St. Mary's Healthcare Construction

[GRDadof3]

Yowzers! Don't sneeze, don't even breath!!

[Allison Slater]

It looks like a giant version of Jenga right now.

[starrfish]

I drive by here every day. Last night after work you could see all the way through the bottom floor. There are only support walls left. Looks like the base of a card house...

[GRDadof3]

They've brought in the big one. Xavier probably won't make it through the weekend.

[hombre_de_ciudad]

Wow, that thing must have quite the reach!

[GRDadof3]

Wow, that thing must have quite the reach!

[GaryP]

When I went by here yesterday they were spraying the building with a fire hose, but there wasn't a fire. The only reason I could come up with is dust control, does anyone know for sure?

[wolverine]

You are correct. Sprayinng water helps to control dust.

[sparky05]

[RustTown]

This may sound odd, but I really hate to see old buildings go down for something shorter, even if the shorter building is aesthetically pleasing. I actually like quite a bit of the International style that this building was done in.

[Rizzo]

This may sound odd, but I really hate to see old buildings go down for something shorter, even if the shorter building is aesthetically pleasing. I actually like quite a bit of the International style that this building was done in.

[GRDadof3]

Nice pictures sparky! Here's another one from the other side of Eerdman's property. It's like "urban renewal" around St Mary's:

[sparky05]

Is the whole Eerdman's complex going to go? And where did Eerdman's move to?

[tamias6]

I won't miss the old Xavior building especially when something a million times better looking will go in its place. I been inside the Xavior building for a job interview a while back. Trust me. It was as ugly on the inside as it was on the outside. Besides, I think the new development will be 4 or 5 stories high which would place it at about 70 feet or so in height. So there will still be some height on the corner. Plus according to the renderings I saw, it looks like it be built right up to the side walks. Thus overall it will have more of a visual impact than Xavior hall. In fact, if the parking lot to the north where to be infilled with something similar in height, there would be a nice urban canyon along that street.

[GRDadof3]

Is the whole Eerdman's complex going to go? And where did Eerdman's move to?

[starrfish]

Photos from today:

[GRDadof3]

I was there probably an hour before you starrfish. Here is the site today. It's very strange being able to see the backside of Lacks and the main hospital building now.

[starrfish]

I was there probably an hour before you starrfish. Here is the site today. It's very strange being able to see the backside of Lacks and the main hospital building now.

[tamias6]

Ye shall be remambered old Xavior Hall.

Just Kidding.

I'm glad to see the old X gone along with its 60's blahchitechure. The International style sounds great on paper but really can get screwed up by architects that lack the skills to impliment it properly. Xavior Hall was a case in point.

[GRDadof3]

A lot of action in the area. Some not so good.

Schnitzelbank-now-parking

Eerdmans-now-parking

Hope Lodge excavation

And an interesting old two-story mechanic's garage was torn down for parking for Westminster Presbyterian. I always thought it would make a great little loft project.

[GR_Urbanist]

St. Mary's cant seem to build one blasted thing without turning whole blocks into parking lots.

What a total waste. These guys wont be happy until they turn that whole section of town into one flat lot!

[michaelskis]

It is a huge shame. The City should have a meeting with St. Mary

[GRDadof3]

It is a huge shame. The City should have a meeting with St. Mary

[GRDadof3]

At tomorrow's Committee of the Whole portion of the City Commission meeting, St Mary's Healthcare will announce and present plans for their Community Campus Redesign. Meeting starts at 9:30 AM.

There aren't any plans in the e-packet, so someone will have to go and report back. Find out what they're going to do with all those newly created parking lots they have where Eerdman's was.

[GRCPM]

St Mary's gave a presentation to our BOMA group last week on the new building and the long-range master plan. The plan looked good if they can pull it off.