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KALAMAZOO / PORTAGE / BATTLE CREEK | Development Thread

This thread is for developments in the Kalamazoo-Portage and Battle Creek areas. It will primarily focus on larger projects within these three principal cities, including both buildings and major infrastructure work. But smaller developments within these cities and the nearby may also be included.

(organization of Michigan development threads)


2022 US Census Data puts the CSA population estimate for the region at about 500,000, making it the fourth largest CSA in Michigan (after Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing) and ranking it among the 100 largest CSA's in the country. The municipalities highlighted below are organized by population and are arranged from largest to smallest. Note that this thread coverage doesn't quite align with the CSA definition. For other developments in West Michigan, refer to this thread.

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Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~73,000 (2024)

Source: Facebook | William Dolak

Battle Creek - Calhoun County
Population: ~52,000 (2024)

Source: LinkedIn | BCI - Patman Droneography

Portage - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~49,700 (2024)

Source: Youtube | Simon Sheen Aerial

Oshtemo Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~23,900 (2024)

Source: MLive

Kalamazoo Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~22,500 (2024)

Source: WMUK | Sehvilla Mann

Texas Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~18,500 (2024)

Source: localharvest.org

Comstock Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~15,200 (2020)

Source: Facebook | Comstock Township

Antwerp Township - Van Buren County
Population: ~ 13,400 (2020)

Source: antwerptownship.com

Emmett Township - Calhoun County
Population: ~11,700 (2020)

Source: The Detroit News | FireKeepers Casino Hotel

Richland Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~8,700 (2020)

Source: Flickr | Michigan Municipal League

Pavilion Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~ 6,300 (2024)

Source: trip.com

Ross Township - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~4,900 (2024)

Source: rosstownshipmi.gov

Village of Vicksburg - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~4,000 (2024)

Source: Wikipedia | Whoisjohngalt

Mattawan - Van Buren County
Population: ~ 2,800 (2024)

Source: silversmithdata.com

Galesburg - Kalamazoo County
Population: ~2,100 (2024)

Source: MLive | Nicholas Grenke

Schoolcraft - Kalamazoo / Van Buren Counties
Population: ~ 1,400 (2024)

Source: South County News

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Project Rundown

Unless noted otherwise, all projects for each location are arranged first by status, then by cost, if known (most to least expensive).

Status Order:
  • construction (listed first)
  • approved / proposed (listed second)
  • completed (listed third)
  • demolished / destroyed (listed fourth)
  • canceled (listed last)

KALAMAZOO RUNDOWN

Code:
KALAMAZOO CONSTRUCTION

Allied Paper Superfund Site - cleanup & redevelopment, multi-phase ($800+ million)
(general location)

Source: semspub.epa.gov

WMU "Hilltop Village", multi-phase (~ $500+ million)
(general location)

Source: WMU

Downtown Event Center ($300+ million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | The City of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Country Club Expansion ($100+ million)
1609 Whites Rd.

Source: elementfive.co

KRESA Career Connect Center ($100 million)
3500 Vanrick Dr.

Source: DLR Group

2022 Kalamazoo College Master Plan projects (~ $70+ million?)
(general location)

Source: Kalamazoo College Facilities

River's Edge ($58 million)
508 Harrison / 600 Gull Rd.

Source: MLive | Byce & Associates

Lofts at Ironworks ($33 million)
203 N Rose St.

Source: Plazacorp

Streets for All ($30+ million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Whitman & Progressive AE

Watermains & Lead Service Line replacements $20 million)
(various locations, north of W. Main / Kalamazoo Ave.)

Source: MLive

Rose Place Senior Living ($20 million)
(530 S Rose St.)

Source: Facebook | AVB

WMU Hilltop Village Parking Structure ($19 million)
(general location)

Source: WMU Capital Projects - Parking Structure

Farmers Market Phase 2 ($5.4 million)
251 Mills St.

Source: Facebook | The City of Kalamazoo

266 E Michigan (~ $4 million?)
(location)

Source: The City of Kalamazoo

Tiny Houses of HOPE ($500,000)
(general location)

Source: hope-thru-navigation.com

The Villas at Engelman (~ $300,000?)
1109 Engelman Ave.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO PROPOSED

PlazaCorp Development ($100 million)
(general location)

Source: Mike Krafcik | WWMT (edited)

Hard Rock Hotel & Gibson Guitar Museum ($65 million)
225 Parsons St.

Source: WWMT | Contributed

Friendship Village Additions (~ $50+ million?)
1400 N Drake Rd.

Source: MLive | City of Kalamazoo

Arcadia Creek Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades ($38 million)
(general location)

Source: Source: The City of Kalamazoo | Hurley & Stewart

140 S Edwards St. Redevelopment ($35+ million?)
140 S Edwards St.

Source: miplace.org

The Legacy Senior Living ($26 million)
128 E Frank St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo

Holiday Inn Express (~ $23 million?)
3700 E Cork St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo | Brian Peterson

Residence Inn by Marriott ($18 million)
5135 Portage Rd.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo | Architectural Group III

Hawthorne Park ($18 million)
205 / 209 E. Stockbridge Ave.

Source: MLive

619 Porter Development ($13 million)
(general location)

Source: WWMT | Courtesy PlazaCorp LLC

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo ($11 million)
(general location)

Source: Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo

Kalrecovery ($10.5 million)
(333 Alcott)

Source: MLive | The City of Kalamazoo

Zone 32 Phase 2 (~ $8 million?)
(general location)

Source: Google Maps, October 19, 2024

Washington Square renovation ($6 million)
710 Collins St.

Source: WWMT | Courtesy CSI

The Monroe Building restoration (~ $5 million?)
151 E Michigan Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | Treystar

Kalamazoo County Family Shelter ($5.2 million)
3630 E. Cork St.

Source: Google

GBC Affordable Housing Development (~$4 million?)
1101 N Westnedge Ave.

Source: Second Wave | Abonmarche Byce

809, 813, and 817 Porter (~ $3 million)?
(general location)

Source: Google Maps, October 19, 2024

902 W North St / Jabez (~ $3 million?)
902 W North St.

Source: 7GenAE

718 N. Burdick (~ $2 million?)
 718 N. Burdick St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo

Arcadia Creek Festival Place Redevelopment ($1.6 million)
145 E Water St.

Source: MLive | The City of Kalamazoo

Whitley Memorial Funeral Home (~ $1 million?)
(general location)

Source: Intersect Studio

1727 & 1719 E Main renovation (~ $750,000?)
1727 & 1719 E Main St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo | Brian Peterson

Coffee Shop and Office (~ $500,000?)
1023 Riverview Dr.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2024

Radisson Plaza Hotel Renovation ($300 million)
100 W Michigan Ave.

Source: WMTA

WMU Dunbar Hall Renovation ($42 million)
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken February 19, 2024

Enlightened Recovery (~ $7 million?)
1430 Alamo Ave.

Source: Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive

Barrio Tacos ($4.2 million)
215 E Michigan Ave.

Source: barriortacos.com

Eastside Square mixed-use ($3 million)
(general location)

Source: Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com

Children's Nature Playscape ($2 million)
302 Academy St.

Source: kzookids.com

Inkster Avenue Bridge Reconstruction ($1.6 million)
(general location)

Source: Facebook | The City of Kalamazoo

Crafted Copper (~ $1.5 million?)
229 E Michigan Ave.

Source: Facebook | Crafted Copper

NACD Infill Houses ($1.3 million)
(general location)

Source: Second Wave Media | Al Jones

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2023

Zoetis OSD Plant Expansion ($175 million)
2605 E. Kilgore Rd.

Source: GBA

WMU Student Center & Dining Facility ($99 million)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | WMU

Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center ($94 million)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | TowerPinkster

I-94 Widening & Portage Rd. Interchange ($87 million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Courtesy MDOT

400 Rose Phase 2 ($26 million)
234 W Cedar St.

Source: My own photo, July 6, 2023

Walden Woods, multi-phase (~ $20+ million?)
(general location)

Source: Facebook | Hurley & Stewart

Edison Academy ($18 million)
924 Russell St.

Source: MLive | Cory Morse

KDPS Station No. 2 ($9.5 million)
(general location)

Source: Facebook | Becky Holland Fuller

Woods Lake Square (~ $7 million?)
3110 Oakland Dr.

Source: My own photo, taken July 2, 2023

ISK Behavioral Health Urgent Care ($5 million)
440 W. Kalamazoo Ave.

Source: Miller-Davis

Zone 32 Phase 1 ($4.7 million)
315 E Frank St. & 815 N Pitcher St.

Source: apartments.com

Bell's Eccentric Café Beer Garden renovation (~ $1 million?)
355 E Kalamazoo Ave.

Source: Rodney Coleman-Robinson | MLive

1802 E Main (~ $500,000?)
1802 E Main St.

Source: LinkedIn | Southwest Michigan First

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2022

Graphic Packaging International expansion ($600 million)
1810 N Pitcher St.

Source: kalamazoorecycles.com

Revel Creek ($60 million)
2400 Portage St. / 500 Golden Dr.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo Site Plan Review

Gospel Ministries Women & Children's Shelter ($10 million)
(general location)

Source: AVB

Farmers Market Phase 1 ($10 million)
251 Mills St.

Source: MLive | Joel Bissell

Brick + Brine (restaurant), in the Radisson ($8 million)
100 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Open Table

LodgeHouse / Knights Inn Conversion ($7.5 million)
1211 S. Westnedge Ave.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo / INFORM Architecture

Westgate Apartments ($5 million)
615 W Kalamazoo Ave.

Source: My own photo

Kalsee Credit Union (~ $4.5 million?)
3121 Portage St.

Source: LinkedIn | Schweitzer Inc.

RAIR Cannabis Co (~ $2.5 million?)
104 / 110 N Drake Rd.

Source: Google Maps | Jacob Tyler (BuildingCapture.com)

KPEP WP Diner (~ $1.5 million?)
1324 Portage St.

Source: Troy Truxton | WWMT

Urban Gardens Cannabis ($1 million
617 Portage St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo | Driven Design

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2021

Warner Building ($70 million)
180 E Water St.

Source: towerpinkster.com

WMU Arcadia Flats ($60 million)
1760 Ring Rd S

Source: stantec.com

Bronson Frank J. Sardone Cancer Pavilion ($60 million)
805 John St.

Source: dhae.com

Home2 Suites (~ $28 million?)
(general location)

Source: MLive

Harrison Circle Apartments ($18 million)
(general location)

Source: Apartments.com

Kalamazoo College Natatorium ($18 million)
(general location)

Source: mortarr.com

The Creamery ($15 million)
1101 Portage St.

Source: Byce & Associates, Inc.

Avid Hotel (~ $14 million?)
3717 East Cork St.

Source: My own photo

3433 Oakland Drive ($4 million)
(general location)

Source: AVB

Eastside City Life Teen Center ($3 million)
2528 E. Main St.

Source: GRBJ | Courtesy CD Barnes

Kalamazoo Latvian Church (~ $2 million?)
100 Cherryhill St.

Source: intersect-studio.com

Haymarket Plaza (~ $1.5 million?)
(general  location)

Source: WWMT | Jason Heeres

Fraternity Village Apartments (~ $500,000?)
1709 Fraternity Village Dr.

Source: AVB

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2020

The Exchange ($53 million)
155 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Instagram | @byceassociate

Ascension Borgess Surgery Center Expansion ($35 million)
1541 Gull Rd.

Source: AVB | Courtesy HED

400 Rose Phase 1 ($24.2 million)
400 S Rose St.

Source: AVB

MDHHS Office Building ($20 million)
427 E Alcott St.

Source: Winter Keefer | MLive

Bronson Lab Testing Facility (~ $20 million?)
400 John St.

Source: Instagram | TowerPinkster

Hilton Garden Inn (~ $18 million?)
303 N Rose St.

Source: My own photo

Honor CU Stadium Dr. ($11.8 million)
4400 Stadium Dr.

Source: honorcu.com

Cork Street Reconstruction ($6.5 million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | The City of Kalamazoo

Gilmore Apartments (~ $6 million?)
100 Portage St.

Source: kalamazoostudios.com

St. Augustine renovation ($2.8 million)
542 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Miller Davis

Eastside Gateway Small Homes (~ $2 million?)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Winter Keefer

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2019

Parkway Flats (~ $40 million?)
807 Central, Park Circle Dr.

Source: apartments.com

Newell Brands Expansion ($7.3 million)
3300 Research Way

Source: AVB

Wightman Office ($3.1 million)
433 E Ransom St.

Source: Wightman

216 W Michigan ($3 million)
216 W Michigan Ave.

Source: loopnet

FNB Renovation (~ $2 million?)
318 W Michigan Ave.

Source: showcase.com

Old Central Center (~ $1.5 million?)
827 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: loopnet

Honor CU Downtown (~ $1.5 million?)
148 E Michigan Ave.

Source: Honor CU

The Montessori School Elementary Campus ( ~ $1.5 million?)
750 Howard St.

Source: Kayla Miller | MLive

The Park Club restoration (~ $1.5 million?)
219 W South St.

Source: my own photo, taken September 1, 2019

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2018

Congregation of St. Joseph (~ $16 million?)
2929 Nazareth Rd.

Source: Hurley & Stewart

Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services ($15.7 million)
311 E Alcott St.

Source: Winter Keefer | MLive

Midtown Marketplace redevelopment ($9.5 million)
1693 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: Google Maps (October 2023)

Peregrine 100 ($6 million)
108 E Michigan Ave.

Source: Peregrine Company

WMU Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation ($4 million)
(general location)

Source: Progressive AE

383 S Pitcher, completed 2018 ($2.5 million)
381 S Pitcher St.

Source: realty.com

320 E Michigan (~$ 1.2 million?)
320 E Michigan Ave.

Source: apartments.com

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2017

Family Health Center - Alcott ($15 million)
505 E Alcott St.

Source: Eckert-Wordell

The Foundry ($10 million)
600 E Michigan Ave.

Source: thefoundrykzoo.com

RX Optical Corporate Office ($6 million)
1825 S Park St.

Source: mortarr.com

Mall Plaza Apartments conversion ($3 million)
157 S Kalamazoo Mall

Source: apartments.com

Walnut & Park, completed February 2017 ($500,000)
322 Walnut St.

Source: walnutandparkcafe.com

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2016

WMU Valley Dining Center ($36 million)
(general location)

Source: WMU

Kalamazoo College Fitness & Wellness Center ($8.7 million)
131 Catherine St.

Source: OAK

KVCC Culinary / Allied Health Building ($6 million)
418 E Walnut St.

Source: TowerPinkster

Ministry with Community ($6 million)
500 N Edwards St.

Source: Miller-Davis

KPS Milwood Elementary renovation & addition ($5.5 million)
3400 Lovers Ln.

Source: TowerPinkster

Family & Children Services expansion ($5.1 million)
1608 Lake St.

Source: MLive

The Depot (~ $5 million?)
327 E Michigan Ave.

Source: PlazaCorp

Walbridge Common ($4.4 million)
714 Walbridge St.

Source: riversedgedistrict.com

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2015

WMU Western Heights ($48 million)
1925 Ring Rd N.

Source: WMU Housing

WMU Heritage Hall ($24 million)
625 Oakland Dr.

Source: TowerPinkster

2700 West (~ $19.5 million?)
2700 W. Michigan Ave.

Source: Byce & Associates

KVCC Food Innovation Center ($18 million)
224 E Crosstown Pkwy

Source: towerpinster.com

ISK E Crosstown ($ 5 million)
615 E Crosstown Pkwy.

Source: Eckert-Wordell

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2014

WMU WMed Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine ($57.5 million)
300 Portage St.

Source: Architect Magazine

Newell Brands Design Center (~ $12 million?)
3300 Research Way

Source: Perkins&Will

KPS Washington Writer's Academy ($10.7 million)
1919 Portage St.

Source: Second Wave | Fran Dwight

Arcadia Ales ($6.2 million)
701 E Michigan Ave.

Source: Google | Bryan Gay

Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership ($5.2 million)
205 Monroe St.

Source: arch2o.com | Iwan Baan

Arcus Depot / Kalamazoo Community Foundation renovations (~ $4 million)
402 E Michigan Ave.

Source: kalfound.org

Norbridge Building (~ $2 million)
510 E Butler Ct.

Source: riversedgedistrict.com

Orrin B. Hayes Showroom ($1.5 million)
543 W Michigan Ave.

Source: TowerPinkster

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2013

WMU Western View Apartments ($21 million)
2330 Ring Rd S.

Source: AVB

WMU Zhang Legacy Collections Center ($8.6 million)
1650 Oakland Dr.

Source: Google | WMU Zhang Legacy Collections Center

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2012

WMU New Sangren Hall ($60 million)
999 Rankin Ave.

Source: My own photo, taken June 14, 2019

Kalamazoo College Athletic Complex ($12 million)
1600 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Kalamazoo College

Metropolitan Center ($11.4 million)
100 Block of E Michigan Ave.

Source: Facebook | Metropolitan Center / MAVCON

Family Health Center - Paterson ($10.3 million)
117 W Paterson St.

Source: Family Health Center

Corporation Hall (~ $6 million?)
154 S Kalamazoo Mall

Source: MLive

Peregrine Plaza ($4.5 million)
(general location)

Source: Peregrine Company

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2011

AZO New Terminal ($35 million)
5235 Portage Rd.

Source: Cancun Airport

ISK S Burdick / InterAct Building (~ $5 million)
610 S Burdick St.

Source: Hinman Company

Bell's Eccentric Café & Music Venue renovation ($3 million)
355 E Kalamazoo Ave.

Source: localspins.com

Ignertia (~ $2.5 million?)
518 E North St.

Source: AVB

PFC Natural Grocery & Deli ($1.7 million)
507 Harrison St.

Source: Second Wave Media

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2009

Linden Grove Middle School ($24 million)
4241 Arboretum Pkwy

Source: homes.com

Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home ($28.3 million)
1424 Gull Rd.

Source: Mortarr

Borgess Gardens / Villa at Borgess Place ($17 million)
3057 Gull Rd.

Source: John A. Lacko | MLive

Greenleaf Trust ($8.1 million)
211 S Rose St.

Source: My own photo

Bronson Advanced Radiology ($6.4 million)
524 S Park St.

Source: ABC Western Michigan

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2008

Miller Canfield ($25 million)
277 S Rose St.

Source: AVB

Kalamazoo College Hicks Student Center renovation ($14.6 million)
(general location)

Source: collegevine.com

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2007

WMU Chemistry Building ($22 million)
1100 Arcadia Loop

Source: Holabird & Root

WMU Richmond Center for Visual Arts ($12.5 million)
(general location)

Source: Architect Magazine | Laszlo Regos

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan ($4.5 million)
601 W Maple St.

Source: Grand Rapids Bride

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2006

Stryker World Headquarters ($16.5 million)
2825 Airview Blvd.

Source: AVB

Ascension Borgess Brain & Spine Institute ($10+ million)
541 Gull Rd.

Source: AVB

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2005

WMU WMed College of Health & Human Services ($48.2 million)
1200 Oakland Dr.


Source: Facebook | WMU College of Health & Human Services

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2003

WMU WMed Innovation Center ($12.5 million)
4717 Campus Dr.

Source: LinkedIn | WMed Innovation Center

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 2003

Bronson Methodist New Hospital - South Campus ($181 million)
601 John St.

Source: Bronson Health

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 1998

Bronson Park Rotary Stage (~ $250,000?)
200 S Rose St.

Source: Joel Bissell | MLive

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 1998

KPL Downtown Branch renovation ($12.7 million)
315 S Rose St.

Source: Armstrong

KALAMAZOO COMPLETED 1995

WMU WMed Unified Clinics Facility
1000 Oakland Dr.

Source: WMU

KALAMAZOO DEMOLISHED

WMU Valley 3 (Harrison / Stinson & Eldridge / Fox Halls), built 1965
demolished summer 2024
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken July 14, 2024

WMU John T. Bernhard Center, built 1957
demolished summer 2024
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken July 14, 2024

Reformed Church (aka North Westnedge Church), built late 1800s
demolished winter 2023 - 2024
1101 N Westnedge Ave.

Source: Flickr | Bill Dolak

American National Bank Building, built 1964
demolished November-December 2023
1107 S Burdick St.

Source: Facebook | John Johnson

Whitley Memorial Funeral Home, built 1900
demolished September-October 2023
330 N Westnedge Ave.

Source: My own photo, taken September 17, 2024

WMU Ernest / Smith Burnham Hall, built 1948
demolished January-February 2023
(general location)

Source: Instagram | WMU Facilities

WMU Davis, French, & Zimmerman Halls, built 1954-1960
demolished mid-2021
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken July 2021

WMU Draper and Siedschlag Halls, built 1950
demolished February 2021
(general location)

Source: Western Herald | Spencer Mathews

First Reformed Church, built 1871 
demolished January 2021
302 Academy St.

Source: MLive | Joel Bissell

Boatyard Brewing & Artist Studios, built early 1900's (old Standard Oil Co. Depot)
demolished July 2020
432 E Paterson St.

Source: Facebook | Jane Brewer

900 Block of W North St (x4 structures), built late 1890s - early 1900s
destroyed by arson & subsequently demolished in June 2020
(general location)

Source: MLive | Joel Bissell

Congregation of St. Joseph / Nazareth Motherhouse, built 1913?
demolished March 2020 along with other former Nazareth College buildings
(general location)

Source: My own photo

Church of Christ Scientist, built 1914
demolished August 2019
(general location)

Source: My own photo

WMU McCracken Hall, built 1949
Demolished 2017 (partial) & June 2019 (remainder)
(general location)

Source: Joel Bissel | MLive

WMU Elmwood Apartments, built 1954
demolished June-September 2018
(general location)

Source: Twitter | Edward Montgomery

251 E Lovell (former Upjohn Company Building 126), built 1967
demolished May-July 2018
251 E Lovell St.

Source: My own photo

Fountain of the Pioneers, built 1940
deconstructed spring 2018 ($200,000)
(general location)

Source: My own photo

Kalamazoo Gazette, built 1941 - 2004
demolished spring 2017
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken March 22, 2017

WMU Historic East Campus, built 1904 - 1915
demolished / significantly altered 2013 - 2016
(general location)

Source: 

WMU Old Sangren Hall, built 1964
demolished December 2012
(general location)

Source: MLive | Scott Harmsen

Kalamazoo Brewing Co. / Creamery complex, built 1890s onward
demolished late 2011
(general location)

Source: Kalamazoo Public Library

KPH Northwest Unit (Sanitarium), built 1954
demolished late 2011
1500 Blakeslee St.

Source: MLive

Bryant Mill / Allied Paper Corp., established 1895 (many buildings)
demolished 2004 - 2008
(general location)

Source: alliedpaper.net

KALAMAZOO CANCELED

Arcadia Commons West (~ $100+ million)
(general location)

Source: Lord Aeck Sargent

Reedy Group Hotel (~ $60+ million)
140 S Edwards St.

Source: MLive

440 S Burdick (~ $28 million?)
440 S Burdick St.

Source: The City of Kalamazoo ZBA

116 W Cedar (~ $20+ million?)
116 W Cedar St.

Source: MLive | Hollander Development Corp. / Byce & Associates Inc.

302 Academy (~ $12+ million?)
302 Academy St.

Source: Byce & Associates

HRI ModPod Housing Project (~ $1.5 million)
(undetermined location)

Source: WRKR

Trinity Temple mixed-use conversion (~ $1.3 million?)
117 W North St.

Source: Malachi Barrett | MLive
BATTLE CREEK RUNDOWN

Code:
BATTLE CREEK CONSTRUCTION

BCPS K-8 Arts Academy ($32 million)
176 Limit St.

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer | Battle Creek Public Schools / C2AE

IPUSA Spec. Development - Phase 2A ($10 million)
(general location)

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer | Industrial Partners USA

Anson Building Restoration ($3 million)
119 W Michigan Ave.

Source: WWMT

BATTLE CREEK PROPOSED

150 McCamly redevelopment (~ $50+ million?)
150 McCamly St. South

Image Source: Alyssa Keown | The Battle Creek Enquirer

Sophia Square, proposed ($20.6 million)
85 W Michigan Ave.

Source: WBCK | Battle Creek Unlimited

Kalamazoo River Restoration ($20+ million)
(general location)

Source: Second Wave Media | Courtesy Battle Creek Whitewater

The Blue Light Project (~ $11 million?)
200 Capital Ave.

Source: Google Maps, October 22, 2024

IPUSA Spec. Development - Phase 2B ($10 million)
(general location)

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer | Industrial Partners USA

Housing-First Transition Housing (~ $6.5 million?)
535 W Van Buren St.

Source: Google Maps, September 25, 2024

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2024

DoubleTree by Hilton ($59 million)
50 Capital Ave SW

Source: LinkedIn | BCI - Patman Droneography

Duncan Aviation Expansion ($40 million)
(general location)

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer | Provided

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2023

Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital ($35 million)
(general location)

Source: Wood TV 8 | Courtesy Rendering

New Holland Brewing (~ $3 million?)
64 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Phil Gawel | WWMT

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2021

The Milton ($36 million)
25 W Michigan Ave.

Source: Instagram | @michigan business

Magna Cosma Casting expansion ($31.9 million)
10 Clark Rd N

Source: Second Wave Media | Shabaka Gibson / BCU

WMU College of Aviation expansion ($24 million)
237 Helmer Rd N

Source: WMU

[I]IPUSA Spec. Development - Phase 1 - Zoetis Warehouse ($11 million)
211 Watkins Rd.

Source: Industrial Partners USA

Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care (~ $8 million?)
175 College St.

summitpointe.org

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2020

Record Box / Handmap Brewing (~ $5 million?)
15 Carlyle St.

Source: felixandfingers.com

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2018

Battle Creek Police Department ($16 million)
34 Division St N

Source: Schweitzer, Inc.

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2017

Bronson Family Medicine - Helmer Road (~ $5.5 million?)
2900 Watkins Rd, Battle Creek

Source: Bronson Health

BATTLE CREEK COMPLETED 2013

Battle Creek Area Math & Science Center ($14 million)
171 Michigan Ave.

Source: Schweitzer

BATTLE CREEK DEMOLISHED

Kmart, built 1968
demolished spring 2021
200 Capital Ave.

Source: The Battle Creek Enquirer

Binder Building, built 1897
demolished December 2020
34 E Michigan Ave.

Source: My own photo

BATTLE CREEK CANCELED

Battle Rock Climbing Gym (~ $3 million?)
50 W Michigan Ave.

Source: INFORM Architecture
PORTAGE RUNDOWN

Code:
PORTAGE CONSTRUCTION

Pfizer MAP Facility ($465 million)
(general location)

Source: My own photo, taken July 14, 2024

PPS 2021 Bond Projects ($175.7 million)
Replace five elementary schools & remodel one
(multiple locations - new Haverhill Elementary rendering - pictured)

Source: Mlive

Tall Timbers ($47 million)
3413 W Centre Ave.

Source: Facebook | AVB / AJ Scheffers

Midwest Fastener Corp. expansion ($10.8 million)
9031 Shaver Rd.

Source: LinkedIn | Wightman

PORTAGE PROPOSED

River Caddis Mixed-Use Development ($31 million)
(general location)

Source: River Caddis

Portage Creek Landings (~ $30+ million?)
(general location)

Source: Portage Planning Commission Agenda Packet

Kings Landing (~ $30 million?)
6601 Constitution Blvd.

Source: MLive | Integrated Architecture | The City of Portage

StoryPoint South ($14.6 million)
8150 Creekside Dr.

Source: MLive | The City of Portage

Trilogy Health Services Senior Living ($14.3 million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Henrickson Architecture + Planning

Foxwood and The Hermitage expansion (~ $12 million?)
4670 Fox Valley Ave.

Source: WWMT | Pat Hagan, Jon McCrary

Westnedge Square (~ $2.5 million?)
5121 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: Loopnet

Portage Farmers Market ($2.5 million)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Rendering by Abonmarche

Lakeview Park Master Plan (~ $1+ million?)
(general location)

Source: MLive | The City of Portage

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2024

FEMA Corporation Office Addition (~ $6 million?)
1716 Vanderbilt Ave.

Source: AVB

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2023

IPUSA Spec. Development (~ $12 million?)
(general location)

Source: First & 42 | Greg Dilone

Springhill Suites by Marriott (~ $16 million?)
(850 Trade Centre Way)

Source: hospitality.net | Marriott

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2022

Meijer renovation ($40 million)
5121 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: Emily Reed | WWMT

Portage District Library remodel & expansion ($13 million)
300 Library Lane

Source: WKZO | PDL

Charles & Lynn Zhang Portage Community Senior Center ($11 million)
203 East Centre Ave.

Source: Abonmarche

Infusion Associates (~ $1.3 million?)
1399 W Centre Ave.

Source: Google Maps | Infusion Associates

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park (~ $500,000)
1000 M L King Dr.

Source: The City of Portage

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2021

PPS Portage Northern HS Natatorium ($12 million)
5808 Oregon Ave.

Source: C2AE

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2020

Stryker Medical Manufacturing Expansion ($109 million)
3800 E Centre Ave.

Source: Hurley & Stewart

Meridian FedEx Distribution Center (~ $40 million?)
6701 Portage Rd.

Source: RE Business Online

PPS Portage Central MS (~ $33 million?)
8305 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: Portage Public Schools

Fire Station No. 2 ($6 million)
6101 Oakland Dr.

Source: LinkedIn | AVB

Bronson Primary Care (~ $6 million?)
2700 East Centre Ave.

Source: Bronson Health

Portage Community Outreach Center remodel (~ $2.5 million?)
325 E Centre Ave

Source: My own photo

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2019

Stryker Instruments R&D Center, completed 2019 ($154 million)
1941 Stryker Way

Source: HOK

PPS Portage North MS ($31 million)
1100 W Milham Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | C2AE / Jason Keen

Selinon Park Supportive Housing ($15.4 million)
1603 E Centre Ave.

Source: SELINON Park / Full Circle Communities

PPS Portage Central HS McCamley Field / Athletic Facilities (~ $4 million?) 
8135 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: Facebook | Discover Kalamazoo Sports

Eliason Nature Reserve (~ $750,000)
(general location)

Source: My own photo

Celery Flats Pavilion & site improvements (~ $600,000?)
7328 Garden Ln.

Source: Wightman

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2018

Pfizer Building 541 Cold Storage ($30 million)
7000 Portage Rd.

Source: Joel Bissell | MLive

Trade Centre III ($13.2 million)
650 Trade Centre Way

Source: loopnet

PPS Portage Central HS Natatorium ($9 million)
8135 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: C2AE

FEMA Corporation Expansion (~ $6 million?)
1716 Vanderbilt Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | FEMA Corporation

PPS Portage Northern HS Huskies Stadium / Athletic Facilities 
($3 million) 
1000 Idaho Ave.

Source: C2AE

Black Rock Bar & Grill (~ $1.5 million?)
550 Trade Centre Way

Source: Black Rock Restaurants

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2017

StoryPoint (~ $18 million?)
3951 W Milham Ave.

Source: Google User Content

Beacon Pointe Memory Care (~ $5 million?)
720 E Centre Ave.

Source: Hurley & Stewart

212 West Milham (~ $1.7 million?)
212 W Milham Ave.

Source: My own photo, taken April 6, 2017

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2016

Homewood Suites by Hilton (~ $16 million?)
500 Trade Centre Way

Source: Hilton Homewood Suites 

Eliason Nature Reserve ($630,000)
1614 W. Osterhout Ave.

Source: The City of Portage

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2015

Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
531 W Kilgore Rd.

Source: Hinman

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2013

Courtyard by Marriott ($11 million)
400 Trade Centre Way

Source: travelweekly.com

Stryker Instruments Expansion ($5.6 million)
4100 E Milham Ave.

Source: CSM Group

Latitude 42 Brewing Company (~ $2 million?)
7842 Portage Rd.

Source: Pinterest | Kyle Golden

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2011

PPS Portage Northern HS Addition & Renovations ($30 million)
1000 Idaho Ave.

Source: AVB

Air Zoo East Wing expansion ($1.8 million)
6151 Portage Rd.

Source: Google Maps, October 12, 2024

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2010

PPS Portage Central HS New Building ($41 million)
8135 S Westnedge Ave.

Source: TMP

KRESA WoodsEdge Learning Center ($23.2 million)
1501 E. Milham Rd.

Source: Miller-Davis

PPS Lake Center Elementary ($16 million)
10011 Portage Rd.

Source: Triangle Associates

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2009

PPS 12th Street Elementary ($16 million)
6501 S 12th St.

Source: AVB

Valley Family Church expansion ($11 million) 
2500 Vincent Ave.

Source: Valley Family Church

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2007

Trade Centre II (~ $17.5 million?)
950 Trade Centre Way

Source: AVB

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2006

Stryker Medical Consolidated Manufacturing Facilities ($64 million)
3800 E Centre Ave.

Source: Hurley & Stewart

Stryker Instruments Manufacturing ($5.6 million)
4100 E Milham Ave.

Source: CSM Group

PORTAGE COMPLETED 2005

Trade Centre I (~ $13.5 million?)
750 Trade Centre Way

Source: AVB

PORTAGE DEMOLISHED

The Upjohn Company Corporate HQ (Building 88), built 1959-1961
demolished 2007
(general location)

Source: SOM | Ezra Stoller

PORTAGE CANCELED

Woodbridge Hills Apartments (~ $12 million?)
(general location)

Source: The City of Portage
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION

WMU BTR Park Phase 2 Expansion, multi-phase ($100+ million)
(general location)

Source: Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.

Corner@Drake, multi-phase ($100+ million)
(general location)

Source: AVB

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP PROPOSED

US-131 Business Route Interchange ($20 million)
(general location)

Source: MLive

District No. 10 School House rehabilitation (~ $1 million?)
near Stadium Dr. and 9th St.

Source: WMUK | Sehvilla Mann

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

FlavorSum expansion ($10 million)
3680 Stadium Park Way

Source: MLive | FlavorSum

Kalamazoo National Guard Armory renovation ($5.2 million)
5353 Parkview Ave.

Source: WLNS

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2023

Hamptons Plaza ($4 million)
6289 W. Main St

Source: MLive | Joel Bissell

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2022

The Bureau (~ $5.5 million?)
2280 S 11th St.

Source: Google Maps, October 26, 2024

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2021

Advia Credit Union HQ ($42 million)
6400 West Main St.

Source: Abonmarche

Ascension Borgess Cancer Center ($20 million)
(general location)

Source: Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2020

Bronson Primary Care (~ $6 million?)
6210 W Main St.

Source: My own photo

Consumers Credit Union Branch (~ 2.8 million?)
5018 W Main St.

Source: My own photo

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2019

Holiday Inn & Suites (~ $16 million?)
1247 Westgate Dr.

Source: IHG

Holiday Inn Express & Suites (~ $12 million?)
1315 Westgate Dr.

Source: travelagewest.com

North Woods Village ($8 million)
6203 Stadium Dr.

Source: aplaceformom.com

Delta Hotel & Conference Center renovation ($4 million)
2747 S 11th St.

Source: marriott.com

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2018

FlavorSum Production Facility (~ $14 million?)
3680 Stadium Park Way

Source: LinkedIn | Tower Pinkster

Latitude 42 Brewing Company (~ $3 million?)
6101 W Main St.

Source: Wood TV

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP DEMOLISHED

Hotel Super 8 by Wyndham Kalamazoo, built 1985
demolished October 2024
618 Maple Hill Dr.

Source: reserving.com

Maple Hill Cinema III, built 1973
demolished 2004
(general location)

Source: Flickr | Twistr54
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION

Azon Corporate HQ
2204 Ravine Rd.

Source: MLive | Margaret Roberts

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP PROPOSED

New Township Hall, Police & Fire Station ($50 million)
3006 Douglas Ave.

Source: Google Maps, October 11, 2024

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

Kalamazoo Central HS exterior renovations ($4 million)
2432 N Drake Rd.

Source: My own photo, taken February 17, 2024

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2023

Derek Jeter Baseball & Softball Fields ($5 million)
2432 N Drake Rd.

Source: Joel Bissell | MLive

C&D Recycling Center ($4 million)
(general location)

Source: WWMT

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2020

KPS Transportation Center ($6.8 million)
1800 Ravine Rd.

Source: WWMT Newschannel 3 | Matt Miller

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2019

Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement Facility ($5 million)
1316 Lamont Ave.

Source: MLive | Joel Bissell

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP DEMOLISHED

40 Winks Motel, built 1954
demolished November 2023
2605 Douglas Ave.

Source: Facebook | Dorothy Decker

Checker Motors, built 1920 onward
demolished 2010 - 2015
(general location)

Source: KPL | David Kohrman
TEXAS TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
TEXAS TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION

TEXAS TOWNSHIP PROPOSED

KVCC Skilled Trades Renovation & Expansion ($40 million)
(general location)

Source: Google Maps, October 12, 2024

Schafer Development (~ $40 million?)
(general location)

Source: MLive | Schafer Development

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

 NeuroPsychiatric Hospital ($37.5 million)
5802 S 9th St.

Source: Nate Pappas | MLive

Authentix Kalamazoo (~ $30 million?)
(general location)

Source: Continental Properties

KVCC School of Cosmetology and Barbering ($3.9 million)
(general location)

Source: WWMT NewsChannel 3 | Dawn Kemp

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2023

Bronson Outpatient Surgery Center ($19.3 million)
(general location)

Source: My own photo

Texas Township Hall (~ $4.8 million?)
7227 W Q Ave.

Source: Texas Township | Progressive AE

Lofts on Q (~ $4.5 million?)
(general location)

Source: Bosch Architecture

The Backyard of Kalamazoo ($1.8 million)
10441 Stadium Dr.

Source: Now Kalamazoo

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2020

Bronson Primary Care - 9th St (~ $6 million?)
5973 Beatrice Dr.

Source: Bronson Health

Bronson Primary Care - Texas Corners (~ $6 million?)
8088 Vineyard Parkway

Source: Bronson Health

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2018

Consumers Credit Union Corporate HQ ($32 million)
7200 Elm Valley Dr.

Source: AVB

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2017

Rykse & Co. (~ $1.5 million?)
7141 W Q Ave.

Source: Discover Kalamazoo

TEXAS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2010

KVCC Student Success Center ($12 million)
6767 W O Ave.

Source: Ray Hole | WWMT
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP PROPOSED

Riverfront Redevelopment (~ $10+ million?)
(general location)

Source: Comstock Township

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

RCKC New Facility ($65 million)
4400 S 26th St.

Source: NAWIC Kalamazoo-Battle Creek

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2020

Kalamazoo Humane Society ($5 million) 
2272 River St.

Source: Byce & Associates

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2019

Fairfield Inn & Suites (~ $14 million?)
3303 Retail Place Drive

Source: My own photo

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2017

Zeigler Motorsports (~ $5 million?)
5001 Park Circle Dr.

Source: autonews.com

Water Street Coffee Joint - Sprinkle Rd (~ $1 million?)
2603 S Sprinkle Rd.

Source: realcoffeeclub.com

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2016

Bell's Brewery expansions, multi-phase ($52+ million)
8938 Krum Ave.

Source: brewpublic.com | Courtesy Bell’s Brewery

Circuit Court Family Division ($24 million)
1536 Gull Rd.

Source: HOK

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2013

Landscape Forms Powder Coat Facility (~ $20+ million?)
5262 East Cork St.

Source: Eckert-Wordell

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2013

HARK Orchideen ($5 million)
5301 Park Circle Dr.

Source: AMI

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2003

Midlink Business Park, multi-phase ($300+ million, to-date)
5200 East Cork St.

Source: Kalamazoo County BRA
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2013

Bronson Commons ($17.3 million)
23332 Red Arrow Hwy

Source: Bronson Health



















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EMMETT TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
EMMETT TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2021

FireKeepers Casino expansion ($90 million)
11177 E Michigan Ave. (Emmett Township)

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer | Courtesy FireKeepers Casino




















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RICHLAND TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2022

GLCS 2018 Bond Projects ($65 million)
Pictured: GLCS Center for the Fine Arts (general location)

Source: 2018 Bond - Gull Lake Community Schools

Bronson Primary Care (~ $6 million?)
8906 M-89

Source: Bronson Health






















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PAVILION TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
PAVILION TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION

Abbey42 ($65 million)
5283 East O Ave.

Source: Abbey42

PAVILION TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

IPUSA Spec. Development (~ $20 million?)
5720 East N Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | Majority Builders, Inc.









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ROSS TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:
ROSS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2024

The Bluffs at Gull Lake (~ $8 million?)
12135 M-89

Source: MLive | Provided by LKF Marketing

ROSS TOWNSHIP COMPLETED 2020

South Kitchen (~ $1 million?)
12454 E D Ave.

Source: Facebook | South Kitchen

























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VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG RUNDOWN

Code:
VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG CONSTRUCTION

The Mill at Vicksburg ($85 million)
300 W Hwy St.

Source: Facebook | The Mill at Vicksburg / Kristian Walker Photography

Hills Buildings Restoration (~$3 million?)
106, 108, & 110 S Main St.

Source: The Mill at Vicksburg

VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG COMPLETED 2024

New Village Hall ($2.7 million)
(126 N Kalamazoo Ave.)

Source: Jim Mallery | MLive

VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG COMPLETED 2023

Mackenzies Bakery ($750,000)
103 E Prairie St

Source: Facebook | Mackenzies Bakery

VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG COMPLETED 2022

Oswalt Park improvements ($300,000)
109 N Main St.

Source: Patronicity

VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG COMPLETED 2021

Kalsee Credit Union remodel (~ $2 million?)
119 N Main St.

Source: LinkedIn | Kalsee Credit Union

Roxie's (~ $1.5 million?)
343 W Prairie St.

Source: WKFR (via Roxie's)

VILLAGE OF VICKSBURG COMPLETED 2018

Rim and Rail (~ $500,000?)
343 W Prairie St.

Source: Rim and Rail
GALESBURG RUNDOWN

Code:
GALESBURG COMPLETED 2023

KRVT 2.5-Mile Expansion (Campaign Connect) ($1 million)
(general location)

Source: WKZO | Courtesy Parks Foundation of Kalamazoo County

GALESBURG COMPLETED 2020

Bronson Primary Care (~ $4 million?)
10310 Miller Dr.

Source: Bronson Health











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Thanks. I will keep expanding it, and I'll hopefully get out and take some photos of my own once the deep freeze ends.

Kalamazoo -

Here's an interesting little project that just wrapped up near downtown -

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Walnut & Park coffee shop to open in downtown Kalamazoo
Al Jones | MLive
March 2, 2017

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Walnut & Park is the name of a new coffee shop and cafe that is set to open Monday, March 6, in downtown Kalamazoo. Located at 322 W. Walnut St. (the corner of Walnut & Park), the business is a project of the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program and will put to work men and women who are participants in KPEP's culinary arts program. KPEP is a private nonprofit residential and outpatient rehabilitation program that serves state and federal criminal offenders, probationers and parolees...





Source: MLive | KPEP Coffee

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Kalamazoo is perhaps just a tad more exciting than Battle Creek. But looking at those pics--typical Michigan.
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Updates have been made to the list of active projects at the top of this thread. Updates include:

New project listing & information for:
  • The Foundry
  • Family Health Center - Alcott
  • RX Optical Corporate Office

Additionally, all photos have been resized for consistency, and several more photos of active projects have been added.

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Kalamazoo is perhaps just a tad more exciting than Battle Creek. But looking at those pics--typical Michigan.
Battle Creek...I need to explore there more. For being so close to each other, I feel like the two cities have very different characters. I thought about including Battle Creek in this new development thread, but then I thought it might be too much, at least to start with...

There is some bland infill around here, to be sure, but on the whole, it is exciting to see Kalamazoo's downtown slowly becoming denser, while lots of fringe areas (including several brownfield sites) are seeing renewed efforts at revitalization.
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I've updated the project rundown to include some more recently completed development. Because this forum is less than one week old, it wasn't around to capture all of these great projects when they were being built. That said, since they are part of the bigger story of development that has been happening here in recent years, I'm including them here for the record.

Completed projects that have been added are as listed below. Scroll to the top post to see images and more info for each. Much more to come.
  • Arcadia Brewing Company / Arcadia Ales
  • Borgess Brain and Spine Institute
  • Bronson Advanced Radiology - Diagnostics Lab and Imaging Center
  • Bronson Commons - New Post-Acute Care Facility
  • Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan - Glowing Embers Council Program & Training Center
  • HARK Orchids, L.P. New Company Headquarters
  • KVCC / Bronson Healthy Living Campus - Food Innovation Building
  • Linden Grove Middle School - Kalamazoo Public Schools
  • Midlink Business Park - a massive business park conversion with over 1.6 million of SF in just two buildings
  • Miller Canfield New Office Building
  • Orrin B. Hayes Mercedes Benz Dealership
  • Stryker Corporate Headquarters
  • Stryker Instruments - Renovations to (2) of its buildings
  • Washington Writers’ Academy - Kalamazoo Public Schools
  • Western Michigan University - Richmond Center for Visual Arts
  • Western Michigan University - Valley Dining Center
  • Western Michigan University - Western View Apartments
  • Western Michigan University - WMed Innovation Center
  • 750 Trade Centre
  • 950 Trade Centre

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Portage -

Here's an article about a recent tax break that Stryker received -

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By Tom Haroldson | Special to MLive
March 15, 2017

PORTAGE, MI - Stryker Instruments has won a Portage tax break for its proposed $154 million research and development facility, and could begin construction in May with a completion anticipated by August 2019. The Public Act 198 tax break for the 485,000 square foot facility at 6520 Portage Road was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Portage City Council. The company expects to retain 966 jobs and create an additional 105...

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While this is not exactly development-related news, it's still an interesting story related to architecture. Kalamazoo has a lot of prominent examples of mid-century architecture, including an atypically large amount of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes. However, I did not know about the George Nelson-designed Kirkpatrick House until I saw this article. At one time, George Nelson was the Director of Design for the Herman Miller furniture company. His studio had a heavy influence on furniture design during the 20th century.

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By Lauren Ro | Curbed, via Realtor, The New Yorker
March 17, 2017

When this incredibly restored home by George Nelson first came on the market in Kalamazoo, Michigan last summer, we were awed by its beauty and more than a little envious about its eventual owner—especially since the home was offered at a screaming deal of $450,000. Now we’ve come to learn that the lucky owner of the 1958-built house is none other than Jack White, rock musician extraordinaire, formerly of the White Stripes, and a native of Detroit...









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On a work break this morning, I walked around the site of the ongoing demolition of the former Kalamazoo Gazette building. Lots of activity, and demolition has progressed to the final portion of building to be removed. Ironically, this final area that is being demolished is actually the newest addition to the complex, having opened in 2004. The original building was designed by Albert Kahn and completed in 1925, with two other additions built in 1941 and 1968. Only the 1925 and 1941 portions will remain to be repurposed by Bronson Healthcare Group, as its downtown footprint expands. All photos below are my own -
















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Related to the previous post, I found some neat photos taken just a few days prior to mine, which show the process of removing the large clocks that were previously attached to the tower. You can view more photos, and read the accompanying article, here -




















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An interesting article was just released regarding the recent demolition (decimation?) that took place on Prospect Hill, the home of the original campus of Western Michigan University (originally known as the Western State Normal School). In 2013 - 2014, three historic buildings were demolished (North Hall, West Hall, and the Speech & Hearing Building) and another was greatly altered (East Hall) to prepare for the creation of a new Alumni Center, which opened in 2015 in the remains of East Hall, and which is now referred to as Heritage Hall -

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WMU East Campus pulled from National Register of Historic Places
Malachi Barrett | MLive
March 22, 2017

KALAMAZOO, MI -- What was once called the "Acropolis of Kalamazoo" is no longer deemed worthy of historic recognition after renovations to Western Michigan University's East Campus. East Hall, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and Western State Normal School Historic District, added in 1990, were stripped of their historic status by the National Park Service, effective March 7...
The project was controversial when it happened, and now, the NPS has revoked National Register status for the University's East Campus. This marks the first time ever in the history of the State Historic Preservation Review Board that a physical site visit was conducted by SHPRB to determine whether or not a listed property / area should remain listed after alterations were made. It seems like a blow, but the University's reaction to the news seemed rather nonchalant.

Images below are courtesy of WMU Archives and Regional History Collection, via MLive, unless noted otherwise -

East Hall, shortly after it opened in 1905 -



East Hall, after the north and south wings were added, in 1908 and 1909 -



The WMU inclined trolley, once used to access Prospect Hill from below (I had no idea until now that Kalamazoo had its own incline of sorts, at one time). The tracks are gone and the trolley is now in storage -



Two aerial views of Prospect Hill, showing the early WMU campus -





A similar aerial view from the recent past, when demolition was complete. The partially-demolished East Hall stands alone in the middle of the cleared area -


Source: Google Maps, March 2017

WMU West Hall demolition, June 2013 -



WMU Speech and Hearing Building demolition, July 2013 -



WMU East Hall demolition of south wing, July 2014 -





Protester graffiti at the construction site, in September 2014 -



Heritage Hall Alumni Center / former East Hall, as it looks today -


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Fucking idiots, WMU can go to hell.
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Why on earth would they do that?!

Fucking idiots, WMU can go to hell.
Someone usually makes the argument that money is a factor - too expensive to maintain, too expensive to repurpose... Or that a structure can't be brought into communion with the expressed future goals of an organization. Those reasons usually sound like half-truths, excuses to explain away the most obvious of conclusions that good buildings and good spaces should be celebrated and preserved whenever possible.

It's fortunate that Kalamazoo has an active historic commission, and from what I know, a pretty good track record at repurposing and preserving historic structures. It's just too bad that this one got away. The original campus really projected the 'city on a hill' aesthetic that so many universities embodied. That cohesive massing of buildings around a central quad is now mainly a parking lot. At least one small part of it remains.
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$2M PlazaCorp redevelopment to create 30 jobs in downtown Kalamazoo
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March 23, 2017

KALAMAZOO, MI -- An affiliate of PlazaCorp intends to invest $2 million to redevelop a contaminated manufacturing site in downtown Kalamazoo. PS 383 LLC bought two parcels at 381 and 383 South Pitcher Street in January 2016. According to county documents, it plans to clean up contaminates at the brownfield site then renovate an existing building to lease to an unnamed automotive performance shop and create office space for up to four tenants...

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According to the recently released US Census Data for county-wide population changes between 2010 and 2016, Kalamazoo County faired well. The population increased from 250,331 in 2010 to 261,654 in 2016 - a gain of about 11,323 persons, or about 4.3% growth since 2010. This puts Kalamazoo in with the 35 of 83 Michigan counties that are going against the statewide trend of population decline. It's great news for the area, and a strong indicator of the healthy economy in southwest Michigan -


Source: MLive

Another observation: looking at the above graph portrayal of population change since 1900, Kalamazoo County has not once experienced a decline in population at the county level, for each decade when census data was recorded. To put it another way, the growth in the county has trended positively for at least the past 116 years of US census data recording. At a glance, I count only four other counties in the entire State that can make this claim -
  • Kent County - home of Grand Rapids (current peak population 642,173)
  • Muskegon County - Home of Muskegon (current peak population 173,408)
  • Oakland County - Detroit Metro area (current peak population 1,243,970)
  • Ottawa County - home of Holland & Grand Haven (current peak population 282,250)

This might not mean much, taken over the course of 100+ years of data, but I find it very interesting that four of the five counties that have never had a population decline when measured by the decade since 1900 are located in western / southwestern Michigan. Oakland County is the only exception.

You can see the charts and data for each county in the state at this MLive article -

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How every Michigan county's population has changed over the past 100 years
Brian McVicar | MLive
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New Census data released Thursday gives a snapshot of population trends in Michigan's 83 counties between 2010 and 2016. Census data dating back to 1900 puts the recent population estimates in perspective, showing when each county's population peaked or bottomed out...

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It's not every day that the City of Kalamazoo creates a new administrative position in the planning department -

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March 21, 2017

KALAMAZOO, MI --  City Manager Jim Ritsema announced meetings focused on Kalamazoo's use of $10 million in donations from local philanthropists, and a new administrative position dedicated to the Foundation for Excellence. Commissioners will meet at a 6 p.m. work session on March 27 to discuss ending generational poverty and increasing youth development opportunities with $10 million earmarked for "aspirational projects." Ritsema also announced a meeting at 6 p.m. on April 10 focused on the Foundation for Excellence, which includes a permanent endowment fund the city seeks to use to sustain an initial $70.3 million donation after three years. The April meeting will also discuss projects and programs identified through the Imagine Kalamazoo 2025 master planning process...

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Happy Oberon Day! For those who don't know, today is basically an official holiday in Kalamazoo, marking the annual release of Bell's most popular craft beer - Oberon (as well as the less-official start of spring). Tapping parties began at midnight around the city, state, and even other parts of the country / globe. The tapping at Bell's Eccentric Café, the center of the Bell's universe, was a few minutes ago, at 9:00AM, EST (which is where many of my less responsible but certainly happier coworkers are right now).

If you're wondering how this is at all development related, Bell's has invested tens of millions of dollars into both its downtown location and its main brewing facilities in nearby Comstock in recent years, and has basically had everything to do with catalyzing the craft beer movement in this region.

To compliment your Oberon, you can always stop by Sweetwater's Donut Mill, open 24/7, and grab an Oberon-Inspired donut. They frankly look gross to me, but I've never tried one, so I shouldn't judge -


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