Holland -
It has been a while since there were some comprehensive updates on this thread. I'm going to try and get some things caught up now. Holland is Hoppin' (pun intended), so I figured I'd start with some exciting Holland updates!
210 / 212 S River Ave.
There was a recent article (in June) that Resthaven, a senior living provider, is teaming with GDK Development and TAG (The Architectural Group - Grandville, MI) for a new 55+ facility in downtown Holland at
212 S River Ave., on the site of the former Harbour Bay Furniture Co., which closed in 2018. There is also some incidental work planned concurrently at the property next door (210).
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Resthaven to open senior living center in downtown development
Cassandra Lybrink | Holland Sentinel
June 1, 2020
HOLLAND — Resthaven has made plans to open its fourth senior living center. A long-term lease agreement made with GDK Development was announced by the nonprofit on Friday, May 29, in a release sent to local media. The building, which will be located on the corner of Ninth Street and River Avenue, will be named The River Place...
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The Planning Commission reviewed revised application information for both 210 and 212 S River Ave at a June 23 special meeting. 210 is an existing, 2-story historic masonry structure that would receive a new roof and second floor deck for the existing second floor residence. 210 would be the new 5-story Resthaven facility with ground floor retail space, 21 single-bedroom units, and some main floor covered parking. The design is inspired by the Brower Furniture Co. Building, a historic building that formerly occupied the site 100 years ago. The Commission unanimously passed the site plan applications for both properties.
Here are the renderings and elevations presented on 6/23 -
Photograph of Historic Brower Building (demolished) -
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Renderings & Historic Photo) (
Elevations)
173 W 20th St.
At the same June 23 Planning Commission Meeting, some plans were reviewed to convert a
former church structure into a 6-unit apartment building targeted to medical professionals. This would also require a rezoning from R-TRN to PUD to allow for the higher density unit count (current zone only allows for up to two units). The Commission responded favorably, and the next steps include community outreach.
The developers seem pretty novice, and the plans that were reviewed are pretty unexciting, but maybe an interesting project nonetheless -
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City of Holland
159 S River Ave "Towers on River"
This 5-story project was reviewed in September of last year. The applicant, Midwest Construction, returned to the Planning Commission at their July 14, 2020 meeting to amend the original application. Included in the amendment is the provision of medical office suite space on the second floor, multi-level patient and tenant parking, and a total of 27 residential units on the top three floors. Also included is an additional curb cut off of 7th St, in addition to a previously approved cut off of 6th St. Awaiting minutes to find out what the outcome was from this 7/14 review.
Renderings and below -
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City of Holland
66 E 8th St (New Holland Brewing Expansion)
Here's where my bad "Holland be Hoppin'" pun comes into play. New Holland Brewing is looking to expand their current building with a ~2,400 SF rear addition with a basement and two floors. The goal of the addition is to provide an expanded kitchen and year-round indoor / outdoor bar space on the ground level, with restrooms, storage, and roof top patio above. There is also an elevator proposed as a part of this development, which would require an OPR (Optional Plan Review) and Planning Commission Waiver, due to its location along a public right-of-way. The online documents also indicate plans for a future second phase addition, to finish a build-out of the second floor up to the 8th St. frontage. The building is also in the historic downtown district.
Plans, Elevations, and (sketchy) Renderings below -
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Renderings)
36th Street Housing Development (285 W 36th St and 904, 906, 926 Washington Ave)
City Council voted 7-2 in early July to approve the rezoning of these parcels to allow for a new affordable housing development spearheaded by Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity and Jubilee Ministries. A total of 42 units across two phases would be built on the parcels rezoned from R-1 to PRD (Planned Residential Development). There will be a mix of single-family detached homes, and 2 and 3-unit townhouses. This is a fairly massive development, considering the stakeholders, and a lot of moving parts were involved to get it to this approval point.
More info and imagery below -
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Council greenlights 36th Street development
Carolyn Muyskens | Holland Sentinel
July 2, 2020
HOLLAND — In a packed agenda, the Holland City Council rezoned land at the end of 36th Street to make way for an affordable housing development, approved temporary no-wake measures on Lake Macatawa and codified its program for short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods on Wednesday...
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City of Holland
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City of Holland
Precedent Image (I'm guessing this is maybe a previous Habitat project somewhere?)
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City of Holland