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Snapshots from the Construction Site

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Englewood Construction is proud to have helped out client get this Red Lobster up and running in Detroit, Michigan. Congratulations to Englewood Construction’s Retail Group on a ZERO punch list for our second Purple project completion in Schaumburg, IL’s Woodfield Shopping Center. Red Lobster, Detroit, MI. Safety First!

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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

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With our firm’s long track record in retail construction, we’ve witnessed firsthand the ebb and flow of activity across this sector over the years. It’s true the retail mix among flagship stores in prime locations is changing. Today, many of those traditional mall retailers have closed their flagships.

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CRE Construction Project Site Selection: 3 Tips for Finding the Perfect Match

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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. Here are three key points we advise clients think about as they search for a site: 1.

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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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Chicago Retail Construction News and Trends – 2011 Updates

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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. From the new commercial construction projects we know are in the pipeline, to what I heard at the recent Bisnow Chicago Retail Summit , I am cautiously optimistic. Michigan Avenue.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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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 Retail Relocation – American Girl Building or relocating national retail flagship stores nationwide is nothing new to Englewood Construction.

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Michigan's Tallest Building Gets Approval

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The Detroit Downtown Development Authority approved plans to break ground on what will be Michigan's tallest building. Hudson department store site in Detroit. The grand old retail location was demolished in 1998. Scheduled for a December 1, 2017 start, the mixed-use structure will fill 1.2