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What a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics Means for Chicago’s Retail and Restaurant Construction Industry

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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 ? Retail and restaurant construction would most likely start in 2015.

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The Keys to Making Big Box Retail Construction Projects Successfully Fit Smaller, Urban Footprints like CityTarget on State Street

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Englewood Construction has worked on a number of Chicago retail construction projects in high-traffic urban areas, such as American Girl Place on Michigan Avenue. Is this a new retail construction trend ? The number of building permits we needed for 520 N. Probably so. Michigan Ave.,

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New Retail Construction Goes for the Gold in Shopping Center Development

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The same can be said for all those savvy national retailers who are currently taking advantage of the availability of prime space at regional shopping centers and decreased construction costs in order to enter high-profile markets. Retail Power Center. will say those retailers and shopping center developers are crazy like a fox.

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2010 Commercial Construction Trends Update: Work for Niche Retail Stores

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With four months under our belt, I think the time is right to revisit one of the trends I mentioned called “Back on Track” and its relevance to the retail construction industry. As for new retail construction, it seems the big winners are niche retail brands that dominate a market category, such as American Girl and lululemon.

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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Plan for Extra Permitting Hoops. Not surprisingly, construction in a landmark-status property takes the permitting process to an entirely new level. A great example of this is a retail space Englewood refurbished at Chicago’s famed Palmer House Hilton.

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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

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That’s why, sometimes we have to take a step back and recognize our clients for the opportunities they provide us with new retail, restaurant, education and hotel construction projects. a Chicago suburb. The competition has never been in the Chicago area and it hasn’t been in the central time zone since 1971.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

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The reinvention of these pinch points for a more meaningful indoor/outdoor connection is driving the creation of intriguing prototypes that provide open-air amenity spaces, weather permitting, as welcoming zones for users that are great for buildings with little or no rooftop space nor access to green space.

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