Medical Mile/Michigan Street Developments

[grandrollerz]

They own Michigan st (both sides save McDonalds) down to college and all of Barclay (football field).  They're prob good on expansion space. A new Emergency was/is being planned for the football field space.  West of Coit in Belknap will stay residential per the NA. East of Lafayette GVSU owns entirely over to College and I think south to the tracks.

[Cookin_peacocks]

[Cookin_peacocks]

[RiversideGR]

View from my dentist’s office

 

[Allison Slater]

Noticed those elevator shafts can be seen from parts of Alpine by I-96. This is going to be a bit more prominent than I'd have guessed.

Blurry pic time

[Khorasaurus1]

4 hours ago, RiversideGR said:

View from my dentist’s office

 

My guess is this view will look very different by 2030, if not sooner. It feels like it's sitting and waiting for inevitable development, kind of like parts of Atlanta or other fast growing cities. 

[Cookin_peacocks]

12 hours ago, Khorasaurus1 said:

My guess is this view will look very different by 2030, if not sooner. It feels like it's sitting and waiting for inevitable development, kind of like parts of Atlanta or other fast growing cities. 

Maybe I'm greedy, but I'm kinda disappointed they didn't just combine all the buildings, or at least two, at the old GR Press site. Instead of having two 7 story buildings, why not just one 15 story building? 

[HavingAhoot]

Glass is going in!

[Cookin_peacocks]

1 hour ago, HavingAhoot said:

Glass is going in!

Ah. I just got this picture and I was excited to report the progress!

 

 

[GR_Urbanist]

And here are some of the amazing folks patiently putting up each window, one by one!

[GR_Urbanist]

Looks like 315 Michigan St. (the middle of the 3 houses west of Jimmy Johns) has been demolished.  Honestly surprised these three houses are still there. I'm sure the land is worth a bunch. But if one home is all that is going down, It may be likely some new tall and thin modern housing development.

Or maybe just the first of the three to go down before eventually they all come down, and the properties get combined and something more substantial goes up.

[Cookin_peacocks]

Photo dump

[grandrollerz]

It pretty cool how they encased the legacy generators in the corner there and are b building on top of it.

[Prankster]

16 hours ago, grandrollerz said:

It pretty cool how they encased the legacy generators in the corner there and are b building on top of it.

Protecting and maintaining those generators was the top priority when designing the parking ramp. 

[thebeerqueer]

On 9/12/2023 at 1:59 PM, Cookin_peacocks said:

Photo dump

 

Does anyone recall if there's going to be ground floor retail on this corner? 

[Cookin_peacocks]

8 hours ago, thebeerqueer said:

Does anyone recall if there's going to be ground floor retail on this corner? 

I don't think so, but there should be

[Jonesey]

On 9/14/2023 at 7:00 AM, Prankster said:

Protecting and maintaining those generators was the top priority when designing the parking ramp. 

Are those generators to power the entire hospital if they lose power?  That's pretty impressive!  Are they gas/diesel?

[Cookin_peacocks]

Nothing much has changed. Just a new perspective. I can't help but wonder if the lot/old house that's kitty corner to this will be developed soon. I'd really like to see housing there for a cohesive intersection, but I'm sure it's going to be related to the medical.

 

 

Edited September 21, 2023 by Cookin_peacocks

[Jonesey]

7 hours ago, Cookin_peacocks said:

Nothing much has changed. Just a new perspective. I can't help but wonder if the lot/old house that's kitty corner to this will be developed soon. I'd really like to see housing there for a cohesive intersection, but I'm sure it's going to be related to the medical.

 

 

It looks like the old gas station is owned by 7 oaks llc which is registered to Martha's.  I would love to see housing/mixed use there, but I just don't think it will happen.  Corewell is now the biggest employer in the state and I would think they would keep it medical, especially if they are looking at building  a new ER in GR.  It really seems like a missed opportunity to build employee/public housing, with the nursing and medical staff shortage, being able to offer affordable housing downtown would be a major selling point.  Eh, what do I know though 

[Cookin_peacocks]

More updates

 

 

[Cookin_peacocks]

Guys like updates?

[SupercityGR]

I did a quick correction to a photo to show how it should have looked 

[Cookin_peacocks]

Got an update on some projects on the hill for yas.

[joeDowntown]

The DeVos family has planned an announcement for a “transformational gift for children’s healthcare” on Monday, Feb 19. Will be interesting to see what’s planned and seems to involve Corewell, Mary Freebed and Pine Rest.   

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2024/02/devos-family-foundation-to-announce-transformational-gift-for-childrens-health-care.html

[cstonesparty]

On 2/17/2024 at 12:59 PM, joeDowntown said:

The DeVos family has planned an announcement for a “transformational gift for children’s healthcare” on Monday, Feb 19. Will be interesting to see what’s planned and seems to involve Corewell, Mary Freebed and Pine Rest.   

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2024/02/devos-family-foundation-to-announce-transformational-gift-for-childrens-health-care.html

https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/health-care/devos-family-donates-50m-to-3-grand-rapids-area-pediatric-projects/