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How to Create a Successful Restaurant Construction Schedule

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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. Simple, right? Chuck Taylor.

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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. Prior to the usual municipality review and approval of construction plans, the project must already have sign-off from the appropriate landmark authority.

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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. So if your general contractor doesn’t tell you the same thing, then you’re not working with one of the best Chicago contractors. Is this a new retail construction trend ?

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A Force Majeure Decision during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In a motion in a Bankruptcy case the landlord demanded payment of post petition rent from the Hitz Restaurant Group or that the Chicago restaurant vacate the premises immediately. of the parties’ lease and the exhibit labelled “Minimum Base Rent Schedule,” rent was due on the first of each month.

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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

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a Chicago suburb. The competition has never been in the Chicago area and it hasn’t been in the central time zone since 1971. When you think about it, aligning a mid-sized general contractor based in the Chicago area with an international golf tournament really isn’t that much of a stretch. Like I said, it’s a big deal.

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New Retail Construction Goes for the Gold in Shopping Center Development

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Shopping center landlords have probably never been more willing to work with national retailers and restaurant operators on rent concessions and design build schedules of stores. Easier permitting process: The decrease in new commercial construction projects in 2010 means commercial construction permits can be issued faster than before.

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Commercial construction projects: Three tips to not leaving money on the table

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We were even able to offer construction maintenance services they weren’t receiving from other companies, such as an online management tool that allows clients immediate access to their request and service schedule, plus a 24-hour service hotline. Plus, it generated more work for us in our area of expertise.