Englewood Construction News

• Englewood Construction Completes Noodles & Company, Begins Work on Ulster Travel Plaza in New York
  Englewood Construction has announced the recent completion of a new Noodles & Co. restaurant in Lee's Summit, Mo., as well as the commencement of construction on the Ulster Travel Plaza on the New York State Thruway. The Ulster Travel Plaza project includes renovation work plus the build out of three restaurants: a Pizza Hut, Nathan's Hotdogs and Roy Rogers. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Announces Completion of Latest Alternative-Energy Project
  Englewood Construction announced the completion of an alternative-energy equipment installation at Sloan Valve, a plumbing systems manufacturer in Franklin Park, Ill. The project included the installation of two wind turbines and a solar panel on the roof of Sloan Valve's headquarters. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Completes Zara Flagship Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago
  Englewood Construction has announced the completion of the largest Zara store in the country, a 33,838-square-foot flagship store at 700 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Completes Build-out for New lululemon athletica Store Near Boston
  Englewood Construction announced that it has completed construction of a new lululemon athletica store at Legacy Place, a 675,000-square-foot open-air shopping center in Dedham, Mass., a suburb of Boston. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Launches Hard Hat Chat Blog and YouTube Channel
  To help commercial real estate developers solve construction issues and build the most successful project they can, Englewood Construction has launched a blog, and YouTube channel, both called Hard Hat Chat. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Goes Green - Launches Paperless Project Management System
  Since its launch in the spring of 2008, Englewood Construction's paperless project management system has saved the firm more than $150,000 in printing costs alone -- savings the firm has been able to pass along to clients. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction Completes Major Renovation of American Girl Place Store in New York City
  Englewood Construction has completed a major interior renovation of the American Girl Place Store at 609 Fifth Avenue in New York City. This marks the third American Girl Place store in less than seven months that the Schiller Park, Ill.-based contractor has worked on. Press Release
  
  
• Englewood Construction to Complete Six Value Place Hotels
  Englewood Construction has been selected as the general contractor to complete six Value Place hotels in various stages of construction in four states. All six hotels are real estate owned (REO) properties. According to Bill Di Santo, president of Englewood Construction, this could be the first of many distressed projects his firm oversees in the next few years. Press Release.
  
  
• Zara Taps Englewood Construction for Michigan Avenue Flagship Store
  Englewood Construction has begun construction on a new Zara flagship store at 700 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. This marks the third pairing of Spanish retailer Zara with Englewood Construction. In November 2008, Englewood completed Zara's first store in the Midwest at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Ill. as well as a Zara in Peabody, Mass. Press Release.
  
  
• Englewood Construction Puts Best Foot Forward, Begins Work on Flip Flop Shops at Mandalay Place in Las Vegas
  Englewood Construction has been chosen as the general contractor to complete the first Flip Flop Shops in Las Vegas. Based out of Atlanta, Flip Flop Shops is the first retail chain dedicated to flip flops. Press Release.
  
  
• Englewood Construction Featured in Northern Illinois Real Estate Magazine
  The March 2009 issue of Northern Illinois Real Estate Magazine features an article on the development of the new American Girl Place flagship store at Water Tower Place in Chicago. This feature article, by Englewood President William Di Santo, provides an account of the challenges met by Englewood Construction in developing a unique shopping and dining experience at one of the premiere shopping destinations in the United States - the Magnificent Mile of Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Click here for a PDF version of the article. Northern Illinois Real Estate Magazine is available online at www.niremag.com.
  
  
• Englewood Opens Two American Girl Stores
  Englewood opened the new American Girl flagship store in October at Water Tower Place in Chicago, IL along with the American Girl "boutique" store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN in November. Their newest "boutique" store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in New York City is scheduled to open by Memorial Day.
  
  
• Englewood Opens the First Midwest ZARA Store
  Englewood opened the first ZARA store in the Midwest at Old Orchard Center in Skokie, IL and another ZARA store at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA. Spanish retailer, ZARA has surpassed all other apparel retailers and is named the top apparel retailer in the world.
  
  
• Englewood Expands Vera Bradley's National Presence
  Englewood expands Vera Bradley's national presence and prepares to open stores in four additional states totaling 17 new stores. We are proud to be a part of the Vera Bradley national roll out program and look forward to their three additional stores to be completed in 2009.
  
  
• Englewood Opens Four Noodles & Company Restaurants
  Englewood opened four Noodles & Company restaurants in Metropolitan Chicago along with two additional Noodles & Company restaurants in Indiana and Colorado.
  
  
• Englewood Opens 10th Metropark store
  Metropark continues its aggressive national rollout program and Englewood opened its 10th Metropark store in seven different states in 2008.
  
  
• Englewood has recently exploded into the retail marketplace with foreign retailers, including:
  • MNG by Mango (Spain)
  • ZARA (Spain)
  • Olsen Europe (Canada)
  • Lululemon Athletica (Canada)
  • Jacob (Canada)