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Innovative contractor The Cocozza Group is taking NYC by storm with its‘ budget lease design build’ process
Since its inception in 2012, The Cocozza Group( Cocozza) has specialized in ground floor construction in New York City, including retail spaces, restaurants and spas.“ Over the last ten years, our evolution has been focused specifically on independent and chef-driven restaurants, which are incredibly popular in New York,” explains Reed MacNoughton, Managing Director of Cocozza.“ There’ s a lot of specialty work involved, due to kitchen exhaust and fire regulations, so we’ ve found comfort in being experts in that niche.
“ Focusing on restaurants, we’ ve spent a lot of time analyzing how projects go. During construction, you naturally encounter problems along the way. By analyzing a problem, we understand why we had to solve it and how to deal with it in the future. We found that if we were involved a little earlier, we could have avoided the problem arising in the first place. Now, we’ re involved with most of our clients before they even pick a location. We help them understand the feasibility of a location before signing their lease, so they understand the scope, the cost, and the timescale for executing the project before they commit to the space.”
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