Orbit Room closed for good?

[GrSportsGuy]

https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/the-orbit-room-closed-may-not-reopen/1681304912

[joeDowntown]

Not surprised. I think a bigger Intersection, 20 Monroe, and the owner dying were the last straw. I’ll be interested to see if this sours redevelopment on the north side of centerpointe. 

Joe

[droonus2000]

A simple case of others opening or expanding, and this venue fading into obscurity. Though it may not have had the owner not perished. A cool place to see a show,  but it had seen better days.

[GRDadof3]

I didn't even know it was still open. The parking lot has completely disintegrated. 

[jonrapley]

A good friend of mine worked there back in the day. Word is the owner's son took over after his dad died and he wasn't a pleasant person to be around. The way my friend put it was that he accelerated the closure. 

[GRDadof3]

Good place for a Whole Foods? It'd certainly class up that area. WF's certainly doesn't have to be out on the main drags to get business.

 

[joeDowntown]

Does Visser still own that part of Centerpointe?

Joe

[GRDadof3]

51 minutes ago, joeDowntown said:

Does Visser still own that part of Centerpointe?

Joe

I don't know but Centerpointe Owner LLC is the owner of that Orbit Room building and the same owner of Centerpointe Mall. 

[GRDadof3]

Here ya go, if they buy out the strip club, you'd be able to see the Whole Foods from the Beltline. Would create a whole new section of retail stores too. 

[GVSUChris]

4 hours ago, GRDadof3 said:

Here ya go, if they buy out the strip club, you'd be able to see the Whole Foods from the Beltline. Would create a whole new section of retail stores too. 

I was told they were considering the site where Toys R Us was...but I haven’t heard anything more on that. 

[egrguy]

I think either of those sites are nice locations (I'm surprised strip clubs are still viable in GR). Seems. The strip club and that retail strip could mark for a nice/new upgrade. I don't recall in my memory that it's ever been redone if at all.

[TheLonesomeHobo]

Good  riddance, over the last couple years there has been numerous stories about security being overly aggressive and downright assaulting concert goers. I can’t think of a worse venue in Grand Rapids to see a concert and haven’t been to one there since the late 00’s.

[GRDadof3]

10 hours ago, GVSUChris said:

I was told they were considering the site where Toys R Us was...but I haven’t heard anything more on that. 

Oh yeah, that would be a logical choice. But then where will we all get our Halloween costumes?