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Shopping Mall Development Trends: Are Ghost Kitchens the Answer for Vacant Mall Space?

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CRE developers and owners are continuing to think creatively about filling vacant shopping mall space, and recently the idea of bringing in “ghost kitchens” to fill obsolete retail square footage has started to gain traction. From our perspective, bringing ghost kitchens to malls certainly isn’t a bad use of vacant retail space.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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On the surface, the idea seems like an attractive plug-and-play solution for all involved. Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea? contagion from abandoned office buildings will spread to retail (no daytime shoppers), restaurants (no daytime diners), and street life (no happy hour!),

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Commercial Construction Trends: Why More Clients Are Choosing the Design-Assist Model

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This could be because the client is a national retail or restaurant chain with an in-house architect or designated design partner. In the case of one grocery retailer, we were brought in to do site visits and evaluations and give very topline construction pricing models based on their general requirements.

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3 Reasons to Reach Out to Your General Contractor During the Commercial Construction Process

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A national commercial construction general contractor can provide clients rough market-specific cost estimates for building the same concept in different cities, as Englewood does for retailer Hobby Lobby. If You Need Rough Budgeting Across Multiple Cities. When Facility Maintenance Is Required.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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That meant proximity to transit, jobs, schools, retail, public access to parks and recreation, and other social infrastructure. Combining generations and income levels is also critical to a community’s long-term resiliency, adds Liebman, who carried out these ideas in the master plan for Arverne in the Rockaways in Queens.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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The interactive portion of the event focuses on technology and is a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. It’s really a huge innovation opportunity to get your new ideas out there and into the mainstream.”. million square feet of retail space and 8.2 Austin-based medical device company Spot On Sciences, Inc.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories. Please Note: Feasibility Grants may be used in conjunction with Total Project Participation Grants. The benefit depends on the tier of the county in which the company locates. TAX INCENTIVES. 50,000 (max.) 75,000 (max.)

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