I spent a few days in Traverse City this week for work. There is construction happening everywhere. I was only able to snap a few photos of some of the downtown developments - in-between work obligations. There are a ton of other things going up that I was unable to take photos of. I might be up again in a few weeks, and if so, will try and get more.
GLC Northern Michigan Pine (
309 W. Front St.) looks massive -
West Shore Bank (
400 E Eighth St.) has been complete for a while now. I'm disappointed with how this turned out - a chunk of the first floor is covered parking, and the entry to it is a big gaping hole in the middle of the façade. I'm sure site constraints were a factor -
I find its new neighbor, Commongrounds Coop (
414 E. Eighth St.) to be a little less disappointing -
And right next door to this, a once-vacant single-story structure has been repurposed as office space for Applied Innovation (
418 E. Eighth St.) -
A little further west from here, I actually think that Ruth Park Apartments (
on Wellington St.) turned out ok (considering it is a public housing initiative) -
Boardwalk improvements along the Boardman River -
You know you've made it when your downtown boasts a lululemon (
location)
!
Two downtown bridges are being reconstructed - at
S. Union St. (First two pictures) and at
N. Cass St. (3rd picture) -
Amazingly, I spotted some
very minimal site activity at the Marriott Hotel
site (from my window in the adjacent Hotel Indigo). One dude in a folding chair, looking at some documents - I'm guessing survey related? Maybe this will finally be the year that things get going on this site?
