JW Marriott Hotel

[Michi]

something about "crane on skyline" just makes me giggle

That's funny...I thought the same thing about:

I have a meating near there in about 90 minutes...

A meating huh? Let's just try to keep Grand Rapids a family-friendly city!

[torgo]

A meating huh? Let's just try to keep Grand Rapids a family-friendly city!

[Rizzo]

I'm hoping thats the crane that will assemble the 'real' crane

[Rizzo]

Right now they are extending support footings on the lifter, here goes our crane boys!

[dtown]

are they gonna put up the rest of the crane tomorrow??

also how long do you think it will be until we see some steel??

[Rizzo]

Dtown, check this every so often in the next month or two...

http://69.221.46.100/top/liveapplet.html

I don't know how this building will be built, but it looks as if this is a supporting frame to the larger support structure the place is diserted, just a generator running...

[dtown]

ok thanks Rizzo

[Rizzo]

No prob, just watch around 2-3pm or so, that seems to be when they like to stamper around and move a lot of stuff around... Way cool, especially because I can watch the good guys work in the fridge while I'm on the comfort of my heated water bed

[snoogit]

That's funny...I thought the same thing about:

A meating huh? Let's just try to keep Grand Rapids a family-friendly city!

Its not like we are slapping people with large trouts or anything.

[GRDadof3]

They were installing the concrete forms and pouring concrete for the foundation of the crane when I was there (you can see it around the base of the one crane piece). That will probably take a few days to set up before they add the other crane pieces.

[BeYouLiz]

Hi Everyone!

I am new to the board so I just wanted to say hello. I have been reading for months because although I currently live in Boston, I am from Grand Rapids. I have a degree in hospitality administration (hotel/restaurant management) and I work for Marriott in Boston so this board is very interesting!

Anyway - hello.

[torgo]

Hi Everyone!

I am new to the board so I just wanted to say hello. I have been reading for months because although I currently live in Boston, I am from Grand Rapids. I have a degree in hospitality administration (hotel/restaurant management) and I work for Marriott in Boston so this board is very interesting!

Anyway - hello.

Hello Liz! Welcome!

[Rizzo]

Welcome!

Dad, learn how to rent your very own crane - what an addition to your backyard! http://science.howstuffworks.com/tower-crane.htm

[GRDadof3]

Hi Everyone!

I am new to the board so I just wanted to say hello. I have been reading for months because although I currently live in Boston, I am from Grand Rapids. I have a degree in hospitality administration (hotel/restaurant management) and I work for Marriott in Boston so this board is very interesting!

Anyway - hello.

I noticed your first post is in the Marriott thread. Are you thinking of transferring back to GR??

[BeYouLiz]

I noticed your first post is in the Marriott thread. Are you thinking of transferring back to GR??

You know what's funny - I have never read any other threads. I found this one from googling the JW Marriott Grand Rapids. I am very new to Urban Planet!

[torgo]

Well get readin'! We tend to jabber on quite a bit.

[GRDadof3]

Yah, over 16,000 posts to be exact. I'm bummed. I have some great pictures from today and I can't get my USB to work

[BeYouLiz]

Ok so here is my first question: Is it just me or does anyone else find it a bit creepy when people use the live web cam to zoom in on people's apartments?

[GRDadof3]

Ok so here is my first question: Is it just me or does anyone else find it a bit creepy when people use the live web cam to zoom in on people's apartments?

Way creepy!! I notice that too sometimes when I log on that it is pointed at Plaza Towers.

[Rizzo]

HA you noticed that too! Yah I caught someone playing creepy Tom once at Plaza Towers... Whats even more wierd is the fact people still do things in downtown infront OF A OPEN WINDOW at night... Just saying...

[BeYouLiz]

I was showing one of my friends the web cam so she could see the hotel and we were both creeped out because you could literally see people moving from room to room. Imagine if a live web cam were posted outside of your windows?!

[GRDadof3]

I need to do something else before this ulcer burns a hole in my stomach from all this riverfront talk . Here are some shots I got today:

[GRDadof3]

I'm going to do a time-lapse from this spot by the Museum as it goes up:

There's steel on the site already. You guys just didn't know where to look

[Prankster]

Any mention of what type of retail they will have in this development? I know about the italian restaurant, and am pretty sure there will be a sundries/gift shop. But will there be anything else?

[JimInGR]

It looks like they're using that steel shown in GRDad's pictures to put together the first floor today. I'm just amazed at the pace this is going. Anybody have any idea how many workers they have onsite?