Hinman project - new 13 story hotel at 10 Ionia

[WMrapids]

Did a quick SketchUp of this...

Edited June 24, 2016 by WMrapids

[The ATX]

Very nice.  Hopefully this tower will be completed before my next trip back to Grand Rapids.

[WMrapids]

Gave you guys a little extra with 20 Fulton included too.

Here's the model of the tower and here is the model of 20 Fulton again.

 

[sparky05]

Wow, I have to check in here more often.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, WMrapids said:

Gave you guys a little extra with 20 Fulton included too.

Here's the model of the tower and here is the model of 20 Fulton again.

 

Looks great!  I am really excited about this.  Finally some height away from the riverfront.  I really hope this doesn't get scaled down or rejected.  It seems kind of silly that this parking lot is in the historic district.  Maybe this will encourage other developers to go taller, especially now that central downtown is starting to fill in.  

 

I would think with the small footprint this would rise pretty quickly if approved, can anyone confirm?

 

Is it too early to call this GR's second building boom of the past 10 years?

[joeDowntown]

Awesome job. It's big, that's for sure. But I don't think it is unsightly. And it's the CBD for gods sake. 

Joe

[GR_Urbanist]

It looks very distinguished.

I was a bit iffy on the location, but this is going to be a defining landmark that will be prominently visible throughout the DT area. I actually hope it is that color!

[sparky05]

I like this design more and more every time I see it.

[GRDadof3]

Hear hear, that sketchup looks great. What about Venue tower in there? I was right by it today and they're already on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the residential tower already.  

[luma]

That entire Sketchup collection of buildings looks fantastic.  Is that drawing with models publicly available anywhere?

[WMrapids]

7 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

Hear hear, that sketchup looks great. What about Venue tower in there? I was right by it today and they're already on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the residential tower already.  

I've been trying to work on it with the images available. I accidentally used one of the old images and noticed the model was off when the height was at some 250 feet. Looking at it in Google Earth, the old proposal would have sure looked good...

Edited June 25, 2016 by WMrapids

[WMrapids]

Here's with The Cube at its current height included.

[ant33]

The cube sure would've looked good at 20 stories.. Hopefully the building at 10 ionia doesn't get scaled down too much if any at all. I also am liking the location and look of it more and more after seeing the pics.. Can't wait for july 6th!

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4 hours ago, ant33 said:

The cube sure would've looked good at 20 stories.. Hopefully the building at 10 ionia doesn't get scaled down too much if any at all. I also am liking the location and look of it more and more after seeing the pics.. Can't wait for july 6th!

I sure wish it stayed at 20. Heck, even the first revision of 14 would be better.

 

Still, 12 stories where there were none... I'll take it.

[ant33]

Exactly 

[GRDadof3]

Here are some more images of this project from the HPC packet. The parking garage (connected by a skywalk) looks like it's going to get a makeover. 

 

 

 

[RegalTDP]

I'll be honest, I'm still incredulous this will work out.  That lot just seems so small.  You'd think they need a few more levels on the parking structure to accommodate all the spaces they will need.  And I wonder if the hotel will offer any dining?  Will they dedicate 1 or 2 floors to a restaurant?

The square parcel the parking structure sits on appears to be bigger than the triangular parcel.  Maybe they should build the tower on the square lot instead and put the connected parking structure on the triangle.

Edited July 2, 2016 by RegalTDP

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40 minutes ago, RegalTDP said:

I'll be honest, I'm still incredulous this will work out.  That lot just seems so small.  You'd think they need a few more levels on the parking structure to accommodate all the spaces they will need.  And I wonder if the hotel will offer any dining?  Will they dedicate 1 or 2 floors to a restaurant?

The square parcel the parking structure sits on appears to be bigger than the triangular parcel.  Maybe they should build the tower on the square lot instead and put the connected parking structure on the triangle.

I thought they said an update of the parking structure was planned too. I read that to mean added parking.

[RegalTDP]

35 minutes ago, ironyisadeadscene said:

I thought they said an update of the parking structure was planned too. I read that to mean added parking.

Isn't that what's in the picture?  Doesn't look like enough to me.

[GR8scott]

1 hour ago, RegalTDP said:

Isn't that what's in the picture?  Doesn't look like enough to me.

the parking across louis st appears to be going from 2 decks to 4 decks. As for hotel dinning and other amenities, wouldnt they just put that on floors 2-4 or something? seems like sufficient room to me, besides, there has to many numerous example of hotels in NYC and Chicago do the same or even more with less room

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52 minutes ago, GR8scott said:

the parking across louis st appears to be going from 2 decks to 4 decks. As for hotel dinning and other amenities, wouldnt they just put that on floors 2-4 or something? seems like sufficient room to me, besides, there has to many numerous example of hotels in NYC and Chicago do the same or even more with less room

They very easily could. They could (should they feel bold) put those on top of the parking structure. 

[joeDowntown]

It looks to me like the parking lot is 4 stories. I'm sure a more modern ramp would fit a decent number of cars.

From everything I see, it looks a pretty nice design. And anyone questioning the lot size, remember, there was a pretty substantial building on this before. It's not as small as it looks.

Joe

[WMrapids]

111 West 57th Street in New York City.

Width-to-height ratio of 1:23 and will stand at 1,438 feet.

[The ATX]

9 minutes ago, WMrapids said:

111 West 57th Street in New York City.

Width-to-height ratio of 1:23 and will stand at 1,438 feet.

Yes!  My current favorite building in the world - ever.

[GRDadof3]

21 hours ago, RegalTDP said:

I'll be honest, I'm still incredulous this will work out.  That lot just seems so small.  You'd think they need a few more levels on the parking structure to accommodate all the spaces they will need.  And I wonder if the hotel will offer any dining?  Will they dedicate 1 or 2 floors to a restaurant?

The square parcel the parking structure sits on appears to be bigger than the triangular parcel.  Maybe they should build the tower on the square lot instead and put the connected parking structure on the triangle.

Did you look at the site plan I posted? It shows a restaurant on the East corner and retail facing Ionia. I dont think there needs to be another ramp on Fulton, that's for sure.