When you are buying, leasing, renovating, or litigating a commercial building, a checklist inspection is not enough.

Jack Reilly Associates, Inc. provides experienced, independent commercial building inspections, property condition assessments, and forensic building analysis for clients who need clear-eyed judgment—not boilerplate reports.

Pre-purchase and pre-lease inspections of office, retail, mixed-use, industrial, and multi-building properties.

Independent evaluation of renovation proposals, repair scopes, and building system concerns before major capital decisions.

Construction defect evaluation, insurance property damage assessment, and expert witness building inspection services.

Our firm is often recommended when the building is complex, the risks are significant, or prior evaluations have fallen short.

We do not produce checkbox reports.
Jack Reilly Associates is a small firm composed exclusively of senior inspectors. Each of our three principal inspectors brings more than 40 years of hands-on experience in construction, rehabilitation, and forensic building analysis.
That experience allows us to:

• Identify hidden or emerging building failures
• Distinguish cosmetic concerns from structural or systemic risk
• Evaluate design and construction oversights
• Explain findings clearly and precisely, without alarmism

Our clients rely on us not only to identify problems, but to explain what matters, why it matters, and what it will realistically take to correct it.

Comprehensive inspections for buyers, tenants, and property owners evaluating commercial real estate transactions.

Objective evaluation of building systems, structural components, and long-term capital risk.

Identification and evaluation of construction deficiencies, material failures, improper installations, and design oversights.

Technical review of renovation proposals, scope of work, and cost exposure before significant investment.

Independent building failure analysis, construction defect investigation, and expert testimony in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia.

In commercial properties, seemingly minor conditions can carry significant financial and liability consequences.
Recent examples from our work include:

• Undetected lead hazards in occupied warehouses, where routine activity was generating airborne contamination for workers.
• Improper asbestos abatement, with residual contamination remaining throughout a commercial building.
• Over $100,000 in deficiencies identified in a well-constructed, eleven-year-old, seven-story mixed-use property—primarily due to design and supervision oversights rather than age.

These are not theoretical risks. They affect worker safety, regulatory exposure, transaction negotiations, and long-term capital planning.

Our approach is scaled to the property and the risk involved.

For smaller commercial buildings—such as two-story office buildings, retail spaces, or strip centers—inspections are typically conducted by a single senior inspector.

For larger or more complex properties, including condominium associations and multi-building complexes, we begin with a preliminary walk-through to determine scope, risk areas, and the appropriate inspection team.

Our reports are written to be clear, defensible, and useful for decision-making.

We do not perform pre-purchase home inspections.
We do not provide repair services.
We have no financial relationships with contractors or remediation firms.

Our role is strictly evaluative.

Many firms offering commercial inspections primarily operate as residential home inspection companies applying minimum state standards. We do not.

Our inspections are grounded in building science, construction history, and forensic evaluation—not residential checklists.

Jack Reilly Associates provides commercial building inspections, forensic building analysis, and renovation consulting throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, and the greater Mid-Atlantic region.

If you are facing an important property decision and require experienced, independent building evaluation, we welcome a conversation.

Contact Jack Reilly Associates to speak directly with a senior inspector.