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Commercial Construction Real Estate Trends from ICSC 2014

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If you are a player in the retail world, odds are you spent a few days in Las Vegas last month at ICSC’s “ Global Retail Real Estate Convention ” (RECON). I felt like this was the largest RECON I’ve attended since 2008, the last year of the retail construction boom. It’s always an exciting event for the retail real estate industry.

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ICSC (RECon) Executive Summary: Four Commercial Construction Trends

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The tone of the attendees at ICSC’s “Global Retail Real Estate Convention” (RECon) in Las Vegas last month was as positive and energizing as it was in the commercial construction boom years before 2008. Retail and restaurant sales are steadily increasing and commercial construction space is slowly being absorbed.

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4 Commercial Construction Trends for Restaurant and Food Service Projects

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It’s already been a busy year for Englewood’s Restaurant Construction division, with a wide variety of projects ranging from ground-up new construction and interior renovations to commercial kitchen work. For example, a BJ’s Brewhouse we recently completed in Livonia, Mich., Taking The Kitchen Out Of The Restaurant.

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Viva Las Vegas: CRE and Retail Construction Insights and Trends from ICSC RECon

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Earlier this month, the Englewood team headed to Las Vegas for RECon , the global retail real estate convention hosted annually by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Here are some of our key takeaways, trends and insights from this year’s RECon: Positive Buzz for the Year Ahead. The Online Effect.

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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019

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With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. Even as the labor situation improves, it’s being outpaced by a high commercial construction activity level across the country.

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Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction

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A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a byline article from Englewood Construction. Earlier this summer, Englewood Construction’s home state of Illinois passed a bill making it the 11 th state in the U.S. to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Timing Is Everything.

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How Commercial General Contractors Can Help Improve Shopping Center Space for Lease

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In our shopping center construction experience at Englewood Construction, we have found that anchor tenants and smaller tenants in the center of the shopping center typically thrive, yet some pockets do not generate the traffic or the buzz necessary to create a successful retail development. Move the escalators. Chuck Taylor.

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