Long Beach, Calif. — P+R Architects, a full-service international architecture firm, welcomes Damon Pressman to its firm as a retail store director. Damon has joined P+R Architects to bolster the firm’s expertise in tenant improvements, interiors and multi-unit roll out programs.
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New York City — Nordstrom, Inc. has unveiled the footprint and exterior design of its first Nordstrom store in New York City. The store will encompass four properties in the Columbus Circle neighborhood of Manhattan along Broadway between West 57th and West 58th Streets. The approximately 363,000-square-foot store is expected to open in 2019.
Tampa, Fla. — Burger 21® signed six new franchise agreements in 2015, representing six future restaurants, including the brand’s first locations in Pennsylvania, Texas and Arkansas. In 2016, the brand will debut its first hybrid, freestanding restaurant and one of the first steps in a brand refresh plan announced last year. Also, to kick off 2016, Burger 21 opened its 21st restaurant in January and has more than 20 franchised restaurants in development in 11 states.
Chicago — Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction has hired four new team members, including (from left to right) Tina McGrath as senior business development manager; Juan Rojas as assistant controller; Ron Koepl as project manager; and Richard Mendonsa as project engineer.