HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2018

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). Big Discussion Around Repositioning Vacant Retail Space. The Online Effect.

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BD+C

AUGUST 27, 2021

A “Jewel Box” retail building is under construction at Miami Worldcenter, representing one of the last remaining retail components in the $4 billion, mixed-use project. The Jewel Box is located at the confluence of 7th Street Promenade and World Paseo open-air retail pedestrian streets.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 21, 2022

Commercial Construction is beginning to take off. One sector of Englewood Construction’s disciplines hit the hardest during the pandemic was the restaurant and food service industry. Englewood Construction is proud to have helped out client get this Red Lobster up and running in Detroit, Michigan. Red Lobster, Detroit, MI.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 28, 2017

Earlier this year, we were very excited to begin work on our latest project with long-time Englewood Construction client American Girl – a new, where the American Girl Place flagship store in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza where the brand will move this fall from its current New York address on Fifth Avenue. Working in Unique Locations.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 20, 2017

Brewery-based restaurant concepts, such as this BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse Englewood Construction recently completed in Fort Wayne, Ind., Coming out of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon convention in Las Vegas last month, there’s been a lot of conversation in the media around the future of retail development.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Englewood Construction recently began renovation work on the Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson, Texas. It’s taken some time, but shopping mall commercial construction activity is back in a big way, as owners and operators have initiated only what can be described as a renovation renaissance. and the Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson, Texas.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 30, 2019

After nearly 10 years of publishing Hard Hat Chat (more to come on our blog’s 10 th anniversary later this year), we know there’s never a shortage of fresh topics and trends to discuss in the commercial construction industry. Here they are: the commercial construction headlines that just won’t die – and why: Labor Shortage Lingers On.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over the last few years, Englewood Construction has been involved in several flagship store and brand expansion projects with our national retail, fitness, and restaurant clients. Flagship stores typically include a high-profile construction site – often a busy urban area with its own construction planning challenges.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

In the depths of a historically cold Midwestern winter, one market has remained particularly hot for Chicago commercial general contractors—grocery store construction. The Chicago grocery construction market has long been dominated by two titans of the industry-Jewel-Osco and Dominick’s. Parking is a premium. Shoppers, get your carts.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 13, 2013

In commercial general construction, trends come and go…and, sometimes, come right back again. If we take a look around, there has not been too much new shopping center construction initiated in the last few years. In fact, Englewood did the build-out for this Ports 1961, the first location for the retailer in Chicago.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 2, 2013

Home improvement retailers are a distinguished marketing channel for a variety of types of construction and remodeling products. Such products include: building materials and supplies, lighting and plumbing, lawn and garden, construction tools and equipment, and much more. Retail Line Reviews.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. For example, the project can be risky if you only chase after the lowest bid.

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HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2015

Online retailers opening their first physical stores need to be as well-versed in a shopping center’s holy trinity as proven and successful bricks-and-mortar retailers already are. Now, retailers are realizing there’s space for both online and bricks-and-mortar players in today’s omni-channel marketplace.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 26, 2024

Selecting the right national commercial construction general contractor is a critical decision that can significantly impact the success of your construction project. Over the past 20+ years, with 2500 completed commercial construction projects, we have learned that it takes more than a great price to win a bid. is essential.

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HardHatChat

JULY 23, 2012

Building Michigan Avenue flagship stores for international brands like Zara is a sweet spot for Englewood Construction. While most of us will accept delayed Olympic news due to the time zone difference, the same isn’t true when working with international brands and new retail construction. So at 7 p.m.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A strong pipeline of senior living construction was a “high” of 2018. So before we officially ring in 2019, here is our rundown of Englewood Construction’s commercial construction trends “highs” and “lows” from 2018: High: A Sizable Senior Living Pipeline. An overall rise in construction material costs.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 28, 2011

Many shopping center landlords are no longer assuming responsibility for store construction costs, but instead offering higher tenant concessions. Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to reflect on the Chicago retail construction trends and news we’ve seen so far in 2011. Good News/Bad News. Michigan Avenue.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 14, 2012

International retailers are eyeing the U.S. Englewood Construction has done work for numerous international retailers in the last few years, including Marcello’s Delicatessen, a Canadian-based fast-casual dining option. International retailers have been venturing into the U.S. It’s that time of year again. But I digress….

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Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Many construction brands in building materials, fixtures, supplies, tool and related categories sell to industrial or pro channels of distribution, as well as retail home centers like Home Depot and Lowe’s. They are demanding custom or retailer-specific merchandising from manufacturers. Lowe’s Knows Home Merchandising.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As anyone in the commercial construction industry knows, reliable, responsive, and skilled subcontractors are the lifeblood of our business. We believe it enhances our project outcomes, mitigates risks, and supports the overall success of our national construction business. Believe me, it takes some trial and error.

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Construction Dive

MAY 6, 2019

While the decline of brick-and-mortar shopping caused double-digit decreases in the value of retail work underway in many metros, the city and its suburbs' work increased 4% last year, finds a new report.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Englewood Construction can help real estate investors take advantage of terrific opportunities to reposition underperforming shopping malls into a strong asset. Consumers kept money in their pockets, retailers stopped expanding and owners ceased new retail construction for their facilities. 4) Solid retail connections.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 17, 2023

You succeed in a challenging environment by being adaptable to change, open-minded to new ideas, and focused on solutions. As we mentioned in previous posts, last year presented various challenges for the commercial construction industry. The post Commercial Construction 2023 Trends and Lessons Learned first appeared on Hard Hat Chat.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2012

Marketing to home improvement retailers includes considering retail merchandising and packaging. This is part two of a three-part blog series on marketing to home improvement retailers. This part covers home improvement retail merchandising and packaging and gives visual examples of both. Retail Merchandising.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 7, 2012

Home improvement retailers are a specialized channel for many types of construction projects including building materials and supplies, fixtures, construction tools and equipment, and more. This is part one of a three-part blog series on marketing to home improvement retailers. Retail Snapshot. non-retail)?

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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

JUNE 30, 2023

It looks like there may be light at the end of the commercial construction tunnel. Driven by pent-up demand and the need to expand and grow, our national restaurant, service retail, and hospitality clients are building again to increase revenues. It is certainly well worth the discussion. Let’s talk.

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Construction Marketing

JULY 26, 2011

A webcast on retail home center marketing and merchandising best practices for construction products is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The Retail Marketing Survey is available at: [link]. Kevin serves on the Construction Marketing. Click Here To Register!

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BD+C

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gensler, Jacobs, and PCL Construction top BD+C 's rankings of the nation's largest retail sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2020 Giants 400 Report.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2011

The recent webcast on the topic of marketing to home improvement retailers was unprecedented in exploring a niche that seldom is discussed, for good reason. Manufacturers and suppliers to large retailers do not want competitors to gain any advantage in merchandising placement or line reviews. CMA chairman Neil M.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2012

This is the final entry in a three-part blog series on marketing to home improvement retailers. Part one gave an overview of the retail home improvement category and shared the results of a survey on retail marketing practices. Part two covered home improvement retail merchandising and packaging. Following are examples.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 6, 2018

It has been another successful year for Englewood Construction, and with the calendar flipping over to December we’re excited to see what 2019 will bring. Developers Think Outside the Big Box to Fill Retail Vacancies. Restaurants Dish Up New-Construction Opportunities.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

It has been another whirlwind year at Englewood Construction and we are happy to report that our predicted 2014 commercial construction trends came true, which has meant a lot of new projects on our end. Now to get to it—our predictions for 2015 commercial construction trends: 1) Shopping center owners reshape the mall.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 7, 2019

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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Construction Dive

JUNE 28, 2023

Schimenti Construction’s new director of business development, Jim Scarpone, said retail, restaurants and health clubs are experiencing a growth spurt coming out of the pandemic.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 12, 2014

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). It’s always an exciting event for the retail real estate industry. Here are my three takeaways for retail construction trends from RECON 2014: Money is out there.

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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? A proper pre-construction analysis can help developers avoid the "build it and they will come" approach, which can end disastrously as this property in Crest Hill illustrates.

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