GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Getting kind of hard to keep up with and catalog all the new projects going on. Orion Development has purchased the law firm that sits across from The Boardwalk for a potential high rise residential development on the riverfront. Some people at the city actually told me the owners were interested in selling about a year ago. Too rich for my blood. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/developers_pay_13_million_for.html#incart_river Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
temporary.name 187 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Excellent. I think North Monroe should pick up in development from now to 2020. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Excellent. I think North Monroe should pick up in development from now to 2020. I saw Devries plan to add on to their building by the 6th St Bridge (Landmark Lofts) but it was so ridiculous I don't ever see it happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
temporary.name 187 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I saw Devries plan to add on to their building by the 6th St Bridge (Landmark Lofts) but it was so ridiculous I don't ever see it happening. Have any renderings you could share? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJLO 546 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Most of the development news put forth by Mlive the past month has been that a transaction has happened and that the developer plans to do something at sometime. Mlive is turning into the anecdotal news network. Not saying they were super credible before but they seem to be getting worse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingbert 618 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I saw Devries plan to add on to their building by the 6th St Bridge (Landmark Lofts) but it was so ridiculous I don't ever see it happening. Sounds like a game changer! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Have any renderings you could share? I might rabbit, I might... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
temporary.name 187 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I might rabbit, I might...Landmark Lofts.jpg 1999?! Might as well be showing me the completed Colosseum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgreven 190 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Is that a weather ball? Edited December 11, 2014 by mgreven 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpchicago 293 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 I love the 12 foot wall of brick along the river, presumably covering the parking. This has to be a graveyard rendering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 15, 2015 The old Icon on Bond thread is locked (forever) so I thought I'd post this here. There's something eerily strange about this article about Ralph Hauenstein and Icon on Bond (and no his condo is not in Icon). See if you can figure out what it is. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/03/103-year-old_ralph_hauenstein.html?ath=1a90132b90933db8002100e5723c045a#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline (Yes, it's a code breaking exercise using an article about code-breaking, I get the irony, lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tSlater 199 Report post Posted March 15, 2015 I'm going to guess Icon on Bond sits where Werner Lehara once operated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 16, 2015 I'm going to guess Icon on Bond sits where Werner Lehara once operated. Nope, not that I'm aware of. Oh well, moving on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tSlater 199 Report post Posted March 16, 2015 I'm not a good code breaker. That was the best I could come up with. Surely someone else is better at this sort of thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 16, 2015 I'm not a good code breaker. That was the best I could come up with. Surely someone else is better at this sort of thing? The LLC's that were formed for the two vacant Icon parcels had names from the code-breaking operation talked about the in story. The LLC's were formed probably 4 or 5 years ago when the project was foreclosed. Just a really weird coincidence that I noticed it at almost precisely the same time I had looked up the LLCs and read the article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
droonus2000 22 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 My best ideas were either Werner Lehara site or that Mr. Hauenstien is the Icon on Bond, meaning the building is coyingly named for him. It's a secret code. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 22, 2015 New brewery coming to Monroe North. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avocado 14 Report post Posted March 22, 2015 New brewery coming to Monroe North. Is it these guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 22, 2015 Is it these guys? Yep. They wanted to announce later this week but its going to be hard to keep it under wraps when you post pics on your FB page. good for them though. I think theyve been scouting spots for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdkacz 50 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 By the sixth st bridge? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcelc 108 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 By the sixth st bridge? Just a stone's throw N. of the bridge. Yeah, I don't know how the Facebook pix got posted either, oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted March 23, 2015 Just a stone's throw N. of the bridge. Yeah, I don't know how the Facebook pix got posted either, oh well. Any building fanatic on here would know at first glance that it's 820 Monroe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arcturus 205 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 82 apartments in the same building means a nice jump start. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/09/downtown_lofts_project_on_nort.html#incart_related_stories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john_denver 31 Report post Posted March 24, 2015 Will there be any street improvements to Bond Street in back? As some have said, that could be a cool area if it was a pedestrian friendly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2734 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 I noticed the small law firm on the riverfront (across from the Boardwalk) was being vacated today by Two Men & A Truck trucks. I don't know the timeline but the property was purchased by Orion in November last year. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/12/developers_pay_13_million_for.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
