HardHatChat

JANUARY 9, 2013

As we welcome in the New Year, it’s customary for us to look back at what the previous year meant to Englewood Construction and the commercial construction industry as a whole. There are still some headwinds out there, but last year brought some interesting commercial construction trends and developments.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. That’s right; we are adding staff to our national commercial general contracting firm in what has been a very robust period of activity. That approach is bearing fruit now.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently someone asked me: “What is the best retail center to build today?”. Restaurant. Shopping Center. Hospitality.

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Retail Commercial Chicago Leases 216

HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2015

While it was a good year for commercial general construction, it was by no means a record setting year. These are the three most important commercial construction trends I will take from the commercial construction industry in 2014. Retailer reinvention is good for commercial general contractors. Self-reinvention.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. In fact, our commercial construction budget work was back to 2008 levels. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011.

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HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2019

I love the process of taking a building that has outlived its original usefulness, and giving it new life for a new purpose. . Because the client brought us onto this project during the early planning stages, we were able to collaborate to ensure this was feasible, and also value-engineer the design.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Writing our annual “Highs and Lows” commercial construction blog post was a bit more difficult this year because, on the whole, 2015 was pretty great for Englewood Construction and many others in the construction industry. Yet despite all its positives, 2015 wasn’t without its commercial construction challenges.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Rounding the corner into the final weeks of 2016, it’s time for our annual post predicting the commercial construction trends that will influence the industry in the coming year. Here’s how that overall trend will drive commercial construction opportunities across different sectors in the coming year: Eat. Bill Di Santo. Questions?

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 11, 2010

It’s time to revisit another prediction I made last year in my blog post Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010 — Outside the Big Box. As for grading myself on that commercial construction trend, I would like to borrow a page from President Obama and say “incomplete.”. Chicago Place shopping mall retrofit. Michigan Ave.,

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

If your retail construction contractor can build retail stores like this on Michigan Avenue…. For as long as I’ve been in the commercial construction business , which is 30 years, there have been two conflicting trains of thought about clients hiring a general contractor who also works for a competitor.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. It wasn’t as bad as 2009, but not as good as 2008. Low – Green building. High – Institutional Construction.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 5, 2017

When it comes to choosing a site for a commercial construction or CRE project, finding the perfect match between a brand or concept and an available space is one of the most important steps in the planning process. Of course, restaurants aren’t the only concepts with specific infrastructure needs. What will it take to build out the space?

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

Englewood’s business development team attended ICSC’s CenterBuild conference in December, where conversations revolved around retail activity and opportunities in 2020. Here are four commercial construction and commercial real estate trends we expect to shape our business and our industry: 1.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Luckily, there are all kinds of opportunities for us in the commercial construction industry to go back to “school” and beef up on the latest commercial construction trends and design build best practices to enhance our expertise and construction services. So let’s get this discussion going. Chuck Taylor.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

With the shuttering of stores like Circuit City and Linens N’ Things, big box retailers looking to gain market share certainly have their choice of vacant store locations in prime markets and shopping centers. The commercial space was in great condition and the infrastructure was there for us to reuse a number of existing elements.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. In one of our first posts, we talked about how the commercial construction industry hasn’t changed that much.

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Wolgast Corporation

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Expanding their existing space to make more room for additional manpower or machinery could be more affordable than building new or renovating another building. Please share with us any questions you may have about expanding your building. However, there are times when it’s just not possible to expand where they want or at all.

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cnstrctr

MAY 4, 2019

There are five major construction sectors which include Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Residential and Civil. Commercial Construction Sector. The commercial construction industry is all about the areas of office, retail and entertainment. Let us know below in the comments.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

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. A great example of this is a retail space Englewood refurbished at Chicago’s famed Palmer House Hilton.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2023

If we apply Occam’s Razor—the premise that the simplest solution or explanation is usually the best solution or explanation—it leads us to the conclusion that perhaps the best thing to do with all this vacant office space isn’t to convert it to another use but to keep it as is. This solution makes sense for a myriad of reasons.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

For the most part, a commercial construction firm’s job is pretty straightforward. But because we have such a broad range of expertise and the know-how to weigh in or provide services for so many aspects of the construction process, there are times our clients don’t even realize they could and should be calling us for assistance.

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Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 25, 2022

It is common for a landlord to amortize the renovation costs over the term of the lease, with the exception of a penalty and expenses if the lease is broken early. Wolgast takes on remodels of all sizes and can provide tips for time and money savings, please contact us when you’re ready to design and construct your upgrades.

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Leases Remodeling Negotiation Office 62

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 1, 2014

Green Building Council is about to announce that there are more than 3 Billion square feet of LEED certified commercial and institutional building. LEED for Retail: New Construction launched in 2010 has more than 550 registered buildings and more than 375 have been certified. Three Billion! In a sense of scale, the Earth is only 4.67

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2017

As we close in on the final days of 2017, it’s time once again for our annual commercial construction blog post reflecting back on the positives – and the negatives – that have impacted our business and the industry as a whole over the last 12 months. Low – The Incredible Shrinking Construction Timeline. Bill Di Santo. Tel: 847-233-9200 x710.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 4, 2016

Consider, for example, this posting describing 2015 Commercial Construction Highs and Lows. Low – Retail’s Continued Slump. The retail construction sector was one of our “lows” in our 2014 “Highs and Lows” blog post, and unfortunately it made the list again this year. Low – Subcontractor Pricing Returns to Pre-Recession Levels.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

We don’t like to get hung up on milestones too much at Englewood Construction, but I think we would be remiss if we did not take a little time to reflect on the firm’s 10-year anniversary and the current state of our national commercial construction company, as well as acknowledge all of the people and hard work that got us to where we are today.

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Commercial Construction Chicago Retail 256

The Korte Company

MARCH 11, 2022

Design-Build construction is the perfect match for ASC construction, renovation and expansion. It’s funny how the fates of modern healthcare and modern retail came together with the well-documented conversion of retail suites inside dead malls into ASCs or specialty clinics. That’s doing surgery smart. Utilizing existing space.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Organic Transit, manufacturer of the ELFpedal/electric vehicle, has outgrown the old retail furniture store where it began in 2011 in downtown Durham, NC. With the move, the company will use sustainable design in the building renovation and implement a higher volume manufacturing process.

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North Carolina San Jose Electrical South Carolina 65

Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Contact Us. Plumbing Commercial Plumbing. The products will be sold at the HabiJax ReStore, a 38,000 square foot home improvement retail outlet where new and refurbished home products are sold to the public. Connect With Us. Terms of Use. Search: Register Log In. Username or e-mail: *. Password: *. Remember me.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

SOM recently worked with UI Labs, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative, on the programming and concept design for an exciting new facility: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII). WHEELING: DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL BASE KEEPS GROWING. The lab opened in May 2015.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

When completed, the Arlington Downs mixed-use development will bring over 650 luxury residences, a new hotel, a water park and over 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to Arlington Heights. percent are in the manufacturing sector and nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors.

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Illinois Arlington Chicago Airports 51

CivilJungle

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The company has a presence in over 300 cities across 21 states serviced through a well-entrenched distribution network of 2,500 dealers and 10,000 retailers and 39 branches pan-India. The company’s ranges of products also include plywood , boards, shuttering , decorative veneers, flush doors and commercial plywood. Annual Turnover.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 19, 2014

A renovated warehouse space in Joplin’s industrial park has served as a temporary location for East Middle School students since the tornado. Commercial air service is available at Joplin Regional Airport and three other major airports within 90 minutes drive time. East Middle School was also among the destroyed schools.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 22, 2016

Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

With I-85 dissecting the county running north-south, US Route 58 dissecting the county running east-west and I-95 about five miles east of the county, transportation is accessible and efficient. Brunswick County invites you to “come and grow with us.”. (Source: Brunswick County, Virginia IDA). THE DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ADVANTAGE.

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