Some construction update photos, mostly downtown Kalamazoo, from Monday, August 7:
246 Michigan Ave - Conversion of 1/2 of an empty building, originally constructed 1989, to a private residence. A new garage has been added on the alley side, and a new balcony will be added too:
The Mall Plaza Building, as seen from Farmers Alley. It is being converted in mostly apartments with indoor parking (accessed by those garage doors):
Farmer's Alley is complete and open once again. The City actually held a ribbon cutting for it:
Conversion of empty storefronts to ground-floor apartments, along E South St:
The interiors are nearly complete, and major appliances are in the units:
216 / 220 Michigan Ave is being converted into ground-floor retail, second floor office space, and third floor apartments. The red and white brick buildings were built in 1879. All four of the storefronts visible in this photo have been vacant for a while:
Same project, from behind:
The Exchange. I posted more photos on the
separate thread dedicated to this high rise:
There's a tiny addition happening on to of Bronson Methodist's main Hospital building. I can only assume it is to serve mechanical equipment on the roof:
This last project is somewhat unique; a new home for the Congregation of St. Joseph, a group of aging Catholic nuns that are planning to move out of their current facility located nearby on the same property. By the looks of it, it will be a nice-looking structure with quality materials. It is basically like a senior living facility, only with a church / chapel attached:
Don't see many Catholic Churches / Chapels being built new these days:
