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Battle Creek -
The new Bronson Behavioral Health hospital broke ground last week - https://www.dropbox.com/s/kc3e7b1bd4...%201.png?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/1y8uk3htic...%202.png?raw=1 Source: CSM Group |
Kalamazoo -
CSM & the crane operator at the downtown justice facility are getting into the holiday spirit - https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2zn5hic7r...%201.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | CSM Group https://www.dropbox.com/s/7r2qeg3y2a...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kspba9nrhy...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/60e6aqnoty...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | All State Crane & Rigging, LLC |
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Gull Lake Community Schools is building a new Center for the Fine Arts that will seat ~ 900 and will feature a gallery, scene shop, and orchestra pit. It is funded by a $65 million 2018 bond passage and it is expected to open in early 2022. It will be a significant addition to the district and the community. Here are some interior progress photos from the CM and exterior photos the school district's 2018 millage bond webpage - https://www.dropbox.com/s/6antwy5sd7...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4p4yp49ghe...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ul2qh63nx7...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | Miller-Davis Company https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvseovjb5n...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4vr7if5cmw...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipmwwq7s6t...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: 2018 Bond - Gull Lake Community Schools |
Kalamazoo -
Site plan review documents have been submitted for 619 Porter St. Included are some new renderings for this substantial live / work project on the Northside. https://www.dropbox.com/s/11jxhjeh1a...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dlyxwlhi0y...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/pv43w9weae...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: City of Kalamazoo / Bosch |
Kalamazoo -
With Phase 1 nearing completion, there's some news about Phase 2 of the Kalamazoo Farmers' Market development - Quote:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5b9tu66nks...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nr0tgpjkwx...01-1.jpg?raw=1 Phase 2 rendering - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehyxca1bgq...01-2.jpg?raw=1 Source: City of Kalamazoo |
We're going vertical, before the end of the year! The first few columns are up at the new justice facility downtown!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v5a7pcjw9c...lity.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | CSM Group Nearby, the new Women & Children's Shelter addition to the Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries complex is nearly complete. It should be ready in time for the coldest months of the year - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wljp4zdiww...lity.JPG?raw=1 Source: Youtube https://www.dropbox.com/s/0bnnuynbf6...%201.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | AVB |
A couple of January updates -
Downtown Justice Facility - https://www.dropbox.com/s/yg3psizu3t...lity.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | CSM Group 400 Rose, Phase 2 (it's further along than this now - 2nd floor is mostly framed-out) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/y36jsjh5of...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/su7xs4ycub...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | AVB Kalamazoo Gospel Mission addition, effectively complete - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9a3vq1s8mh...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhd9edezoa...202.jpeg?raw=1 Source: Al Jones | Second Wave Media |
A black history museum is being proposed for Downtown Kalamazoo...
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^ That would be a great addition. Downtown / the city needs more museums in general.
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I took a walk around downtown today at lunch. There wasn't a whole lot going on, apart from two big projects. Contractors seemed to be enjoying the above-freezing temps (as was I) -
400 Rose, Phase 2 - it appears they are just beginning framing on the fourth (top) floor - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ve6lu0t72j...02-1.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/srg4tuxj5p...02-2.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ra7ze9xv7e...02-3.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fk54coacp...02-4.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dg7qcv8f77...02-5.jpg?raw=1 I saw some interior work happening for Factory Coffee's new space in the Phase 1 ground floor retail area - https://www.dropbox.com/s/3xs5ioowjs...02-6.jpg?raw=1 The Downtown Justice Facility is really starting to take shape. Steel slingers & block layers going at it - https://www.dropbox.com/s/6xxyr1tqfm...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2d705r8o0...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cv8vee9ulx...%203.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/791362byz8...%204.jpg?raw=1 There's some signage and some flags in the ground for the Bronson Park Natural Playscape. Expect construction to start this spring - https://www.dropbox.com/s/d5qekdk9oo...cape.jpg?raw=1 |
Awesome Update! Do you know if work has started on the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel yet?
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Saw this while reviewing the brownfield redevelopment agenda for the meeting scheduled tomorrow -
Recommendation to approve an Option to Purchase Real Estate Agreement for the property at 125 E. North Street between BRA and Hollander Development Corporation. Hollander was the developer of the Creamery Apartments on Portage Road. I wonder what they have in store for this parcel! |
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The lot across from this (on the west side of Burdick) is now home to a successful, seasonal food truck business. The lot that is opposite this (SW corner) is also prime redevelopment land. There were some plans to convert the vacant church further west on North St. into mixed-use w/ housing. I think those plans fell through a while ago though. |
Happy 5 years to this thread (still going strong)! To celebrate, here is a smattering of things going on -
Kalamazoo - 1. The downtown justice facility is slightly ahead of schedule, and steel top-out is expected soon. Occupancy is expected sometime in mid-2023, which frankly is quite impressive for a project that started just nine months ago, especially given its size and the current economic climate and supply chain + labor challenges - Quote:
Source: MLive | Joel Bissell 2. The central connecting element of the new WMU Student Center & Dining Facility - known as the cedar heart - is taking shape. The staircase will link all 3 floors through a central atrium below a skylight - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7qpmwhofc7...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/234jj7y1fg...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | WMU Build 3. Related; we knew this was coming, but now official news that the 65-year-old Bernhard Center (the current student center) will be demolished sometime this year, once the new center opens - Quote:
Source: MLive | Kayla Miller 4. The city broke ground on its newest police station on March 9. The ~ $9.5 million facility will be located in the Edison neighborhood - Quote:
Source: MLive | City of Kalamazoo 5. The new Children’s Nature Playscape is scheduled to break ground on Tuesday. There are two planned phases and it is expected to be open later this year. I'm still bitter about the historic church that was demolished to make way for this, but I'm coming around to the idea that it will be a positive asset to downtown, especially given that it will be open to the public and not just for private use - Quote:
Source: WKZO 6. Graphic Packaging International wrapped up its massive Phase 1 expansion (a.k.a. the K2 project) in late 2021. Phase 2 is now ongoing, which entails exterior improvements to the rest of its existing buildings to create a more cohesive campus, as well as interior renovations to operational centers. Here is an image of the new K2 paperboard machine (nearly 4 stories tall), as well as some Phase 2 renderings. The bad news with all of this is that it means the closure of the Battle Creek plant is imminent. There's also been some negative news around pollution caused by the Kalamazoo plant, especially as it affects nearby residents. K2 Paperboard Machine (for the production of recycled carboard products) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmbxr4kyi0...hine.png?raw=1 Security Entrance - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9upcd1wkte...%201.jpg?raw=1 South Entrance - https://www.dropbox.com/s/71uwwc89ny...%202.jpg?raw=1 Control Room - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7tukg6n86c...%203.jpg?raw=1 Read more about the development here: Quote:
7. Parkview Avenue construction is scheduled to start tomorrow (Monday, March 21, 2022), between Tamsin Avenue and Oakland Drive. Work will go on through mid-October, 2022. Read more here - Quote:
Source: Imagine Kalamazoo 8. Drywall is going in at Factory Coffee - https://www.dropbox.com/s/pu38xl6er8...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/1guzvpi7x6...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | AVB 9. Quote:
1/ Take a virtual walk through the nearly-finished Portage Community Senior Center - 2. The old Fannie May chocolate store, located at the southwest corner of Milham & Westnedge, was demolished last month. It will become the site of a new WellNow Urgent Care, likely similar in appearance to the one below - Quote:
Source: WKFR.com \ Dana Marshall https://www.dropbox.com/s/9pga0o8daq...mple.jpg?raw=1 Source: WKFR.com | courtesy WellNow Urgent Care Vicksburg - 1. The resurrected Mackenzies Bakery is set to open at its new location in downtown Vicksburg in a few weeks - Rendering - https://www.dropbox.com/s/kiy4w8uby1...ring.jpg?raw=1 Progress - https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8k387dld9...ress.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | Mackenzies Bakery 2. Historically-accurate sawtooth monitors being installed on the roof of the old machine room, at The Mill at Vicksburg - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rj0btayxm...burg.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | The Mill at Vicksburg |
Spring was definitely in the air yesterday - 72 F and breezy. These are some photos from my walk at lunch.
Downtown Justice Facility - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1tuygz1iz4...lity.jpg?raw=1 400 Rose Phase 2 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuhixtoyne...02-1.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/k03eaxbigl...02-2.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/west28oyk5...02-3.jpg?raw=1 Children's Nature Playscape (mobilization started yesterday) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4krd9n36t...cape.jpg?raw=1 |
Kalamazoo -
R'AIR dispensary on Drake (across from Lowes) is almost done - https://www.dropbox.com/s/br698xm20j...7AIR.jpg?raw=1 Oshtemo Township - Tonight's Planning Commission meeting agenda includes a public hearing for a rezoning request by developers AVB and The Hinman Co. for the Prairies Golf Club. The club sits on a 116-acre property located at 5303 W Main Street. They want to conditionally rezone it from from R-2 and R-4, Residence Districts to the C, Local Business District, to support future plans for a large mixed-use development. The "conditional" part applies to the southeastern subsection of the property. If that area is not approved for development no later than two years from the date of the rezoning approval, it would revert back to the current R-2 and R-4 residential zoning designations. The plan seems to have a lot of public opposition, and the packet states that it conflicts with multiple township standards and its master plan for the area. The Township's legal council and Planning Commission both are requesting that the request be denied, so we'll see where this goes. Low-res images below are extracted from the online packet - https://www.dropbox.com/s/cyas0vwovu...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/01z3f6ufjb...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/fmbnnw0iyl...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: Oshtemo Township |
Portage -
1. Construction is underway at 850 Trade Centre Way. As far as I can tell, this is still the same hotel project that was planned a few years ago but was put on hold, likely because of the pandemic. I don't know who the hotel operator will be, or what the height will be. But I'd assume something comparable to the nearby 4-story Homewood Suites (Hilton) and the 4-story Courtyard (Marriott) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/egrihk6bcd...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ngcbkw8c3o...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | AVB https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1meof43v1...Plan.jpg?raw=1 Source: Portage Planning Commission 2. Portage Community Senior Center photo update. This one is behind schedule, but getting close - https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3t24k6xgm...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hijevkww3c...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r85kuly9wb...%203.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7a2dlosj5...%204.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/frf5z2pqbg...%205.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsqutrtxe2...%206.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/iyv8lq611b...%207.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | Byce & Associates, Inc. 3. VCA Animal Hospital - The February 3 Planning Commission Packet indicates that there are plans to convert the former Gander Outdoors / Gander Mountain into an Animal Hospital that would be operated by VCA, a California-based group that runs a chain of such hospitals throughout North America. They would lease and remodel the space at 5348 S. Westnedge Ave. A special land use permit was approved at the meeting. I think this is a good use - the Kalamazoo area only has one 24-hour animal hospital, and it's pretty small. This big box store has struggled to retain a tenant for years, it is set back from the main drag, and it is easily accessed from I-94. The building is 31,000 SF, which results in a pretty massive-looking animal hospital operation - EDIT: I happened to drive by the existing animal hospital today at 104 W Cork St. and I realized that it is run by the same group - VCA. So presumably they will move out of their current dated + small facility and into the new one, once it's complete. https://www.dropbox.com/s/esndsqnco6...Plan.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cungqqsyu0...Plan.jpg?raw=1 |
Kalamazoo -
There are a few things on the docket for site plan review right now. 1. 530 S Rose St. - this is a resubmission of a 5-story housing project first submitted in summer 2020. The most substantial change appears to be the removal of one of the garage doors fronting Rose that provides access to the covered, at-grade parking. It looks like the parking has been reconfigured for a single entry / access point, vs. the previous layout that had a separate entrance & exit. It looks like a small ground floor retail space takes the place of the removed garage access (location). https://www.dropbox.com/s/vr9znbplmc...Plan.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/sc8mg7if1r...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/g3g3tkyraf...%202.jpg?raw=1 Here's the older 2020 rendering (no new renderings in the site packet) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/b7zcef8tok...ring.jpg?raw=1 2. 4305 Portage St. - repurposing of an existing auto shop into another provisioning center, called "PUFF" (location) https://www.dropbox.com/s/nql48iqzly...Plan.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/wexztsx3ki...Plan.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8c4lru001...ions.jpg?raw=1 3. 2605 E Kilgore Rd. - a new warehouse-type building and associated site improvements for Zoetis, referred to as "Building 812" (location). https://www.dropbox.com/s/mbmt4i5oya...Plan.jpg?raw=1 |
Kalamazoo -
Kalamazoo's newest brewery - Brewery Outré - opened Friday, April 1 in the ground floor of the Harrison Circle apartment building. I kinda hope this one does well, because we've lost a few breweries through the pandemic - Quote:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ziflhs91hd...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: Gabi Broekema | MLive This could be a good little project for the Northside, if it happens. The proposed $3.2 million development just received a $400K grant from the county housing millage, and it would include 9 residential units (4 of those affordable) and a daycare center (2 separate structures). It would be built in a vacant field at 315 E Frank St, within sight of Heritage Guitar - Quote:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j4vfei24kr...%202.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvlf88uemh...%203.jpg?raw=1 Source: MLive | Bogan Development Texas Township - Bronson Outpatient Surgery Center progress - https://www.dropbox.com/s/so83uakk3j...nter.jpg?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | CSM Group |
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