Brix at Midtown project - Grand & Benson - Michigan Street

[GRDadof3]

3 minutes ago, Pattmost20 said:

Don't love it, don't hate it. Honestly these renderings have seemed to do a terrible job of translating what these buildings will look like in the real world, so who knows. One positive take-away, it adds a retail component to the block between Grand and Benson. With the 300 units Rise is putting in behind, It'll be nice to add a few more shops within walking distance.

There's an office building on the Beltline that ran away and ended up here, apparently.

j/k it does look better. 

 

[joeDowntown]

12 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

There's an office building on the Beltline that ran away and ended up here, apparently.

j/k it does look better. 

 

It's funny, I used to really like what Third Coast did, but their recent projects have been absolute garbage. What happened?! I expect this one to be the same. With no parking. 

Joe

[WMrapids]

1 minute ago, joeDowntown said:

It's funny, I used to really like what Third Coast did, but their recent projects have been absolute garbage. What happened?! I expect this one to be the same. With no parking. 

Joe

When there's a high demand for housing in Grand Rapids and you can cut corners on costs, you can make a pretty nice profit.

[GRDadof3]

Update. This one building is getting taller than I envisioned actually. 

 

[joeDowntown]

23 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

Update. This one building is getting taller than I envisioned actually. 

 

From the rendering, the parking structure is hidden among the buildings, so it'll definitely have some space size to it. 

Joe

[arcturus]

On 10/23/2016 at 7:24 AM, amylynne said:

Farah's Bar is planning an expansion which will up capacity and eliminate a few parking spaces. That project was presented before the Third Coast building and there was a long, long discussion about parking.

Oh oh!

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/12/father-son_bar_owners_deleted.html#incart_river_index

[GRDadof3]

RISE is really starting to rise. and this is just the building closest to the highway. They've started on the buildings just to the south of the ramp as well, but couldnt get a good shot.

[whitemice]

Very exited about this project, it is going to contribute a lot to Midtown.  And these guys don't fool around - this projects started moving very quickly.

FYI, there is a collaboration between this project and the Third Coast projects - this projects oversized ramp will potentially provide parking spaces to Third Coast residents who are into that kind of thing.

[GRDadof3]

29 minutes ago, whitemice said:

Very exited about this project, it is going to contribute a lot to Midtown.  And these guys don't fool around - this projects started moving very quickly.

FYI, there is a collaboration between this project and the Third Coast projects - this projects oversized ramp will potentially provide parking spaces to Third Coast residents who are into that kind of thing.

Where did you hear that? I read in the city's agenda that the RISE project was vehemently opposed to Third Coast providing no parking for their Michigan/Benson project. Did that change? 

[GRDadof3]

Long awaited update. In the bottom corner of that building (to the right) you can see the retail space that will be part of this (shown in the renderings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[x99]

Man does that thing ever look like a sewer stain compared to the condos in the background.  Cheap and fuggly got together and made offspring.  I'm surprised they didn't just cover it it in plywood, caulk up the seams, and call it good.  Cabrini Green taught Chicago a lesson we've quite clearly yet to learn.

[demhem]

On 7/14/2017 at 5:09 PM, GRDadof3 said:

Long awaited update. In the bottom corner of that building (to the right) you can see the retail space that will be part of this (shown in the renderings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This reminds me a lot of the multi-family buildings going up in Denver when I was out there last year. 

[Quercus]

Yeah that last image shows what a difference the finishes make. That siding looks terrible and will not age well.

[HavingAhoot]

 

Not exactly cheap places here either. 

1 BR	1 BA	$1,478 - 1,594		699 - 950 Sq Ft				View Model
2 BR s	2 BA s	$1,911 - 2,069		964 - 1,399 Sq Ft
3 BR s	2 BA s	$2,338 - 3,430		1,267 - 1,564 Sq Ft

[GRLaker]

19 minutes ago, HavingAhoot said:

 

Not exactly cheap places here either. 

1 BR	1 BA	$1,478 - 1,594		699 - 950 Sq Ft				View Model
2 BR s	2 BA s	$1,911 - 2,069		964 - 1,399 Sq Ft
3 BR s	2 BA s	$2,338 - 3,430		1,267 - 1,564 Sq Ft

Didn't you get the memo put out by all GR area employers that they were bumping up everyone's salaries by 50% to keep up with the rest of the industrialized world? 

[GRDadof3]

On 7/17/2017 at 10:46 AM, demhem said:

This reminds me a lot of the multi-family buildings going up in Denver when I was out there last year. 

I thought the same. The developer is out of Georgia. 

I actually didn't think they looked that bad.  

[joeDowntown]

2 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

I thought the same. The developer is out of Georgia. 

I actually didn't think they looked that bad.  

Me neither. It's a helluva lot better than what was there. And if they are a good property management company, I wouldn't be worried. It's not like this siding will start to deteriorate in 2 years.  

[GRDadof3]

6 hours ago, joeDowntown said:

Me neither. It's a helluva lot better than what was there. And if they are a good property management company, I wouldn't be worried. It's not like this siding will start to deteriorate in 2 years.  

And it's a mid-rise tucked into a residential area, which is perfectly acceptable to do siding on. as long as it's mixed with brick (IMO). The Belknap project also has horizontal siding and doesn't look that bad. 

[GRDadof3]

The junky buildings on Michigan St are gone. 

 

[walker]

• 18 minutes ago, GRDadof3 said:

  The junky buildings on Michigan St are gone. 

  

   

  

  Had to look this up on Google -  here's the before shot;

Google view

[MJLO]

I take this means the proposed buildings for this site are a go?

[GRDadof3]

2 hours ago, MJLO said:

I take this means the proposed buildings for this site are a go?

I believe so, I seem to remember seeing it on another city agenda recently. It's on Third Coast's site:

http://thirdcoastdevelopment.com/midtown-cityzen/

Oh yeah, here ya go:

http://fox17online.com/2017/07/13/rent-restricted-apartment-complex-announced-for-grand-rapids/

10 hours ago, walker said:

• Had to look this up on Google -  here's the before shot;

Google view

Hey Google Streetview driver, how about cleaning the leaves off your dome before you drive around.

[WMrapids]

1 hour ago, GRDadof3 said:

Hey Google Streetview driver, how about cleaning the leaves off your dome before you drive around.

A lot of the images downtown have that. I saw a car go through about a month ago so maybe we will see an update soon.