CHICAGO—The retail group of EnglewoodConstruction recently completed an interior build-out forChicago Cruise Lines and has also begun work ontwo new projects, including an American Girl Storein Orlando, FL.

“As consumers gain confidence and the economy continues toimprove, we have seen a willingness for retailers to take onground-up developments and substantial expansions,” saidWilliam Di Santo, president of Lemont, IL-basedEnglewood. “There is a lot of pent-up demand in the market andhealthy retailers are finding this is the right time to embark onnew projects.”

Englewood will build American Girl, a retailer of children'sdolls and accessories, a new 15,000-square-foot store by expandingthe 1.8-million-square-foot Florida Mall, thelargest mall in Central Florida. The architect for the project isMorristown, NJ-based Jacobs Engineering GroupInc.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.