Studio Park - $140 Million Celebration Cinema/mixed use project

[thebeerqueer]

8 hours ago, Khorasaurus1 said:

The impact on the skyline from the south is dramatic, but honestly it's a little underwhelming from the north. It blends in with the 12 story muddle.

From the west it looks really disconnected from the rest of the skyline, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

This building can be seen from west of the Rivertown Parkway exit on I-196E.

[joeDowntown]

20 hours ago, Cookin_peacocks said:

As far as I know, the building plan next door is no more. I've HEARD they are planning something elsewhere. Likely Market/Fulton

Hopefully Loeks develops the lot into a mixed use building if acrisure doesn’t build. 

[Cookin_peacocks]

16 hours ago, joeDowntown said:

Hopefully Loeks develops the lot into a mixed use building if crisis doesn’t build. 

Agreed. Even if Acrisure decided to build there, I hoped it would be expanded to include more residential on top of the office space. 

 

Depending on what happens at Market/Fulton, the center of the skyline may really move south very quickly 

[MJLO]

22 hours ago, Cookin_peacocks said:

Agreed. Even if Acrisure decided to build there, I hoped it would be expanded to include more residential on top of the office space. 

 

Depending on what happens at Market/Fulton, the center of the skyline may really move south very quickly 

Agreed.  ThoughI feel like the area around Calder Plaza desperately needs some infill/repurposing/life. Once you get north of Lyon it's an absolute dead zone with nothing but those boring 1960's office boxes that are nearly void of life after 5pm.   If momentum keeps shifting south  it could get down right creepy in the old urban renewal zone.  But hey, at least the HPC is here to let us know that the city/county building are precious pieces of history that can't go away. 

[Cookin_peacocks]

On 9/30/2023 at 7:38 AM, MJLO said:

Agreed.  ThoughI feel like the area around Calder Plaza desperately needs some infill/repurposing/life. Once you get north of Lyon it's an absolute dead zone with nothing but those boring 1960's office boxes that are nearly void of life after 5pm.   If momentum keeps shifting south  it could get down right creepy in the old urban renewal zone.  But hey, at least the HPC is here to let us know that the city/county building are precious pieces of history that can't go away. 

Ideally, they'd tear down those two, and combine them into one tower, and use the new space for the convention center hotel.

 

And for the calder on top of the county building. Why not remove the roof, and use it as the new "floor" of a revamped calder plaza? Place it under acrylic so it can be seen and protected.

[Cookin_peacocks]

Update. Looks like the mechanical room is getting framed

 

 

[joeDowntown]

One of the views I really like as the they top out the building is driving sourth on Monroe near DeVos place. Once the glass is in, it’ll add a lot more texture to the view. Also got a closer view. Looks like it will be fully enclosed before winter hits (too hard). 

[Cookin_peacocks]

Ottawa is closed this week and they are bringing down the crane. 

 

 

 

 

[joeDowntown]

Article is behind a paywall, but you can see some really good skyline photos of what the views will be like in some of the units:

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/11/whats-being-built-thats-changing-grand-rapids-skyline-it-has-a-golf-simulator-lots-of-apartments.html

Sounds like they are shooting for next Summer for completion and they have good interest in the condos (hopefully this will encourage more condo development downtown in the future). 

Joe

[HavingAhoot]

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I know we should support local media but well Mlive isn't that great to me.

[Cookin_peacocks]

Took this from Ionia and Louis. The tower crane is gone. Hopefully to be up elsewhere downtown soon.

 

 

[Cookin_peacocks]

Looks good