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How General Contractors Work with Commercial Architects to Mitigate Risks and Deliver Superior Commercial Construction Projects

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Successful commercial construction projects hinge on more than just technical expertise; they require a strategic and collaborative approach. For Directors of Construction, engaging the right general contractor (GC) who can work seamlessly with commercial architects is essential to mitigate risks and achieve project goals.

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

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Over the past 20+ years, Englewood has completed over 2500 commercial construction projects in the retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, cannabis, and automotive sectors. For example, at Englewood Commercial Construction, early collaboration is a core part of our process.

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

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For the most part, a commercial construction firm’s job is pretty straightforward. Here are three examples of when you should reach out to your commercial construction general contractor. Here are three examples of when you should reach out to your commercial construction general contractor. Before You Select A Site.

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Commercial Construction Tips on Dividing a Retail Box into a Multi-Tenant Space

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Finding a single tenant to occupy all that space in today’s economy can be challenging, so the smarter and more feasible move is to hire a retail construction contractor that can provide you with the various pre-bid commercial construction budgets needed for subdividing that big box into a multi-tenant space.

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3 Critical Questions to Ask Before Starting an Adaptive Reuse Commercial Construction Project

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With the former meatpacking facility, we’re making significant modifications to the building’s floor plates, such as increasing the existing 11-foot ceiling clearances – which were appropriate for the building’s original use, but are too low for the expectations of today’s commercial space tenants.

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Top 5 Construction Strategies to Consider Before Purchasing an Underperforming Shopping Mall

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As the economy improves and prices hit bottom, these transactions have become more realistic for commercial real estate investors when compared to past years. Perhaps the most important aspect in this process will be engaging a national retail commercial contractor for advice and feasibility studies.

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

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Working with a client on a design-assist or design-build basis, as Englewood Construction is with the reimagining of Stratford Square Mall, allows the commercial contractor to provide valuable input during the initial planning stages. Design-assist is a bit of a hybrid of the design-build process.