar, and a crew that already knows the finish package rather than learning it building by building.

2-5 wks
Per unit, run in parallel

Per-door
Punch and sign-off on every unit

Repeatable
Unit pricing across the portfolio

Scope

What a apartment unit renovation scope includes

The line items we carry on a interiors & turns scope, and what each one actually covers.

Unit turn and renovation programs
Light, medium and full-scope turn packages with agreed unit pricing per package.

Corridor, lobby and stair packages
Flooring, lighting, paint and wall protection sequenced so residents always have a path.

Cabinetry, flooring and fixtures
Specification, procurement and installation, with substitutions cleared ahead of time rather than on site.

Repeatable unit pricing
One price book across the portfolio, so budgeting a turn schedule stops being a bidding exercise.

Common-area and leasing refreshes
The spaces a prospect walks through, updated on a timeline that protects touring.

ADA and accessibility upgrades
Unit and common-area accessibility work handled inside the same program.

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The Sequence

How apartment unit renovation runs on an occupied property

Four stages, one contract. Nothing here is a handoff to somebody else.

Walk a sample
A representative set of units walked and measured so the unit price is built from this property, not an average.

Set the standard
Finish schedule agreed and mocked up in one unit before the rest are touched.

Run in parallel
Crews stacked across units so the programme runs in parallel rather than one door at a time.

Release as they clear
Each unit punched, signed off and handed to leasing as it finishes, not all at the end.

On the ground

Where apartment unit renovation goes wrong, and how we prevent it

Turn velocity
The schedule is built backwards from your lease expirations, so completed units are ready when leasing needs them.

Noise and hours
Working hours agreed with the site team, because an interior program that generates complaints costs renewals.

Material lead times
Finishes procured ahead of the schedule, so a cabinet delay does not hold a unit off the market for six weeks.

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Pricing

What drives apartment unit renovation cost

Two contractors can price the same building a long way apart and both be honest about it. These are the variables that explain the gap — worth asking every bidder, not just us.

Unit count and mix
Turns get cheaper per door as the count rises, because mobilisation and staging amortise. The mix matters more than the total.

Finish level
Matching the existing property standard is one number. Repositioning to a new standard is a different one, and worth doing deliberately.

Occupancy and access
Vacant stacks run faster than scattered singles. Handing us a block of units is the cheapest thing an owner can do.

What is behind the drywall
Plumbing, electrical and subfloor condition in an older asset. Allowanced with a unit rate rather than discovered at invoice.

Unit and corridor renovation programs work by Apex Contracting Group

Self-performed where it matters, subcontracted where it does not

The trades that decide whether this scope holds up are ours. Everything else runs through trade partners we have used in that market before, on our contract and our warranty.

One project manager and one superintendent, named before award
Weekly reporting against a schedule with real float in it
One warranty at closeout, whoever swung the hammer

Projects

Recent apartment unit renovation projects

Three projects from the portfolio where this scope was the job, or a large part of it.

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FAQ

Apartment unit renovation: common questions

How much does an apartment unit renovation cost?
Apartment renovation cost depends on the scope per unit and the number of units in the program. Main drivers are finish level, whether cabinets, counters, flooring and fixtures are replaced or refinished, plumbing and electrical changes, material lead times, and how many units can be offline at once. Apex prices programs with repeatable unit pricing so each turn costs the same.

How long does an apartment unit renovation take?
Duration depends on the renovation package and on how many units you can take offline at once. Paint-and-flooring turns move quickly, while full kitchen and bath renovations take longer and depend on cabinet and counter lead times. Apex builds the schedule around your leasing targets so renovated units come back when leasing needs them.

Can you renovate units while the rest of the community stays occupied?
Yes. Apex renovates vacant units inside occupied communities as routine work, with dust control, protected corridors, defined work hours and daily cleanup. Resident notices go out before work affects shared spaces, and material deliveries and debris removal are scheduled to avoid peak move-in and leasing times.

Can you hold unit pricing for a full budget year?
Yes, on a program with committed volume. Apex publishes a unit price book and holds it for the agreed term, with a transparent escalation mechanism for materials rather than repricing each unit. Consistent pricing lets asset managers forecast renovation premiums and budgets across the whole property or portfolio.

Who buys the materials, the owner or the contractor?
Either works. Most owners hand Apex the specification and let Apex procure. Owners with national purchasing accounts can supply materials, and Apex schedules around those lead times and handles receiving, storage and installation. The choice is made before pricing so responsibilities are clear in the contract.

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