Storefront brick facade work on Highland Park’s main commercial street — matched brick, consistent coursing across the full elevation, and a new storefront surround delivered on schedule and under permit.
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Before 1/3 — Main elevation — commercial brick installed with consistent coursing across the full facade
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Before 2/3 — Storefront level — stone and brick detailing executed to architectural specification
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Before 3/3 — Parapet and cap — coping, flashing, and parapet detail completed as one weather system
A main-street storefront facade is a business’s handshake with every passerby — the masonry has to look intentional from across the street. This Highland Park project combined matched brick work with a new storefront surround, permitted and inspected, and phased so the business stayed open throughout.
Inconsistent joint lines and reveal tolerances that hide on a house are glaring across a large commercial elevation
Commercial schedules leave little slack — a masonry sub that slips takes the whole project timeline with it
Submittals, mockups, and inspections are part of commercial work; a crew unaccustomed to that process slows everyone down
Every project follows the same disciplined sequence — no shortcuts, no hand-offs, same crew start to finish.
We work from your architect’s drawings, provide material submittals and shop coordination, and build mockup panels for approval before production — standard commercial process, executed without slowing your timeline.
Commercial masonry requires municipal permits in virtually all Chicagoland jurisdictions. We handle applications, manage inspections, and build to current code as a matter of course.
Field leads run daily quality checks on coursing, joint consistency, and reveal lines across the full elevation — tight tolerances held at commercial scale, not just on the first wall.
The owner receives a complete project file: permits, inspection records, material data sheets, and photo documentation — everything property management and insurers expect on record.
Commercial masonry rewards the same discipline as high-end residential work — consistent execution, tight coordination, and no surprises. AMS delivers ground-up commercial brick, stone, and CMU scopes across Chicagoland with the same in-house crew that builds our custom homes: one team, one standard, on your schedule.
Yes. We phase work to maintain tenant access, isolate active sections with scaffolding and barriers, and schedule noisy operations around your tenant agreements — occupied-building coordination is a routine part of our commercial scope.
A full project file: permit copies, inspection records, material data sheets, photo documentation, and warranty terms. Property managers, owners, and insurers get everything they need for the building record.
Yes — material submittals, shop coordination, and physical mockup panels are all part of our standard commercial workflow, and we keep that process moving so approvals never stall the construction schedule.
