# Apartment Renovation Contractor Fort Worth | UTS
**URL:** https://utsbuildpros.com/locations/fort-worth/multifamily-renovations
**Summary:** Multifamily renovation, unit turns and value-add in Fort Worth, TX. Per-unit costs, Tarrant County permitting, occupied-property phasing. Free scope and bu
**Overview:** UTS BuildPros is a veteran-owned general contractor that performs multifamily renovation, apartment unit turns and value-add repositioning in Fort Worth, Texas (Tarrant County). Typical per-unit costs in Fort Worth: standard make-ready turn $1,500-$4,000, light value-add $5,000-$12,000, full classic-to-premium interior $12,000-$25,000. Most Fort Worth projects fall in the light value-add band. Permits are issued by The City of Fort Worth issues permits through its Development Services department on an online portal, with electrical, plumbing and mechanical handled as separate trade permits. Work is phased on occupied properties so residents are not displaced. The firm has renovated 200+ communities and 12,000+ units since 2018, is BBB A+ accredited, and is reached at (940) 231-2640.
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Tarrant County · Dallas–Fort Worth · Unit turns, value-add & amenities

# Multifamily Renovation Contractor in Fort Worth

Fort Worth has been among the fastest-growing large cities in the country for a decade, and the older east and southeast stock has absorbed much of that demand without ever being updated. That gap — strong occupancy on dated product — is what makes Fort Worth value-add work pencil. Unit footprints here tend to run smaller than comparable Dallas product, which changes the scope conversation more than most owners expect.

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## What Apartment Renovation Costs in Fort Worth

Per-unit ranges at 2026 pricing. Most Fort Worth projects land in the light value-add band. Where a specific project falls depends on unit size, the condition of plumbing and electrical behind the walls, and how much of the scope requires a permit.

 Scope Per unit What it includes

 Standard unit turn $ 1,500 –$ 4,000 Paint, flooring, appliance swap-out, hardware, punch and make-ready cleaning.

 Light value-add most common here $ 5,000 –$ 12,000 Resurfaced or replaced counters, cabinet fronts, lighting and plumbing fixtures, flooring throughout.

 Full classic-to-premium $ 12,000 –$ 25,000 New cabinets and counters, full appliance package, flooring, lighting, fixtures, and often a reconfigured kitchen or bath.

Ranges reflect completed work across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A walked scope on your specific property replaces these ranges with a fixed number.

## What Makes Fort Worth Different

Renovation scope is not portable between markets. Building stock, permitting and weather all change what the right scope is, and these are the factors that drive it in Fort Worth .

### The building stock

A mix of 1960s–80s garden walk-ups through the central and eastern submarkets and newer three-story wrap product along the Alliance corridor. The older inventory tends toward smaller unit footprints than comparable Dallas product, so galley kitchen reconfiguration comes up far more often here than it does east of the county line.

### Why owners renovate here

Rent growth has been strong while the median age of the eastern stock keeps climbing, so owners renovate to close the gap with newer north-side product rather than to chase a premium. Fort Worth also carries a meaningful share of workforce housing where a light-touch package outperforms a full gut on return.

### Permitting in Fort Worth

The City of Fort Worth issues permits through its Development Services department on an online portal, with electrical, plumbing and mechanical handled as separate trade permits. Inspection scheduling is generally quicker than Dallas for repetitive multifamily scope. Filing the whole renovation program at once rather than per unit is the single biggest schedule lever in this market.

### Weather and code drivers

Tarrant County sits in the same hail corridor as Dallas, with added exposure to straight-line wind events on the west side. Roof and window scope is priced with impact rating in mind, and the 2021 freeze left the same pipe-burst legacy across the older walk-up stock.

## Fort Worth Submarkets We Work In

We work throughout Fort Worth and Tarrant County . These are the submarkets where most of the renovation-grade multifamily stock sits.
- Near Southside
- Eastchase
- Stop Six
- Como
- Ridglea
- Alliance corridor
- TCU / Westcliff

Fort Worth runs out of the same Richardson office and the same crews that serve Dallas, as a daily drive rather than a travel job.

## What We Are Called In To Do

The scopes Fort Worth owners and asset managers bring us most often.
- Light value-add packages on workforce housing
- Galley kitchen reconfiguration in smaller 1970s footprints
- Occupied-property unit turns on rolling schedules
- Exterior envelope, siding and breezeway repair
- Leasing office and clubhouse refresh

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200+

Communities renovated

Across TX, OK & AR

12,000+

Units completed

And counting since 2018

98.4%

On-time delivery

Across multifamily projects

Zero

Resident displacement

Phased rotation, every job

## Fort Worth Multifamily Renovation Questions

 What does apartment renovation cost per unit in Fort Worth?

Standard make-ready turns run about $1,500–$4,000 per unit. Light value-add packages, the most common scope in Fort Worth, typically land between $5,000 and $12,000. A full classic-to-premium interior runs $12,000–$25,000. Fort Worth skews toward the light band more than Dallas does, because a large share of the stock is workforce housing where a lighter package returns better than a full gut.

 How do Fort Worth permits affect the renovation schedule?

Fort Worth Development Services handles building permits and issues electrical, plumbing and mechanical as separate trade permits through an online portal. Inspection turnaround on repetitive multifamily scope is generally quicker than Dallas. The biggest schedule lever is filing the entire renovation program at once rather than unit by unit, which we do as a matter of course.

 Why do Fort Worth kitchens need reconfiguring more often?

Unit footprints in the older central and eastern Fort Worth stock tend to be smaller than comparable Dallas product, and many were built with narrow galley kitchens that read as dated regardless of finish level. Opening a galley or relocating a run of cabinets frequently does more for achievable rent than an equivalent spend on finishes alone. That work moves plumbing and electrical, so it pulls trade permits.

 Do you work on occupied Fort Worth properties?

Yes. We renovate on a phased rotation so residents are never displaced. Work moves through a block of vacant units at a time as leases roll, with a defined work zone, separate access and dust containment. The leasing office keeps a finished unit available to show throughout.

 Are you local to Fort Worth?

We are based at 740 E Campbell Rd in Richardson and serve all of Dallas–Fort Worth from that office with the same crews and project managers. Fort Worth is a routine daily drive, so no per diem or mobilisation premium applies to Tarrant County work.

## Multifamily Renovation in Other Cities

We also renovate throughout Dallas–Fort Worth .

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## Pricing a Fort Worth Renovation?

Send the unit count, the vintage and what you are trying to achieve on rent. A project manager walks the property and returns a scope and budget within one business day — not a form letter.

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UTS BuildPros — veteran-owned general contractor, 740 E Campbell Rd Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081. Phone (940) 231-2640. Serving Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas since 2007.