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Snapshots from the Construction Site

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Red Lobster, Detroit, MI. Englewood Construction is proud to have helped out client get this Red Lobster up and running in Detroit, Michigan. Golf-X, Chicago, IL. Construction is rarely pretty but wait until you see the finished X-Golf Chicago project. Floor & Decor, Chicago, IL. Red Lobster, Detroit, MI.

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Must See: Detroit's Beaux-Arts parking garage

BD+C

The storied Michigan Building in downtown Detroit, built in the grandiose Renaissance Revival style of the Roaring Twenties, has now been used for a while as a facility the original architects perhaps never intended it to be used as: a parking garage.

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Army Corps Strategy Evolves Into Using Convention Center Spaces for COVID-19 Care

ENR Construction

As the Army Corps of Engineers planned and built alternate care facilities in Chicago's McCormick Place and Detroit's TCF Center, its public health strategy shifted to using convention centers for COVID-19 patients without severe symptoms rather than just for non-COVID-19 patients to take the strain off hospitals.

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The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Buyers and Renters

Pro Builder

On the contrary, price-to-rent ratios are low in midwestern cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Chicago and Indianapolis. No city has more affordable homes than Detroit, where the average sales price was just $75,667 from March 2021 through February 2022. times more than a year’s worth of rent.

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Homeownership Is Becoming the More Affordable Option in Most Housing Markets

Pro Builder

Lost Angeles, Chicago, and Phoenix, renting is still more affordable than buying, particularly as renters benefit from rising wages that outpace rent growth. Buying is more affordable than renting in the following areas with a population of 1 million or more: Houston, San Antonio, Detroit, Philadelphia and Tampa.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. Over a three-year period, we have built out several new restaurant locations in the Midwest, including Chicagoland and Detroit.

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Renters are the majority in 42 U.S. cities

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22 cities total made the shift, including key markets like Chicago, San Diego, Detroit, Austin, and Sacramento. During the 10 years between 2006 and 2016, almost a quarter of the 100 largest cities in the United States shifted from owner- to renter-majority.