Insights
Eleven Western's insights are written by its operators — Project Executives, estimators, and the leadership team — on what commercial construction actually costs, how it's sequenced, and how to de-risk it before plans exist.
Ground-up grocery construction in the Western U.S. is running roughly $240–$375 per square foot in 2026, depending on market and refrigeration scope. Here's how the range breaks down — from EWB's own project history.
Brett Backus · Chief Operating Officer
Read →Eleven Western runs four sector teams, each led by a Project Executive who owns the client relationship from pursuit through warranty. Here's why the PX-led model beats the departmental assembly line.
Greg McDonald · President
Read →The rebuild-vs-remodel decision is won or lost before plans exist. Here are the feasibility questions — structural, environmental, and entitlement — that decide it, from EWB's conceptual site review practice.
Brett Backus · Chief Operating Officer
Read →New analysis publishes alongside each quarterly benchmark refresh — and cross-posts to LinkedIn.
The benchmark dataset that grounds our writing is published and citable.