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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

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What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? With the way the commercial real estate market has been the last several years, people are looking to commercial construction experts for the best construction tips on how to proceed with a successful new retail development. Restaurant. Shopping Center. Hospitality. Office/Industrial.

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Five Retail Construction Tips from Zara’s New Magnificent Mile Store

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in Chicago. For those familiar with Chicago, you may also know this store offers a prime corner location on the city’s famed Magnificent Mile. But what I want to do is tell you what you may not know about the retail space construction of this Zara store and how to apply this information to your next retail construction project.

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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For example, in Englewood’s home market of Chicago, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks must do a comprehensive review of drawings to make sure they meet its qualifications, rules and regulations, before the project goes before the Chicago Department of Buildings for permitting.

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Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

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While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

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Is Your Commercial General Contractor More Relevant Than You?

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Staying ahead of the curve, Englewood Construction recently launched a new website and secured a new domain name: www.ECI.build. Every blog I’ve written for the award-winning HardHatChat popped up, interviews with media about the state of Chicago construction jobs – it was all there.

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Developing Personal Relationships with Clients Should Be Par for the Course

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The idea behind sponsoring the Ryder Cup was to show our enormous gratitude to the clients that partnered with a national commercial construction firm like Englewood Construction on their new retail construction projects, new restaurant remodels, shopping center landlord site prep, etc. This leads me to an important round of “thank you’s”.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

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For Starters, Tackle the Arrival The lobby has long served as a security gateway, often designed to impress, even intimidate. 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill. Yet access-control systems are increasingly digital, supporting easier end-user interaction via smartphones that allow smooth, seamless building access.

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