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Just about the same height as the courthouse

Does anyone know what the proposed height of the building itself is?

the lowest bid was by Christman, but it was still about 13 million more than what the airport was expecting. the press states that they may have to cut some corners Here is part of the link: Sticker shock at Gerald R. Ford International Airport isn't confined to airfare. There's also the proposed parking ramp, with a glass-and-steel canopy, which could cost $13.7 million more than expected. The lowest construction bid came in at $118 million -- 13 percent higher than what airport officials expected to pay. That is forcing airport leaders to rethink plans and look at ways to cut corners, though it's not expected to ground the project. "We were going down the runway and discovered we're a little heavier than we thought," Aeronautics Board member Dean Agee said. The four-story ramp would add 4,000 parking spots and feature covered skywalks and a curved canopy roof connecting it to the terminal, similar to the roof on the downtown DeVos Place convention center. The projected construction cost was $104 million, according to airport engineers and an architectural firm. The Christman Co. submitted the lowest bid at $117.9 million, while the highest of the seven bids came in at more than $145 million. The project's total price tag will jump by $16 million -- to $134 million with Christman's bid -- when accounting for permit, architectural and engineering fees, airport leaders estimate. Contractors consider the airport ramp the biggest prize of the year in Michigan, said Granger Construction Co. Vice President Darryl Massa. Lansing-based Granger came in second in the bidding -- $9 million higher than Christman, also based in Lansing.

Wow 1200 feet long. a quarter of a mile is 1320

Todays' anouncement stated that they would like to begin construction in September and be finished by October of 2009

I agree Rizzo, i would love to see the area designated as the medical mile. Health hill is ok but a little bland. Pill Hill just sounds backwoods to me.

) I would say the design that we've seen here for a while is going to be it. I agree, but i still love proposal 3, lits less blocky looking

I love the rendering o Proposal 3, does anyone know why it was not chosen? Does it still have any chance?

Crate & Barrel out. That too bad, my wife won't be happy about that.

Wood radio is reporting today that one of these buidlings will have a hotel at the top of it. Is that new news or has this always been in the plans?

Wow $274 million would make it the single most expensive project in downtown's history, eclipsing the $250 million spent on Devos Place, althoguh i think it would probably cost more than $274 million to build DP if they were to start today.

"People new to the area will probably think Health Hill is the whole "downtown": i was thinking the same thing recently, but i also think that RH will be very visable from a lot of places, even if it is the only thingt hat clears the hill from that veiw

There must be someome out there who knows how tall it will be in feet?

That would be great if it wee taller that JWM, even greater if it beats out Bridgewater Place

Nice pics. I have always liked richmond's skyline. I wish they would put up a 600 ft tower as a crown to crown the skyline

It sure would be cold in April

Actually i thought the press reported about a year ago that southwest would like to be in GRR, but i have not heard anything recently.

I would like to see southwest or jet blue come to GR