Archive: Jan 2018
Developer begins $7M urban apartment project
January 25, 2018
A local developer has broken ground on a $7-million apartment building in town that will feature a restaurant. Grand Rapids-based Third Coast Development said recently it started excavation work for its Midtown CityZen, a four-story, 40,000-square-foot building just east of Medical Mile in Grand Rapids, at 637 Michigan St. NE. The… Read More
Wolverine Building Group completes leadership transition
January 19, 2018
Construction management firm Wolverine Building Grouphas completed its 18-month long leadership transition, the company said Friday. Aaron Jonker and Curt Mulder officially became the fifth owners of the nearly 80-year-old Grand Rapids company on Dec. 20, 2017. “Over the past 18 months, we have worked hard to make sure the… Read More
Mixed-use development under construction in Detroit’s central business district
January 16, 2018
In 2005, the historic 18-floor, 800-room Statler Hotel was torn down, leaving one of the most exclusive corners in downtown Detroit vacant. Now, over a decade later, a new mixed-use development has broken ground at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue. City Club Apartments — Central Business District… Read More
Property on Byron Center takes step toward rezoning for mixed-use development
January 15, 2018
BYRON TOWNSHIP – A large parcel of land occupying area in the southeast corner of the intersection of 64th Street and Byron Center Avenue is one step closer to being developed for mixed use after being rezoned by the Township Board at a recent meeting. Minus Township Treasurer Carol Houseman… Read More
GR business concerns for 2018: Workers, parking
January 11, 2018
Workers are putting the final touches on the Brix, Wolverine Building Group’s apartment complex off Michigan Street NE in Grand Rapids. The $53 million project is another example of the city’s building boom — a boom hampered by a lack of skilled workers. “Carpentry or steel or welding… Read More
City Club Apartments development officially breaks ground at Statler Hotel site
January 11, 2018
After years of planning, ground finally officially broke on the City Club Apartments-CBD Detroit development. Pre-construction work has been underway for months at the historic site, and the first residents are expected to move in November 2018. It’s the first conventionally-financed new mixed-use high-rise apartment development in the… Read More