Retail-Construction Company Expands West

Hackettstown, N.J.–based construction company Mackenzie Keck Inc. has opened a West Coast office in Monterey, Calif., to answer demand for new retail projects throughout California and the West.

The company specializes in retail interiors for upscale boutiques. Among its initial projects are stores for Theory, MaisonJoi and Kiki de Montparnasse in Los Angeles; Helmut Lang, Sunglass Hut and Planet Funk in San Francisco; Play@Planet Funk and Steve & Barry’s in San Jose, Calif.; Anthropologie in Roseville near Sacramento, Calif.; Ilori in Carmel, Calif.; and MaisonJoi in Denver.

“We see the tremendous growth opportunity our new West Coast office represents for the firm.Admittedly, aside from this vision, clients also have peppered us with some subtle urgings that they wanted to see us situated on both U.S. coasts,” said company President Vikram Reddi.

Project Executive Phillip M. Brost was recently hired to lead Mackenzie Keck’s West Coast operations. He previously worked in senior management capacities with Huber, Hunt and Nichols Inc., J.A. Jones Inc. and Blake Construction.

In addition to retail and fashion, Mackenzie Keck’s clients cover industries such as hospitality, restaurants and galleries. The firm’s expertise includes creating flagship locations, building new sites to support national or local expansions, and remodeling existing stores. Client work has featured projects within enclosed malls, lifestyle or strip centers, corporate offices, and free-standing or urban storefront locations.

For more information, e-mail pbrost@mackenziekeck.com. —Robert McAllister