Hard Hat Chat

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management

Displaying posts tagged with

“Construction Bids”

Aug
31
2011

Commercial Construction Best Practices: Why one Chicago Commercial Construction Firm Melted for These Cupcakes

Cupcake restaurants are hot right now in restaurant construction trends. In fact Chicago cupcake restaurants and food trucks are popping up all over the place. However, the best Chicago cupcakes Englewood Construction ever had were the ones from our latest Chicago education construction job.

Share
May
18
2011

Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

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. Why? Because it can become a bad game of [...]

Share
Mar
28
2011

Chicago Retail Construction News and Trends – 2011 Updates

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. Good News/Bad News. The [...]

Share