New projects on the West Side

[GRDadof3]

3 hours ago, Prankster said:

Neighborhood grocer plans West Side location

 

http://www.grbj.com/articles/87164-neighborhood-grocer-plans-west-side-location?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&[email protected]&utm_content=2126%3A%20GRBJ%20Daily%3A%20Neighborhood%20grocer%20plans%20West%20S&utm_campaign=GRBJ%20Daily%3A%20Neighborhood%20grocer%20plans%20West%20Side%20location

I saw that article. "Grocer" seems like a pretty big stretch, at 1700 sf. Is Martha's Vineyard a grocer? 

[discgrab21]

10 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

I saw that article. "Grocer" seems like a pretty big stretch, at 1700 sf. Is Martha's Vineyard a grocer? 

The hyperlink says "grocer" but the article title and body both say convenience store.

[thebeerqueer]

14 hours ago, Prankster said:

Neighborhood grocer plans West Side location

 

http://www.grbj.com/articles/87164-neighborhood-grocer-plans-west-side-location?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&[email protected]&utm_content=2126%3A%20GRBJ%20Daily%3A%20Neighborhood%20grocer%20plans%20West%20S&utm_campaign=GRBJ%20Daily%3A%20Neighborhood%20grocer%20plans%20West%20Side%20location

When Jyoti Sharad presented to our NA, it was more about the small grocery offerings and less about lotto tickets and cigarettes. That being said the term grocer is quite a stretch. I'm not sure what you'd call a store that sells a mix of groceries and convenience items, gro-venience? 

[Prankster]

10 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

I saw that article. "Grocer" seems like a pretty big stretch, at 1700 sf. Is Martha's Vineyard a grocer? 

Rockford has always been one to exaggerate the truth. I remember when they started renovating in Heartside. They claimed that a major corporate office was moving into one of their buildings. It ended up being United Way of West Michigan. 

[GRDadof3]

2 hours ago, thebeerqueer said:

When Jyoti Sharad presented to our NA, it was more about the small grocery offerings and less about lotto tickets and cigarettes. That being said the term grocer is quite a stretch. I'm not sure what you'd call a store that sells a mix of groceries and convenience items, gro-venience? 

Sometimes it's "grosser."

[joeDowntown]

Still a good step in the right direction. Bet it'll do a good business with the new apartments as well as GVSU dorms right there. 

Joe

[GRDadof3]

Here's the floorplan of the grocery store at Fulton Place. They'll have cheese and ice cream. 

 

In other West Side news, Ando's Asian Kitchen sign is up. They're hoping for a late April opening. 

[ironyisadeadscene]

8 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

Here's the floorplan of the grocery store at Fulton Place. They'll have cheese and ice cream. 

 

In other West Side news, Ando's Asian Kitchen sign is up. They're hoping for a late April opening. 

So negative.  You forgot the slushee station. 

[GRDadof3]

8 hours ago, ironyisadeadscene said:

So negative.  You forgot the slushee station. 

"We received a standing ovation when we presented to the city. Standing ovation!" 

I keed, I keed. It will be a nice addition to those storefronts. 

[joeDowntown]

14 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

"We received a standing ovation when we presented to the city. Standing ovation!" 

I keed, I keed. It will be a nice addition to those storefronts. 

And any negative polls about it were fake news... I think it'll do well and adds an amenity most apartments downtown don't have. Again, it's a start.

 

[MJLO]

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/02/bridge_and_stocking_super_bloc.html#incart_river_home

Sounds like demolition for the super block has been slated for spring.

[GRDadof3]

10 minutes ago, temporary.name said:

Anybody know if Rockford will have a construction camera for this project?

I'll bet @mgreven would let them put one on their roof. 

 

Anybody know what this building used to be: 

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9703477,-85.6889835,3a,75y,227.92h,97.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sD7SmwofI8JS-E_HawErP9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

It was built in 1870 apparently. That's all I could find. 

[RegalTDP]

1 hour ago, GRDadof3 said:

I'll bet @mgreven would let them put one on their roof. 

 

Anybody know what this building used to be: 

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9703477,-85.6889835,3a,75y,227.92h,97.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sD7SmwofI8JS-E_HawErP9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

It was built in 1870 apparently. That's all I could find. 

All I could find is that it was "an old brick brewery."  Couldn't find the name or anything else.  There were a bunch in the 1870-80s that opened up and either closed with a few years or merged with others.

[GRDadof3]

1 hour ago, RegalTDP said:

All I could find is that it was "an old brick brewery."  Couldn't find the name or anything else.  There were a bunch in the 1870-80s that opened up and either closed with a few years or merged with others.

Shut up. That's cool. 

[mgreven]

4 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

I'll bet @mgreven would let them put one on their roof. 

For sure!  As long as I don't have to install it... #notahandyman

It will be fun once they get rolling.  Glad it's my wife's office and not mine, I'd just be staring out the front window all day and never get anything done.

[ctpgr34]

19 minutes ago, mgreven said:

For sure!  As long as I don't have to install it... #notahandyman

It will be fun once they get rolling.  Glad it's my wife's office and not mine, I'd just be staring out the front window all day and never get anything done.

I will have that issue with the new hotel on Monroe, my office looks right at the site

[thebeerqueer]

On 2/10/2017 at 9:56 AM, RegalTDP said:

All I could find is that it was "an old brick brewery."  Couldn't find the name or anything else.  There were a bunch in the 1870-80s that opened up and either closed with a few years or merged with others.

That's awesome! It's been an abandoned/boarded up building ever since I can remember. 

[RegalTDP]

1 hour ago, thebeerqueer said:

That's awesome! It's been an abandoned/boarded up building ever since I can remember. 

Found it!  ...Or rather, the Valley City blogspot did.  It was the Michigan Brewery, founded by Peter Weirich in 1856.  The present building was his second on the site.  Read the whole thing, it's great work.

The top is a picture from the GR Public Museum of the Kusterer Co. City Brewery on Michigan and Ionia in 1890.  The bottom is Michigan Brewery today.  Note the similar architecture. 

Edited February 13, 2017 by RegalTDP

[elcelc]

3 hours ago, RegalTDP said:

Found it!  ...Or rather, the Valley City blogspot did.  It was the Michigan Brewery, founded by Peter Weirich in 1856.  The present building was his second on the site.  Read the whole thing, it's great work.

The top is a picture from the GR Public Museum of the Kusterer Co. City Brewery on Michigan and Ionia in 1890.  The bottom is Michigan Brewery today.  Note the similar architecture. 

 

[GRDadof3]

Awesome finds guys. It's in a bit of a rough spot and off the beaten path but everything's moving West. Not sure what it could be used for. It just catches my eye every time I drive by. 

[thebeerqueer]

32 minutes ago, GRDadof3 said:

Awesome finds guys. It's in a bit of a rough spot and off the beaten path but everything's moving West. Not sure what it could be used for. It just catches my eye every time I drive by. 

Rough spot? That's a block and a half from my house. I prefer the term, colorful.

[GRDadof3]

4 hours ago, thebeerqueer said:

Rough spot? That's a block and a half from my house. I prefer the term, colorful.

Ha, my bad. 

[GRDadof3]

This project is rising up, 601 LMD:

 

 

 

[MJLO]

3 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

This project is rising up, 601 LMD:

 

 

 

I feel like a dork that the first thing I noticed from this picture, is there is one a-hole in that parking lot that can fit their car between the lines.

[GRDadof3]

Sovengard's food is so.good. That is all.