Your Partner for Complex High-End Retail Buildouts—from Permit Through Turnover

Retail projects move fast, your engineering partner should too!

With 25+ years of experience, we deliver permit-ready Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Alarm, Fire Sprinkler (MEPFS) solutions that reduce delays, prevent coordination breakdowns, and keep projects moving. Whether you need a full package or a partial scope, you work directly with the partners themselves through plan check, construction, and turnover.

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Based in Los Angeles and Newport Beach • Licensed in 20+ states

Are coordination gaps costing your project time, money, and control?

We help avoid and resolve:

Slow plan-check or construction support delaying decisions
Clashes between disciplines causing RFIs, redesign, and rework
Multiple handoffs across firms creating confusion and weak accountability

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The NEECO & Arakelian Mission

William and Miro made it their commitment to deliver the level of coordination retail projects require: direct access to decision-makers through hands-on partner involvement, fast field response, clear accountability, and support through construction and turnover.

For owners, architects, interior designers, and contractors, this translates into tightly coordinated projects, fast decisions in the field, and engineering support that keeps construction and retail opening schedules on track.

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William Blake, EE, PE.

Co-Founder

Principal Electrical Engineer

Electrical, Fire alarm

Over 25+ years Electrical Consulting Engineering experience design, lead and management in a wide variety of project types involving design of new construction, improvement and modernization of all types of buildings, and facilities, including: high end retails, costume residential, high rise, K-12 schools, mixed-use development, restaurants, office buildings, parking structure.

Miro Arakelian, ME, PE.

Co-Founder

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire sprinkler

Mechanical consulting engineer with over 10 years of experience delivering high-performance building systems and leading multidisciplinary MEPFS project teams. Specializing in both new construction and complex renovations. Extensive experience includes high-end residential/retail, commercial tenant improvements, technology facilities, Restaurants, and multifamily high-rise residential buildings with strong coordination, project efficiency, and high-quality outcomes.

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Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Design

Fire Alarm Design

Site Utility System Design and Coordination

Water Treatment Design

Electrical Power Distribution Systems Design

Title 24 California Energy Code Compliance

Construction Administration and Comissioning

Radiant Heating Design

Emergency and Standby Power Distribution Systems

Lighting Control System Design for Interior Spaces Such as Stores, Offices, and Restaurants

Interior and Exterior Lighting Design, Including Fixture Selection and Layout

Geothermal System Design

Plumbing Systems Design

Lighting Control System Design for Exterior Spaces Such as Building Facades and Parking Lots

Field Surveys and Studies, Including Energy, Power, and Value Assessments

Fire Sprinkler Design

Site Analysis and Coordination

Irrigation Design

Multi-Discipline Permit Sets

One-stop solution for Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical permit drawing sets, including Title 24 and CALGreen reports

Construction Administration

Quick turnaround support for RFIs, substitution requests, submittal reviews, and field visit/verification to help avoid rework, delays, and unnecessary expenses.

Design Delivery Methods

Design approach aligned with project goals, budget, and timeline, supporting Design Assist, Design Build, and Design Bid Build.

Project Highlights

22,000 SF

Gucci | Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

Lighting revision for the main store and expansion, including updates impacting power, lighting, and HVAC. Scope included Title 24 lighting re-compliance, revised emergency lighting photometric studies, lighting and power re-circuiting, HVAC revisions due to reflected ceiling plan changes, and resubmittal for plan check review and approval.

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15,000 SF

Louis Vuitton | Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada

Interior renovation combining existing retail and executive office space into a single high-end store with front-of-house sales areas and back-of-house support. Scope included coordinated HVAC, electrical, and plumbing design, base-building HVAC integration, energy-code documentation, and permitting support, with construction-phase responses for submittals and RFIs.

2,100 SF

Balmain | The Galleria, Houston

The store reflects the brand’s signature Parisian luxury aesthetic, showcasing high-fashion apparel and accessories. The scope of work included the renovation of an existing retail tenant space at The Galleria in Houston. The 2,100-square-foot project included new design for HVAC, electrical, lighting, and plumbing, as well as fire sprinkler and fire protection.

12,000 SF

Louis Vuitton | Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, AZ

Renovation of an existing retail space into high-end back-of-house and remote stock areas, including new support spaces. Scope included coordinated MEP modifications, HVAC upgrades (including supplemental server-room cooling as required), power/lighting, plumbing, and permit-ready documentation with construction-phase support for RFIs and submittals.

1,668 SF

Balmain | The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

The boutique reflects Balmain’s signature Parisian luxury aesthetic, showcasing high-fashion apparel and accessories. The scope of work included the renovation of an existing retail tenant space at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The project included new design for HVAC, electrical, lighting, and plumbing, as well as fire sprinkler and fire protection.

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8,600 SF

Louis Vuitton | The Galleria, Houston, TX

Louis Vuitton Women’s at The Galleria (Houston) is a two-level boutique renovation and back-of-house expansion spanning the 1st and 2nd floors, including integration of adjacent tenant space. We provided full MEP engineering—mechanical, electrical, and plumbing—grounded in existing-conditions survey, coordinated utilities, and permit-ready documentation through construction administration.