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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn

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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn The community consists of approximately 955 units of 100% affordable housing, 28,000 sf of neighborhood service retail and community space, a site for a new public school, and a new 1.5-acre acre public park. acre public park. acre public park.

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Retail Construction: Successful Steps in Grocery Store Redevelopment

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Specialty stores such as Trader Joe’s, Native Food’s, Mrs. Greens and Pete’s Fresh Market are expanding at rapid clips as the Dominick’s closings have left many suburbs and neighborhoods undersupplied. Parking is important with almost any retail construction project, but with grocery, it is even more important. Parking is a premium.

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Four innovative farmer's market canopy designs

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Even though open-air markets have existed a disproportionately longer time than super markets and other types of grocery stores, there hasn’t been much innovation injected into the vendors’ stands, both in design and functionality. Body Image: read more.

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Plans in for first phase of £2.5bn Salford Crescent scheme

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Regeneration partnership, the English Cities Fund, and the University of Salford have submitted plans to Salford City Council to bring forward Crescent Innovation North, a key part of the wider £2.5bn, 252-acre Crescent masterplan. Crescent Innovation North will bring forward up to 933 new homes, as well as 1.7m

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CBRE recognizes nation's best green research projects

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CBRE Group announced today five recipient institutions in its Real Green Research Challenge (RGRC). Launched in September 2012, the RGRC is CBRE’s $1 million commitment to fund leading-edge sustainability research and innovation in commercial real estate.

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5 hidden benefits of mass timber design

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As a proponent of innovative design practices, Page is using mass timber for 100 Rock Row , an eight-story office building in Westbrook, Maine; and Sixth & Blanco , a five-story mixed-use development in Austin’s Clarksville neighborhood. Sixth & Blanco will feature 10 homes, retail, restaurants, and a hotel. Photo courtesy Page 3.

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The Commercial Construction Checklist to Successful International Retail Projects. Bon Chance!

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Marcello’s Market and Deli from Canada is the latest international retailer to work with Englewood Construction. Lately, we seem to be working on more and more new retail construction projects from international retailers. retailers want. And with each one, we’ve learned some valuable commercial construction tips.

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