^ Thank you! I updated the status in the rundown at the start of this thread.
Traverse City -
Here are some more updates from my trip up there two weeks ago.
1. ELEV8, the new indoor rock climbing facility, under construction at 510
Barlow St. I still think the location is weird, and I wonder how the neighbors feel about having a 3-story concrete wall to look at out their backyard windows now -
2. New apartments at 224 E State St under construction. You can see foundations for a second, similar building adjacent to this one. All units are already leased; they can't seem to build them fast enough -
3. If you want a lesson in how
NOT to detail a building, just walk by to the new Breakwater Apartments. It looks OK from afar, but up close, the quality of construction is abysmal. Disappointing, really, for something that occupies so prominent a spot downtown. The cultured stone is already chipped; this thing will not age well (sorry for the washed-out photos; the sun was not in the best position, but it was the only chance I had to get some pictures) -