Fulton/Market Land

[Rizzo]

Blue jeans and flannel, but anycase you UP folks were down there, I feel kinda down and out for you... Need some help?

[Nitro]

ahem...Rizzo, just curious...what was the "lunatic" wearing?

He kind of looked like this guy............

Then he started muttering something about cranes

[Rizzo]

If he looked like that, then I would be like this, "well then mr big shot, go buy yourself a friggin skyscraper and run out of it saying, 'we need taller skyscrapres, more skyscrapers!' "

[GRDadof3]

Is there a middle finger emoticon around here somewhere.....

[Rizzo]

That depends, was that comment ment towards me?

[GRDadof3]

That depends, was that comment ment towards me?

No

[Rizzo]

I still havent found a middle finger emoticon.... sad, looks like I'll have to just creat one myself.

[JP9]

I think that we need a tall building on the other side of US131 in all that parking lot area there, and one on the east side of the river on the other side of I96 near the area of the propose Icon on Bond...

[twoshort]

I still havent found a middle finger emoticon.... sad, looks like I'll have to just creat one myself.

thats because you don't know where to look.

[Rizzo]

I like to see an amassing of 200 - 300 footers around a general center area then in the center of thoes groupings I'd like to see a couple of 450-500... In my dream I see about 2 ot 3 groupings like that.

Google isn't my friend today, no? ;-( Thats amaaaasing

[GRDadof3]

thats because you don't know where to look.

http://www.websmileys.com/fingers.htm

[NorthCoast]

I don't think 20-25 stories is unreasonable. It is nice that developers continue to build upon the river's edge but in terms of the skyline and the visual environment, a building too tall could really disrupt a view into the city. A larger building in Grand Rapids, away from the river, would really make the skyline something to look at.

[Prankster]

Our downtown isn't that large, geographically, that a skyscraper located there would mess with the feng sui of what is downtown.

[eagle]

The lot is used by amway and courtyard marriott employees and parking for oversized vehicles and tour busses, it probably wont change anytime soon considering they closed 2 of grand plazas 4 parking lots for the JW marriott. I used to work in parking there. I think that lot would be allright for a 20 floor building max but the tallest should be at the huntington bank site

GR8Scott you beat me to it...I wanted to be the one with the information. When did you work in parking at the Grand Plaza? I did vallet parking in 96-97.

[Yankee Fan]

As I was driving out of downtown last night, there was a survery crew packing up their gear in this area. Not sure if they were doing work for this site because they had most of their stuff broken down. I will see what happens today.

[Prankster]

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[GRDadof3]

Are you guys talking about Market/Fulton, or the city land at Market/Wealthy? I's confused. The City approved a resolution at the January 10th meeting to move forward on a strategy for the Market/Wealthy land (inlcuding surveys and appraisals). I think they're pretty geaked about this.

I don't think there's anything going on at Market/Fulton. The survey crew may have been there for all kinds of mundane city service reasons: new traffic lights, moving curbs, blah, blah, blah....

[Yankee Fan]

I find it interesting that the survey crews that I saw over in the area of the "big development" showed up this morning (early, like at 7 am), to survey this land. I wonder what interest they would have in this land. Unless they are thinking of including this in the other development. Although, 131 would kind of cut it off.

[GRDadof3]

I find it interesting that the survey crews that I saw over in the area of the "big development" showed up this morning (early, like at 7 am), to survey this land. I wonder what interest they would have in this land. Unless they are thinking of including this in the other development. Although, 131 would kind of cut it off.

A pretty ambitious option would be to span over 131 Otherwise a boardwalk could be extended between the two.

[Rizzo]

Its scary enough driving throught the junction with lanes above you, now a pedx span over the runway, how cool

[allbusiness]

Moore & Bruggink was revealed as the firm doing the preliminary engineering for the "massive" project. Was it them?

[GR8scott]

GR8Scott you beat me to it...I wanted to be the one with the information. When did you work in parking at the Grand Plaza? I did vallet parking in 96-97.

I worked there just last summer, so its probably a lot different than when you worked there, a nice summer job though, I still use the Fulton and market lot to park illegally when the gate is up haha