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MARCH 28, 2011
Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to reflect on the Chicago retail construction trends and news we’ve seen so far in 2011. From the new commercial construction projects we know are in the pipeline, to what I heard at the recent Bisnow Chicago Retail Summit , I am cautiously optimistic. Chicago Suburban Shopping Centers.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? I do not anticipate new restaurateurs signing long-term leases for a two-week event.
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OCTOBER 10, 2013
In the Chicago area alone, there are probably close to a dozen local and regional shopping malls in the middle of a shopping center renovation project, or, slated to begin one in the very near future. However, this is not just a Chicago trend. Of course, all of this commercial construction activity has been a boon to the industry.
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JUNE 21, 2012
At Englewood, we have data points that go back for decades on commercial construction costs and leasing rates for areas across the country. Each municipality brings its own costs, and different market cycles bring different lease rates. Should You Hire A Commercial General Contractor Who Works For a Competing Brand? Categories.
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MARCH 9, 2010
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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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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MAY 18, 2011
First, let’s have a refresher on the most common types of available retail space in Chicago shopping centers — actually, the terms below work for all new commercial construction projects. This space has virtually been untouched by a landlord’s commercial construction general contractor. Cold dark shell.
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