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Entering Retail Space as a Non-Retailer

Wolgast Corporation

(Updated 2/20/23) Retail real estate has shrunk over the past three years according to CBRE’s report “ US Real Estate Market Outlook 2023 ”. With less retail construction happening, there is less opportunity for businesses to move into this type of space.

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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

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Between 2018 and 2022, Englewood’s national construction work in the cannabis retail industry grew by 100% and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets. That said, state regulations do add some additional layers to the nuts and bolts of these projects.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Adaptive Reuse for Big Box Retail

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With a number of traditional retailers closing locations or going out of business, they are leaving millions of square feet behind for redevelopment. Our first experience with this was turning an old Kmart into a mixed-use retail development. This adaptive reuse trend is now extending to abandoned big-box buildings.

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

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Earlier this year, one of our favorite clients, American Girl, announced plans to take its brand on the road via an American Girl musical debuting with a nationwide tour this fall. Typically, when building out a first-floor retail space, we can remove storefront windows in order to bring in oversized equipment and materials.

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Retail Flagship Store Construction Projects: Challenges and Considerations

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Flagship retail stores in busy urban shopping districts, such as this Zara location Englewood built out on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, present their own unique set of construction considerations. Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

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Commercial Retail Construction: How to Manage Today’s New Major Shopping Center Development

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Its design is very impressive, but behind it is the traditional enclosed mall layout that took the country by storm in the 1970s and ’80s. Now, that is not to say there has not been a decent amount of new Chicago retail construction , or nationwide work in the past two decades.

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Nashville planning retail district made from 21 shipping containers

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will include a mini retail district made from 21 shipping containers, the first time in this market containers have been repurposed for such use. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Modular Building Retail Centers' acres near Nashville, Tenn., Body Image: read more.

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