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In the case of an existing property, this exercise could include anything from identifying infrastructure that can be reused for cost savings, to spotting potential structural concerns or issues that might involve costly remediation – both of which could have big impact on a construction budget and schedule.
With Baby Boomers aging, it is no surprise that Senior Housing construction and renovation are… well…BOOMING. In both these cases, a trusted commercial construction contractor with local expertise is an important partner in executing renovations as efficiently as possible and maximizing both capital improvement and maintenance budgets.
Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. This number is expected to increase in 2013, sparking Chicago hotel construction. percent in 2013. Smith Travel Research reports that U.S.
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Case in point, a developer once asked us to price out a retail-to-restaurant conversion on the first floor of a Chicago high rise. Once we budgeted out the cost of installing black iron as well as other improvements to power and cooling systems, the developer decided it was not realistic to convert the space.
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Instead, landlords are focused on renovating shopping malls and remodeling office buildings to attract new tenants and entice existing tenants to renew their lease. Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget.
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We focused on what we did best–retail construction, restaurant renovations, and hotel retrofits–stayed with our clients through the tougher times and maintained relationships. We continued to harbor our relationships even though many commercial construction budgets were tabled and as a result, we are receiving an increase in negotiated bids.
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As to why the client chose not to use existing elements in its construction renovation, there are a couple plausible reasons. In fact, the lighting fixtures we were taking out were the exact same as the new ones we were installing. Yet, our client opted to gut the interior and start from scratch.
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The fundamental flaw with tracking leads (like Heartcare Hospital renovation) is quite often a person, not the project, is the real lead. If you are chasing a client in San Diego, you can see that someone in your firm has interacted with people in the client’s Chicago office. introduce to so and so?).
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