61 Commerce

[GRDadof3]

Last night the HPC approved extensive renovations for the building at 61 Commerce.

New storefront, new wood windows on all four sides, including many new window openings on the north and south sides. There will also be a new stair tower and elevator tower so that the building can be used for offices. The tenant is a company that is moving to the city from the suburbs and is very excited to be doing so.

There is currently very little options for parking, but they want to be in the city so much, that this is a secondary concern that they will address later.

[Mark Miller]

ProCare Systems is the company that is planning to move into the building. I think it is primarily going to be their office space on the upper floors, with a tenant on the ground floor - they mentioned a restaurant user as a potential first floor tenant, but nothing more was discussed.

[GRDadof3]

Thanks for the info! According to Chris , it looks like Procare Systems is going to move 75 employees into the building, housing their new headquarters.

Again mention of another new parking garage across the street where Maxie's used to be.

[GRDadof3]

There's a BRIP (Building Reuse Incentive Program) request for $50,000 for this project in the DDA's agenda this week. I was just driving by this building last week wondering what was going on. Let's hope this is the last step before it moves forward. I'm sure golscorer wouldn't mind some new neighbors.

ProCare will occupy 80% of the building according to the request.

[mikeb77]

Update on the 61 Commerce project in Chris Knape's blog.

knape's corner

[MAU]

This would bring a lot of life to a block of Commerce where there isn't much.

[joeDowntown]

Which building is that?

Hey now - my building is the life of the party.

[MAU]

Well, you've got two choices on that block for occupied buildings. Let's just say we both bring plenty of life for the past 10 years or so.

(although it will be nice having neighbors who aren't the clinic!)

[joeDowntown]

I'm bad at riddles. I drove down the block today and couldn't find anything on that block except Cooley and DTS Architects.

[Nitro]

I'm bad at riddles. I drove down the block today and couldn't find anything on that block except Cooley and DTS Architects.

[GRDadof3]

Business Journal, as of an article today, says that the design/construction team on this project is ready to go for building permits within a day or two.

GRBJ Linky

Architect: Asselin Associates of Flint

CM: Wolgast Corp. of Saginaw

I wonder why they went with East side firms? edit: it looks like Asselin/Wolgast has done other work for ProCare around the State.

C'mon Rockford, when is 35 Oakes going to be a go?

[MAU]

62 Commerce (home of DTS Winkelmann) and Matrix Builders are they only two buildings in use on our block.

They brought in another new dumptster this morning and there's people in there clearing it out.

[localtalent]

62 Commerce (home of DTS Winkelmann) and Matrix Builders are they only two buildings in use on our block.

They brought in another new dumptster this morning and there's people in there clearing it out.

[pr sc]

"They brought in another new dumptster this morning and there's people in there clearing it out."

The Dumpster??

I love saying hi to the Matrix cats when walking by their window. They ooze cool.

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[MAU]

I love saying hi to the Matrix cats when walking by their window. They ooze cool.

[pr sc]

Just don't knock on the window after hours.

They're clearing out the building and emptying it into the dumpster. As far as i can tell nobody is taking anything out of the dumpster. Yet.

[GRDadof3]

Pictures too pr sc!

Proof is in the pudding(not that I know what the heck that means)

Wolgast on site.

They should cut that curb before those brick pavers get destroyed.

This can be my "before" image:

[joeDowntown]

Update from today's paper. The groundbreaking ceremony took place this morning:

http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/inde....xml&coll=6

Joe

[AlexPKeaton]

My office is across the alley from this building. I've been seeing progress for the past month or so. It still looks like they're gutting the place though.

[GRDadof3]

There was an article about this project in Friday's Press, along with a rough drawing of what it will look like post-renovation:

http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/inde....xml&coll=6

All 4 upper floors will be used by ProCare, and the ground floor is TBD as to whether they will keep it for future expansion.

[gvsusean]

There was an article about this project in Friday's Press, along with a rough drawing of what it will look like post-renovation:

http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/inde....xml&coll=6

All 4 upper floors will be used by ProCare, and the ground floor is TBD as to whether they will keep it for future expansion.

[jwazzz]

Weird/ugly is an understatement - I hope that's not the actual addition.

[GRDadof3]

Weird/ugly is an understatement - I hope that's not the actual addition.

[wolverine]

I know placement of those can be pesky. So I'm not blaming them for looks or placement.

Nice building though, glad to see it getting renovated.

[andrew.w]

I not completely certain on fire codes (so I could be wrong) but it seems that that stairwell could have had larger more proportionate windows given that the new addition is set back. (note, if the addition had not been set back as it was, those windows could not have existed at all imediately adjacent to the windows in the existing part of the building.)