Hudsonville -
I posted this on the Grand Rapids thread a little while ago, but it may make more sense to include it here. A $4.2 million mixed-use project called Hudson Center recently broke ground in Hudsonville. Nice to see a little density in the suburbs, but boy, is it ever bland! Maybe that is because they plan to have it open by this August. Here is the site today (
3424 Chicago Drive). This new building is considered an anchor in the city's
"Imagine Hudsonville 2030" master plan to create a more pedestrian-oriented downtown, which is actually a pretty neat idea on its own. It will be adjacent to a recently-constructed pedestrian plaza and farmers market.
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Developer building $4.2M project in suburb
Ehren Wynder | GRBJ
March 14, 2018
A developer is constructing a $4.2-million, mixed-use building in the downtown core of a Grand Rapids suburb. Zeeland-based Geerlings Development said yesterday it will break ground tomorrow on the three-story Hudson Center in Hudsonville, at 3424 Chicago Dr. The project should be completed this August. The Hudson Center building will feature stores and a restaurant on the ground floor, offices on the second floor, apartments on the third floor and a pair of elevators. Each floor will have 8,400 square feet, and the total building will be more than 25,000 square feet...
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The biggest (partial) rendering I found, which I enlarged a little -
Source:
GRBJ
Here's an aerial rendering from the master plan. Lifestyle center-ish -
Source:
Imagine Hudsonville 2030
Another article about Hudsonville's redevelopment ambitions -
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Small West Michigan towns get proactive with redevelopment plans
Nick Manes | MiBiz
March 18, 2018
HUDSONVILLE –– While the redevelopment of traditional small downtowns across Michigan may look different than the activity in larger, urban settings, municipalities increasingly are defining their visions and attracting investors. Case in point: The Ottawa County city of Hudsonville, located southwest of Grand Rapids, lacked what many experts would consider as a traditional downtown, largely because it’s bisected by Chicago Drive, according to City Manager Patrick Waterman. The development of the four-lane, high-speed road resulted in the closure of many businesses decades ago, he said. ..
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