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American Girl’s New York City Flagship Store: An Englewood Construction Retail Showcase

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In fact, our most recent project with American Girl was in New York City, not too far from the lights of Broadway – a new 38,000-square-foot American Girl Place flagship store at 75 Rockefeller Plaza.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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These types of commercial construction projects are very important to the growth of their brands and offer many opportunities for our national contracting team to apply our experience and know-how to ensure a successful completion. By doing this, we are able to deliver to meet their expectations right from the start.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. To be clear, we manage plenty of competitively bid projects that we keep well-within the client’s budget expectations. Getting Too Specific on Specifications.

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How to Avoid 3 Common Commercial Construction Scheduling Delays

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Compared with a few short years ago, commercial construction moves at an incredibly fast pace today. Here are a few culprits to watch for in the early stages of any commercial construction project: 1. It’s also important to remember that permitting processes vary from city to city. Delays on Shop Drawings.

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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. But to successfully manage a construction project remotely, they need to have the right people in place in the market.

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NYC releases first year-to-year energy performance data on commercial properties

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A new study released by the Mayor’s office shows that New York City is making great strides in identifying energy wasted from its largest source of climate change pollution: its buildings.

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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When I think back on the most interesting construction projects and challenges I’ve handled in my career as a national commercial contractor, without a doubt some of the most memorable have been in landmark-status buildings.