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3 Keys to Senior Housing Renovation Construction

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In addition, many national senior housing operators are in “acquisition” mode and are boosting their portfolio by snapping up value-add properties they can remodel and put under their brand umbrella. They are also in high demand, making them a smart investment for improvement and renovation budgets.

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Are Your Hotel General Contractors Checked In or Out?

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Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. This number is expected to increase in 2013, sparking Chicago hotel construction. What is the loading dock schedule? percent in 2013.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

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Instead, landlords are focused on renovating shopping malls and remodeling office buildings to attract new tenants and entice existing tenants to renew their lease. Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget.

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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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A continuing construction labor shortage will result in higher pricing and scheduling challenges in 2016. We are presently working with several real estate developers to create this type of environment in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as New York and Los Angeles. Labor Shortage Spells Higher Pricing, Scheduling Challenges.

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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

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It doesn’t matter what kind of new shopping center construction you desire–whether it is a Power Center, a Lifestyle Center, or a strip mall in a high-traffic infill location–nothing will be built unless the numbers make sense for the commercial construction budget. Construction budgets can make or break a deal. Commercial Remodeling.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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I know this is a tough one to follow as we all need to keep commercial construction budgets in check, but we saw too many companies go with pick-up truck contractors in 2010 only to be burned later. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit.