HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

Recently, our director of operations Chuck Taylor was featured in a Chicago Tribune article based on the reporter’s curiosity about a hotel peephole he kept in his office. What made this peephole so interesting was that it was salvaged from the hotel construction renovation we did of a HoJo in Chicago.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. Developers and retailers that would normally go 2 deep in bidding went 4 deep. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. I was wrong.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

What Every Developer Should Ask General Contractors During the Retail Construction Bid Process. For my first blog post, a lot of people at Englewood Construction suggested I write about how to choose a retail construction company. In my experience, the most successful retailers choose these qualities over a low bid every time.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2012

While there are three sides to every story, recent commercial construction news stories like this one from the Chicago Tribune , “Construction firm caught in contract probe” , really burn me up. The best Chicago construction firms play by the rules and do business above board. I don’t mean to come off as preachy, I’m just mad.

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 15, 2010

Retail/Hardware/Merchandising. Chief Marketing Officers. . • Architectural/Engineering. Social Media. Contractor Marketing. Construction Equipment. Environmental/Green. Market Research. Product Development/Product Management. Business Development/National Accounts. Residential/Home Building. Remodeling. Regional/Local Chapters.

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HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 9, 2010

When it comes to current retail and commercial construction trends , we all know there aren’t a lot of new shopping centers under construction right now, or new office buildings under construction for that matter. we came in on time and under budget without one complaint from any of the retailers. Q uiet over there!

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

With so much desirable retail space available, many brands were taking advantage of desirable shopping center rents and tenant allowances to add a new store location and increase market share. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction.

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HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. Also, a lot retail construction projects are initiated in the summer to have everything complete by November 1, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Ultimate Office Design Build Case Study – Us! The summer construction season often brings rising costs.

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Commercial Construction Bidding Chicago 276

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 5, 2017

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. Recently we worked with a national appliance manufacturer to scout existing retail locations for a prototype of a new branded laundromat concept. Will any “unbranding” be necessary?

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. The activity level that we saw in the fourth quarter of 2012 in new retail, restaurant and hospitality construction projects is double what we saw a year earlier.

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BD+C

JUNE 19, 2023

Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions FitzGerald completed renovations on Millennium on LaSalle, a 14-story building in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. Originally built in 1902, the former office building now comprises 211 apartment units and marks LaSalle Street’s first complete office-to-residential conversion.

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Residential Office Chicago Housing 109

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Transit Facilities Warehouses Transportation & Parking Facilities' The Windy City is the latest U.S. city to enact legislation that mandates building energy benchmarking and disclosure for owners of large commercial and residential buildings.

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Chicago Retail Transportation Residential 105

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

When I was breaking the ice by asking people where they were from, I couldn’t believe how many people were from the Chicago area. I now have a rolodex full of new contacts from Chicago that I can easily meet in person for lunch, or have them tour our office as we discuss new projects or the latest Chicago construction news.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2020

A newly-constructed building in Chicago, Fulton East, is among the first commercial buildings specifically designed for a post Covid-19 world. According to an article in Forbes the 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office and retail building was originally set to open late summer 2020. However, with…

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National. As a national commercial construction firm, it’s not surprising the majority of our 2016 revenue came from work outside our home market of Chicago. High: Big Opportunities in Big Box Retail.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 9, 2024

I recently sat down with Kim Sawyer and Tina McGrath, two of our experienced Business Development team leaders, to gain their perspective on what they’ve learned from talking to our existing and potential retail, restaurants, automotive, senior housing, and hospitality clients. Adaptive reuse is another popular trend.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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HardHatChat

JULY 16, 2019

Englewood Construction is in the midst of two adaptive reuse projects right now – one a former meatpacking facility in Chicago that we’re updating for office, retail or restaurant use, and the other a former convent we’ll be converting into a senior living community. That was certainly the case with our Englewood office.

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Commercial Retail Construction Office 194

BD+C

JUNE 13, 2018

A 12-story office building planned for 310 N. Sangamon in Chicago’s West Loop will become the largest office building in the U.S. The building will offer 268,000 sf of office space and 7,800 sf of ground-floor retail. . The building will offer 268,000 sf of office space and 7,800 sf of ground-floor retail. .

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

If you’re opening a new Target location in Seattle and your short list of retail construction contractors are local GCs who have built other Targets, it’s the best of both worlds – local GC with knowledge of your brand standard. a flagship store in a vertical mall like Water Tower Place in Chicago….

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 3, 2010

In today’s economic climate, most retail development firms, shopping center landlords, office building owners and especially general commercial construction contractors would be wise to take a step back and ask themselves if they are leaving any money on the table when it comes to new business and servicing their customers.

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BD+C

JUNE 20, 2014

It looks like the historic yet long neglected Old Main Post Office in Chicago will get a face-lift pretty soon. British investor Bill Davies of International Property Developers North America (IPD) has partnered up with Chicago-based Sterling Bay Cos. on a $500 million first-phase project, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Stantec has several sports “district” projects underway in Dallas, Tampa, Chicago, and Edmonton. Offices would account for half of the total square footage, which would include spaces for hospitality, residential, retail, entertainment, and food and beverage.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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HardHatChat

APRIL 19, 2011

In this dog-eat-dog retail world of shopping center operators and mall developers working every angle and concession to bring in new retail tenants, the last thing mall landlords need is a commercial construction general contractor who doesn’t know the rules causing headaches for everybody. All that does is delay the job.

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BD+C

MARCH 15, 2013

The Chicago Preservation Society (CPS) released its annual list of the buildings at high risk for demolition.

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BD+C

JANUARY 26, 2015

The construction of a new, standalone office building adjacent to the United Center has been announced in Chicago. The new facility will house Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, Levy Restaurants and United Center employees who currently operate out of the United Center, as well as a new Blackhawks and Bulls retail store.

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Chicago Office Housing Retail 40

BD+C

JANUARY 26, 2015

The construction of a new, standalone office building adjacent to the United Center has been announced in Chicago. The new facility will house Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, Levy Restaurants, and United Center employees who currently operate out of the United Center, as well as a new Blackhawks and Bulls retail store.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2010

Because without skilled subcontractors a commercial construction general contractor is just a guy in an office. However, billing requirements and title trusts may differ from one retail construction project to the next, so educate your subs on filling out reports and billing. Most importantly, pay your subs on time.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 15, 2009

According to the fall 2009 issue of Development magazine, while hotels and retail properties are the most problematic in terms of default, foreclosure or bankruptcy, office distress is up 118 percent year-to-date in 2009 versus 2008.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The first annual BUILDING Chicago /Greening the Heartland conference and expo kicked off yesterday at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. During the show, more than 125 speakers and panelists will deliver 72 continuing education sessions to hundreds of AEC professionals. Body Image: read more.

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HardHatChat

MAY 12, 2015

Every blog I’ve written for the award-winning HardHatChat popped up, interviews with media about the state of Chicago construction jobs – it was all there. Or how often do you visit their websites to see what they consider the latest retail and shopping mall news?

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BD+C

JANUARY 21, 2014

The new building, designed by Norman Foster''s Foster + Partners, will surpass the Comcast HQ by nearly 148 feet and will stand as the nation''s tallest building outside of New York and Chicago, as well as one of the world''s 40 tallest skyscrapers. Body Image: read more.

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Philadelphia Design New York Retail 71

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Transit Facilities Warehouses Transportation & Parking Facilities' The Windy City is the latest U.S. city to enact legislation that mandates building energy benchmarking and disclosure for owners of large commercial and residential buildings.

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Chicago Retail Transportation Residential 58

BD+C

MAY 22, 2018

At 1,100 feet, the 73-story Wilshire Grand Center is the tallest tower in Los Angeles and the nation’s tallest building west of Chicago. But its significance to the City of Angels is greater than its height.

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