Blog of a National General Contractor

Find Your Repurpose, Waterway Express Did

By: Matt Frank | Mar 13, 2020 | Topics: Renovation, Construction, Repurpose, Car Wash

We have written before about the changing nature of retail projects as retailers look at non-traditional spaces for their next project. The trend continues with our most recent project of converting a former HH Gregg store into a Waterway express Car Wash. Converting a former appliance and consumer electronic showroom into a drive-thru car wash had it’s challenges. We added wash bay entrances into the front and back of the existing structure, new floors into existing space, and many modifications to the structure to accommodate a unique new use. Click below to visit the project's page with photos, details and video.

New to Port Charlotte, FL - Extended Stay America

By: Mike Serdinak | Feb 19, 2020 | Topics: Hotels, Construction, New Build, Hospitality

Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. recently completed construction on an Extended Stay America in Port Charlotte, FL. This was a 53,000 square foot 4 story new build hotel. This 120 room hotel offers 9 room variations to fit their clients needs. The hotel is conveniently located off I-75, just miles from the harbor.

Staying Power

By: Mitch Lapin | Feb 03, 2020 | Topics: Hotels, Renovation, Construction, Commercial, President

We enter this year with some room. Well, 745 rooms to be exact! We have several hotel projects under construction ranging from the early stages in the design-build process to preparing for the furniture, fixtures, and equipment. And there are more coming! We have been building hotels through many cycles in our forty-two years of construction. We usually see a burst of new construction and then an inevitable drop off—note the emphasis on usually. This time seems to be different.

Giving Thanks

By: Mike Serdinak | Nov 22, 2019 | Topics: News, Food Bank, Giving Back

It was a busy night at the Cleveland Foodbank. It is a continued tradition for the Fortney & Weygandt Team to volunteer to give back to the local community. We weren't the only ones so giving though.

Q&A: What to Know Before You Build or Renovate

By: Elaine Howley from IAdvance Senior Care | Oct 23, 2019 | Topics: Senior Living, Renovation, Safety, News, Construction, President

If you’re looking to open a new facility or expand one already in existence, there’s a lot to know about how construction of a senior living facility works best, and how to navigate building codes, health care regulations and working with a construction firm. Here, Mitch Lapin, president of Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. a national general contractor that serves a number of different market segments, including the senior living industry, talks about what renovation or construction of a senior living facility is like from the construction firm’s perspective.

The Three "R"s: Repurpose, Reuse, & Remove

By: Mitch Lapin | Jul 18, 2019 | Topics: Renovation, Construction, Retail, Repurpose, Reuse, Remove, SPACES, REI, creative

We started in retail construction more than 40 years ago and have seen many changes during that time. Recently, all you see are stories proclaiming a retail apocalypse or an historical brand is closing thousands of stores. The catastrophic headlines are alarming, but don’t present the full picture or the potential opportunities for these stores outside of the traditional framework of retail.

Fortney & Weygandt Receive Multiple Project Profile Awards

By: Mike Serdinak | Jun 03, 2019

Fortney & Weygandt received multiple Project Profile Awards from Commercial Construction & Renovation Magazine. Fortney & Weygandt was the only contractor nationwide to receive multiple awards. Ohio's Bibibop Asian Grill & First Watch projects were selected for the award. You can see all the awarded projects in the magazine here.