Bicycle Factory Project

[sparky05]

Looks like a bunch of photos are on Flickr starting here.

This really sucks.

[Veloise]

Exactly what building are you talking about? The ugly cell phone tower building or the one just east of the bike factory?

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[Veloise]

I own this image (and obviously any copyrights have expired). Feel free to use for background on any stories.

Veloise has an Earthlink address for further contact, if needed. (Thinking media folk won't have PM abilities.)

damn damn damn damn damn!

[Allison Slater]

When I drove by this morning, it didn't look like much of the walls were left, either. Interesting thing about the road blocks in the area... They let you drive down Mount Vernon to a paoint before they force you a right turn. After that right turn, you're forced to dodge 2 road closed signs in the middle of the road (facing the opposite direction) to get out on Summer without trying to U-Turn in the middle of Mount Vernon.

[michaelskis]

I am sad. We could see the flames from our place and we even had chunks (brick size chucks) of ash falling here at the corner of Cherry and College. It is such a shame.

Maybe they will rebuld it with the exact same style on the same foot print.

Ring ring ring... oh it's reality, I have to go.

[sparky05]

Drove by this afternoon - looks to be almost completely gone.

[snoogit]

At work today there was debris the size of bowling balls across the street from us, it was insane!

[quoteme3]

I am sad. We could see the flames from our place and we even had chunks (brick size chucks) of ash falling here at the corner of Cherry and College. It is such a shame.

Maybe they will rebuld it with the exact same style on the same foot print.

Ring ring ring... oh it's reality, I have to go.

[Veloise]

Interesting juxtaposition of articles in last night's GRPress: jump page for the article on TBF, adjacent to a bit about the Holland Gardens teenage arsonists still in the hoosegow.

[gater]

any news on what started the fire?

[Veloise]

any news on what started the fire?

[Prankster]

According to a press article today, McGraw would not be adverse to rebuilding the site to fit his original plan of housing. Being proactive like that is a lot better news than letting it sit there for the next few decades, detracting any interest away from the neighborhood. The article stated that a lot of the tax credits would still apply to the new construction, so here's hoping he can pull it off.

[GRDadof3]

The long-time construction fellow in the office next to me suggests: when you do drywall, it needs heat to cure, so perhaps they had propane heaters running.

[Veloise]

I was thinking homeless people trying to keep warm.

[Nitro]

The long-time construction fellow in the office next to me suggests: when you do drywall, it needs heat to cure, so perhaps they had propane heaters running.

[GR_Urbanist]

According to Today's Press, there is some early talk about raising a whole new building on the site.

The developers seem pretty upbeat about the idea from how I interpreted their statements.

fingers crossed.....

[Allison Slater]

There's 2 possibilities I can see with that which will be really cool:

1) Attempt to re-build the building using similar materials

2) Build a more modern building, using what's left of the old walls as a ground-level frame.

[Veloise]

There's 2 possibilities I can see with that which will be really cool:

1) Attempt to re-build the building using similar materials

2) Build a more modern building, using what's left of the old walls as a ground-level frame.

[tamias6]

Where exactly is the building? I'll track it down on Google Earth and make Sketchup project from it.

Tamias, you ready?

Underground parking, just one level, and a similar vintage-looking building above. STEEL FLOORS. SPRINKLERS. Etc.

I was thinking about the nifty arches on the GVSU DT structure, glassing those in with bicycle murals.

[Prankster]

According to Today's Press, there is some early talk about raising a whole new building on the site.

The developers seem pretty upbeat about the idea from how I interpreted their statements.

fingers crossed.....

[GRDadof3]

Where exactly is the building? I'll track it down on Google Earth and make Sketchup project from it.

[GR_Urbanist]

Gee, this looks very similar to post #112.

[Veloise]

Looking at it from the listed intersection.

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The Northeast section was two stories, and the rest was 3 stories. I don't know if you need to include parking. They were able to work out a deal with GVSU for parking in the lot across the street, which I would assume is still in effect.

(looking at the South end of the building)

If you're drawing a new building tamias, you might as well add some balconies to pick up the views of downtown from there. They were probably unable to add balconies on the existing structure because of its historical status.

[fiest from the window]

Looking at it from the listed intersection.

[Veloise]

is this the one that burned down last week? new parking!