HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

As we close in on the finish line for 2015, we’re happy to report it’s been a terrific year at Englewood Construction and for many others in the commercial construction industry. 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.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Earlier this month, the Englewood Construction team was honored to be recognized as one of the Best Restaurant Contractors in Chicago by Chicago Architects. Because there are complex details with restaurant projects that are very different from most commercial construction job sites. Restaurant Infrastructure Intricacies.

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HardHatChat

JULY 25, 2016

One of our current commercial projects at Englewood Construction is a new Farm & Fleet store we’re building in Romeoville, Ill. But from a construction standpoint, there are some key areas where choosing an experienced commercial construction firm can make all the difference in helping a “first” project go as smoothly as possible.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With December here, it’s time for our annual post reviewing some of the positives – as well as a few of the challenges – that shaped the commercial construction business in the past year. Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National.

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Contractor Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2013

CHICAGO – Throughout the years, copper theft has always been a problem. Commercial jobsites, houses, and even parks seem to be the typical places crooks steal copper from these days. Commercial Plumbing Plumbing Contractor Residential Plumbing'

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HardHatChat

APRIL 14, 2015

Last year, Englewood Construction completed the Chicago Sports Museum, an 8,000-square-foot interactive museum at the new Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch in Chicago’s Water Tower Place. Last year Englewood completed the 22,928-square-foot Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch at Water Tower Place on Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. There are still far too many distressed commercial properties on the market. Low – Green building.

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HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

as mall owners and retail tenants figure out who will be responsible for commercial construction services in a “build to suit” shopping center construction space. This space has virtually been untouched by a landlord’s commercial construction general contractor. Vanilla box.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It’s taken some time, but shopping mall commercial construction activity is back in a big way, as owners and operators have initiated only what can be described as a renovation renaissance. Almost everywhere we look, it seems an older, out-dated shopping mall is undergoing a substantial commercial construction renovation.

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HardHatChat

MAY 15, 2013

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. Hospitality construction has been a bright spot for commercial construction general contractors in 2013 across all spectrums of the market.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The grocery market has been extremely hot in the Chicago area. In the depths of a historically cold Midwestern winter, one market has remained particularly hot for Chicago commercial general contractors—grocery store construction. Englewood recently completed a Trader Joe’s in Libertyville, Ill.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

For those who don’t know, Englewood Construction is a national commercial construction firm , so our business has been built on servicing our clients where they need us. Wouldn’t it be easier to hire a local commercial contractor? a flagship store in a vertical mall like Water Tower Place in Chicago….

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

For as long as I’ve been in the commercial construction business , which is 30 years, there have been two conflicting trains of thought about clients hiring a general contractor who also works for a competitor. And if you want to build a successful retail store or restaurant, you want the best commercial construction firm on your team.

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HardHatChat

JULY 23, 2012

With the 2012 Summer Olympics right around the corner, it got me thinking that with London six hours ahead of Chicago, much of what we’ll be watching will be old news taped from earlier in the day. Again, the best commercial contractors know how to anticipate for these challenges and work them into the construction schedule.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. In one of our first posts, we talked about how the commercial construction industry hasn’t changed that much.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

It has become a bit of a tradition that we start off the year for Hard Hat Chat with a look at the commercial real estate trends we think will impact our work in the months ahead. Here are four commercial construction and commercial real estate trends we expect to shape our business and our industry: 1. Tel: 847-233-9200 x712.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

city to enact legislation that mandates building energy benchmarking and disclosure for owners of large commercial and residential buildings. Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Transit Facilities Warehouses Transportation & Parking Facilities' The Windy City is the latest U.S.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 20, 2017

Typically featuring Americana fare, along with a mix of in-house and local beers or spirits, these restaurants deliver an entertainment experience that resonates with today’s consumers and can infuse new life into an existing mall.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 2, 2014

River City is a mixed-use, 16-story high rise with 448 condos, located within Chicago’s South Loop along the Chicago River. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction' Body Image: read more.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

When I think back on the most interesting construction projects and challenges I’ve handled in my career as a national commercial contractor, without a doubt some of the most memorable have been in landmark-status buildings. A great example of this is a retail space Englewood refurbished at Chicago’s famed Palmer House Hilton.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

city to enact legislation that mandates building energy benchmarking and disclosure for owners of large commercial and residential buildings. Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Transit Facilities Warehouses Transportation & Parking Facilities' The Windy City is the latest U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2014

President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? Simply put, the paperless construction project management system we implemented houses all documentation for each of our jobs in one electronic folder hosted on our web site. How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 26, 2010

What’s the difference between building the back of the house of a TGI Fridays and a McCormick and Schmick’s? the back of the house is the exact same. General commercial construction contractors have to put in the same plumbing, three-compartment sink, dishwasher and cook line regardless of the restaurant’s name or construction costs.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 19, 2012

While the construction best practices we shared might be common knowledge with our experienced Chicago restaurant construction clients, I realize novice restaurant owners or entrepreneurs opening fast-casual franchise restaurants may not know how to create a successful restaurant construction schedule.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 21, 2023

Adaptive Reuse in commercial construction is nothing new. For years, smart Real Estate Developers and property owners have been repurposing everything from old warehouses and industrial properties to shopping malls, hospitals, and historical buildings into creative mixed-use residential and commercial spaces. Stay tuned for more.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2010

For those familiar with Chicago retail construction , think back a couple of years to when the dated Orland Park Place interior mall underwent construction and turned itself inside out to became one of the area’s most successful outdoor shopping centers. Electric rooms – typically these are back of house, so they can easily be converted.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The company, which is booking into 2023, works with residential and commercial clients on projects including renovation, new construction and improving building performance in existing structures. McArleton grew up in suburban Chicago and Ann Arbor, Mich. “We ask, ‘How is this building working?' .

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Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2023

Color: The Biggest Bang for the Builder’s Buck esorum Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:40 With interior design, color delivers the biggest bang for the buck, according to Mary Cook, founder and president of Mary Cook Associates (MCA), a Chicago-based interior design firm specializing in commercial and residential projects.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s an entrepreneurial spirit, one that is not only palpable, but pervades everything the 67-year-old company does to deliver homes in the highly competitive Northern Virginia market—an estimated 469 closings and roughly $417 million in sales this year, likely making it a Top 75 home builder by revenue in Pro Builder ’s Housing Giants rankings.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 25, 2016

A Massachusetts food processor is opening a factory in northwest suburban Wheeling, bringing more than 125 new jobs to the state, according to a report in Crain’s Chicago Business. It has four others: in Elk Grove Village; Washington Court House, Ohio; Beaver Dam, Wis., PIZZA MAKER PLANS WHEELING PLANT. and Grundy Center, Iowa.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Commercial construction is making a slow-and-steady comeback in most markets nationwide, but if you are looking for a good old-fashioned commercial construction boom, there is really only one place to look in the country right now—North Dakota. The commercial construction owners we worked with to deliver the Williston Brewing Co.

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CivilJungle

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. $ Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. Also, read: 10 Best Steel Brand for House Construction in India. PCL construction works on various institutional, residential, educational and commercial construction projects. Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. MC Dermott International.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2022

While some commercial subcontracts do extend the subcontractor’s express warranties to the owner, such provisions are rarely found in residential construction, where there is often no express warranty in the subcontract at all. The Richards Group of Chicago , 116 Ill. 3d 852, 856, 452 N.E.2d

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 In addition to driving the housing market, first-time homebuyers also invest in furnishings, appliances and home goods. Quinn launched the Welcome Home Illinois program in April.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 10, 2014

In Prince George County, VA, CCAM’s facility houses computational and large-scale production labs, as well as open production space for heavy equipment and surface coating processes. The DMDI is headquartered in Chicago and led by the University of Illinois Labs. Posted by Heidi Schwartz. Photo: CCAM.).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.

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