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On 3/5/2022 at 10:03 AM, GRDadof3 said:
“As Covid decreases and employment improves we continue to weigh all options with The B.O.B.,” Gilmore wrote in a text exchange with News 8 Friday.
That caught my eye as well. Seemed like they were open to the idea of reopening. Hmmm
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There is a US company called Boaxabl that does the same thing. I saw one of these, two story, at the IBS show in Vegas pre-covid. They are pretty cool and pretty expensive.
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I bank at Old National. Tried to call the branch today with a question and could not get through. I emailed the branch manager and he called me back shortly. He said with all the construction going on at the building their phones have been going in and out all day. That would suck to attempt to run a business in that building while construction happens.
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9 hours ago, WMrapids said:
Have been in Dallas for the past few days.
Who wore it better?
To me Texas wins running away.
Since you brought up this thread, it leads me to wonder...anyone know how occupancy is doing at the Castle? Last I heard (pre-covid) they were struggling to lease up, especially the larger units.
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The City of Oakland California gets it! This announcement is a game changer in the Affordable Housing Arena.
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On 5/15/2021 at 8:48 AM, GRDadof3 said:
You can't win with these people so you just let them go.
This line reminds me of a line from Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation. Our family is constantly quoting lines from this classic. Cousin Eddie introduces Clark to his Rottweiler Snots. Then Eddie leans over to Clark and says, "A word of warning though. He has a little bit of Mississippi Leg Hound in him. Once he starts in on your leg, its best to just let him go."
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50 minutes ago, GR_Urbanist said:
I dont think the old ICCF has been bought. The For Sale sign is still very much out front.
But WOW that is a nice renovation! The ICCF definitely got an upgrade.
The investment company that purchased the old ICCF head quarters on Madison just south of this development purchased 920 Cherry and also sold ICCF back their old offices. I believe they are running their main operations out of the new offices in these photos and their construction and maintenance is being run out of the old Firehouse on Madison south of Hall
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33 minutes ago, grandrollerz said:
Tiny House Project - Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless (homelessauthority.org)
I was in Savannah over spring break and came across this project of tiny homes for homeless veterans. I think phase 2 is done and its up to 47 units and it looks great. Savannah’s Tiny House Project for homeless vets enters second phase (wtoc.com) Really wish we could do something like this here.
I am VERY familiar with this project and echo your comment that it would be incredible to do a development like this in GR. Again, I assert that some of the dead or dying retail along 28th would be a perfect spot for something like this.
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2 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:
I was just thinking this town needed another taco place...
Snark alert
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1 hour ago, GRDadof3 said:
I just got back from the Tampa/St Petersrburg area and I was fascinated by the infill projects. 8 - 12 story apartment buildings going up in the strangest areas and neighborhoods (like their planning people said screw it, build whatever you want wherever you want, we need housing).
When I was on City Commission in GR, Commissioner O Connor and I joked (in all honesty we were pretty serious) that the City should buy up underutilized or vacant retail lots along 28th street. We were talking BIG lots of land. And then declaring them Zoning Free Zones! Meaning a developer could come along and try something different and unique on the lot. As long as they could make it pencil out in their proforma...have at it. We envisioned maybe a whole neighborhood being built with smaller homes, kind of like a cottage court, or some other creative buildings not currently in the market. Of course that went over like a lead balloon.
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21 minutes ago, GRDadof3 said:
$800,000
Seriously? We are looking to put a 1,400 sf home in that neighborhood and are wondering what the market is bringing for new construction. Granted our home will be further in the neighborhood but holy crap!
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Does anyone know if the single family homes being built on Fairview are going to be for sale or for lease? If for sale, any idea of the price point?
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What about the corner of Wealthy and Division on all the land owned by ICCF?
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17 hours ago, destijl said:
Is this the old Dexter Lock site?
Yes it is.
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16 hours ago, joeDowntown said:
I listened to part of the City Commission meeting and Perrigo / Rockford Construction was presenting (to get tax breaks). They said they'd start building in February (in a month) and be done next May.
There was also an interesting conversation about 1601 Madison Ave. near Cottage grove. Sounds like a multi-phased development but they discussed bringing a "technology company" (90+ people) into the city, using local contractors (down to the zipcode).
@ModSquad, am I making this up, or at one point did you try to develop this land, only to get screwed by Azzar? Or was that someone else/some other property?
Joe
Yep, that was us, ended up in court with Assar like almost everyone else that has attempted to do business with him.
So happy to see this area get some much needed love and attention .
There have been some rumors about a redevelopment of the former PB Gast building as well that will really give this neighborhood a shot in the arm.
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11 hours ago, sfloria said:
Does anyone know what project is being built just south of this apartment complex on Eastern? Is it the apartment project that was proposed a few years ago or is it something new? Looks like foundations are being placed all over the site.
LINC was awarded a LIHTC for that project. It is a 3 or 4 story apartment building along Eastern and some townhouses around the corner. Do not recall the number of units.
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Here is a photo of this home, along with a graphic showing the floor plan.
917 sf 3-beds and a bath. It sold for $159,900.
I should note this is a modular home, I believe built by Rochester Homes in Indiana.
Our company has pretty much the exact same model as this and many like it. While I personally feel that this is a great example of an “Affordable House,” it would never fit the City’s onerous requirements for development of “affordable housing” on one of the over 50 lots the City controls throughout GR.
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3 hours ago, egrguy said:
Orlando. I did some checking and there are some limited flight options out of DTW. But from my searches all of the Delta flights out of GR for June are listed as sold out.
Good luck to you!
Thanks, fortunately my flight has not gotten canceled yet
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19 hours ago, egrguy said:
I had a flight out of GRR with Delta in June. My flight got cancelled and there are no alternative options via Delta for the entire month of June (this just happened today). Not sure if they will add some flights back into the mix or not.
I did check and Frontier and American still had flights available for $109/$168 round trip out of GRR. I was 50/50 on if I was still going to fly out in June, this probably helped make up my mind.
Overall, I am not surprised, but still astounded by the 95% drop in airline traffic.
I have a Delta Flight in early June to Tampa. So far I have not been canceled, here's to hoping... Just curious, what was the destination of your canceled flight?
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13 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:
They probably won't get much work done. Police departments are on patrol shutting down every construction project, unless it's truly for "life saving " work. You have to have a letter from the AG's office or they shut you down and/or ticket you $500 for each worker on site. EVEN if it's work sanctioned or contracted by a municipality.
Jeff, my son is a GR Police Officer. I just checked with him and he tells me that every police department and sheriff's department in West Michigan is currently operating under the same order, which is to take no police action whatsoever other then emergency calls, or for crimes being committed. He told me that there are a lot of calls coming in that non-essential business are remaining open, but those calls are all being routed to 311 and then sent over to code enforcement.
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On 3/22/2020 at 6:10 PM, elcelc said:
We haven't seen anything yet but it's definitely on our radar. My projects haven't been closed in yet and are still in the framing stages so nice and open. Once they get enclosed, I bet some trades might think twice. The other thing to consider is anything with a supply chain. If the metal stud fabricator or insulation manufacturer closes up then there's a problem.
Several of our modular home construction plants had to close down last week because they could not get their materials from several key suppliers. About 50% of the lumber they use comes from Canada and they say getting the lumber they need is a problem as well.
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@joeDowntown @GRDadof3 @tSlater @jthrasher @organsnyder @uncus @elcelc @Raildude's dad
Hey everyone, I am planning on all of you tomorrow for the lunch and learn at 733 Bates. I am looking forward to it. I am just doing pizza and drinks, nothing too fancy.
I do have a short PPT that I am going to present that will help the discussion.
If anyone else checking into this thread want to join us, let me know today so I know how to plan.
If any of you want to invite a couple guests, we are open to that as well.
Dave
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12 hours ago, Raildude's dad said:
I'm out, I'll be in FL. Can we move back a week?
If moving it to the week of March 9 will mean more people can come, I have no problem with that. We can do March 12, the following Thursday...
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2 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:
I'm in.
Jeff, you have organized these in the past, what is the best way to go about this? How about Thursday March 5? InnovaLab can serve pizza at a lunch and learn at the townhouses on Bates.
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Seriously? We are looking to put a 1,400 sf home in that neighborhood and are wondering what the market is bringing for new construction. Granted our home will be further in the neighborhood but holy crap!
Downtown Amphitheater
in Grand Rapids
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Would not surprise me one bit. We are seeing outlandish price increases. One project was delayed by our customer from Jan to June. Big mistake, cost for their duplex went up $26K! Lumber and steel prices are in the stratosphere.