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| William Di Santo |
CHICAGO, IL – Top
commercial construction trends for 2015 include an increase in retail and
restaurant ground-up construction and a rise in shopping mall renovations,
according to national general construction firm Englewood Construction.
“Confident in the improving economy, national retailers and
restaurant owners have been adding new locations this year, and we expect that
activity to continue in 2015,” said William Di Santo, president of
Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction.
“Shopping mall owners are also
renovating their space to make trips to the mall more experiential.”
Retail, restaurant projects on the rise
“In 2014, many retailers and restaurateurs added new venues
as well as tore down existing stores and replaced them with new ones in order
to meet brand standards,” Di Santo said. “While there still is ample space for
retrofits in empty storefronts, we’re seeing more focus on ground-up
construction.”
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| Cooper's Hawk Wintery and Restaurant Oak Lawn, IL |
Englewood recently started three new ground-up projects
toward the end of 2014, a Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Oak
Lawn, Ill., a Seasons 52 restaurant from Darden in Bridgewater, NJ, and a
55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby at Seabrook Crossings in Seabrook, N.H.
In 2014,
Englewood completed a ground-up Goodwill store in the Chicago area.
“Over the past few years, the majority of restaurant
construction has been confined to upscale activity,” Di Santo said. “That has
changed in recent months as consumers are returning in all categories,
including fine dining, fast casual and fast food. As a result, we expect a very
robust pipeline for restaurant work in 2015.”
Englewood also
recently began an expansion at white tablecloth restaurant The Purple Pig in
Chicago, as well as the renovation of a Yard House in Kansas City’s Power and
Light District. Englewood is also working with Red Robin and Buffalo Wild Wings
in the fast casual arena to roll out several new restaurants in 2015.
For a complete copy
of the company’s news release, please contact:
Mark Thomton, mthomton@taylorjohnson.com,
312-267-4523
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