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Commercial Construction Trends: Best New Retail Developments

I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. With the way the commercial real estate market has been the last several years, people are looking to commercial construction experts for the best construction tips on how to proceed with a successful new retail development. Recently someone asked me: “What is the best retail center [...]

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

As a shopping center landlord or retail developer, you might find yourself with a big empty retail space you need fill – especially if you had Borders or Circuit City as a tenant. Finding a single tenant to occupy all that space in today’s economy can be challenging, so the smarter and more feasible move [...]

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate

It’s a mixed bag of commercial construction news for shopping center developement. On one hand, retail sales continue to show improvement from last year, yet the suburban shopping mall – or at least the traditional enclosed shopping mall – seems to be on the way out. So what’s a successful shopping center developer to do [...]

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