We did a GREAT JOB by doing NOTHING (much)!!
A client was told by his roofer that that water on the bathroom floor was not coming through the roof, and must be due to a plumbing leak.
A plumber then came out and ...
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City Gear’s parent company had promised a specific number of new store openings to its parent company’s shareholders.
One of those stores, located in Aiken, SC, encountered a serious design flaw during construction.
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THE STARTING POINT MATTERS!!!
Many commercial leases call for the landlord to pay for some of the incoming tenant's construction.
But is there a catch?
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Another white box is in the books!! White boxes aren’t very exciting from a construction perspective, but can be HUGE from a leasing perspective. Often times, an outgoing tenant will leave a space in such poor condition that few ...
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What’s Hiding Above the Ceiling? You may wonder if an exposed ceiling makes sense as a cost savings measure in your interior commercial buildout. While there are cases that an exposed ceiling is less expensive than an ...
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I hate telling a potential client “No”. I can only think of a few times it has happened. In one case, the guy told me straight up that he had saved money on projects in the past by getting to the end of a project and only ...
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A tenant improvement allowance, or TI for short, is money that landlords agree to pay to offset the cost of construction of your space. The TI money is usually calculated into the landlords financial model as a lump sum disbursement ...
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I see contractors throw around the phrase “LICENSED AND INSURED”. But does it mean anything? Maybe, maybe not. At a glance, it sounds reassuring and validating, but it really doesn’t say much. Most people hear ...
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Have you ever had a project held up waiting on a permit? If so, you can relate to the massive frustration of watching days turn into weeks waiting on a building permit. Since revenue lost to delays getting open ...
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