Category: Commercial Construction
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Building for the Future of Multifamily: Key Considerations
With shifting demographics, economic fluctuations, and a renewed focus on intentional and sustainable living, developers face new hurdles that challenge them to be more strategic than ever. At Horst Construction, we’re at the forefront of this evolution, ensuring our clients stay ahead of the curve. Here are some key considerations for multifamily development that will…
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Cheat Sheet for Optimizing Construction Budgets: 8 Tips from the Pros
Staying on a budget without cutting corners in quality is a common concern for many clients. In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever to ensure you’re doing the most you can with the resources you have. For well over a century, the team at Horst Construction has been helping our clients do just…
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From Vision to Reality: Transforming Your Dreams Into a Tangible Building
Whether renovating, building new, or adding onto an existing space, every building project starts with a vision. The vision for your project is crafted by your organization’s needs and wants, and promises a better environment to live, work, learn, or worship. However, sometimes this vision can get muddied up in the minutia of the project.…
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Oakhurst Cottage: Optimizing A Timeless Mount Gretna Hideaway
Nestled among the towering trees, mountain laurels, and rhododendron, Oakhurst Cottage welcomes visitors with a bright wrap-around porch and a dormer window rising from a hip-style roof. 19th-century details abound throughout this quaint two-story home, from original windows and doors to the finishes inside. In 2020, the Schroeders purchased this property, located right in…
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Maximizing Space Efficiency in Multifamily Construction Projects
As a developer in the highly competitive multi-family housing market, optimizing your return on investment isn’t as easy as it once was. Minimizing your net-to-gross ratio within a building becomes crucial. Every square foot that doesn’t generate revenue represents a missed opportunity. In this blog, we explore creative ideas and strategies for improving area and…
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How Design-Build Minimizes Risks & Burdens for Our Clients
The design-build project delivery method has become the option of choice for most construction projects in recent years. In addition to consistently delivering projects more quickly and for less money compared to methods like design-bid-build[i], the approach also has two major benefits for project owners: it reduces their risk and burden. In this blog, we’ll…
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Materials, Fixtures, & Finishes – 7 Ways to Get the Best for Your Construction Project
Whether building from the ground up or renovating an existing space, a construction project will require you to make a plethora of decisions. Chief among these is selecting the building blocks of the project itself — the materials, fixtures, and finishes. The items you choose for your project will not only impact the final look…
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6 Ways Your Brick-and-Mortar Store Can Compete With Online Shopping
If you own or manage a retail store with a physical location, you’re familiar with the growing threat that is online retail. This threat greatly intensified in the wake of COVID-19. Headlines share shocking statistics about the rapid increase in purchases made online. And as retail giants like Sears and Toys “R” Us close, some…
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Your Guide to Retail Renovations
Chock-full of useful information, our free, downloadable guide gives you the information you need to renovate, remodel, or refresh your retail space. You’ll learn how to optimize your project’s budget, schedule, and scope while minimizing any impact construction has on your business. Don’t start your next construction project Fill out the information below for…
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Commercial Building Construction Sequence | Storee Construction
Whether it’s a new apartment building downtown or a mixed-use facility in the suburbs, a lot has to happen before that ceremonial golden shovel is plunged into the earth. While everyone notices the excavators, cranes, and chain-link fences at the site, months and even years went into the planning. It’s all part of the commercial…