If approved, the plan is expected to revitalize a plot off of the intersection of Market and Fulton. But not everyone thinks the current proposal is a good idea.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It was a packed house with more in the wings as the Grand Rapids City Commission met on Tuesday.
The biggest item on the agenda: a public hearing on what supporters say would be a transformational project.
“The news called it skyline changing, but it will also have a major positive benefit at the human scale level,” said Grand Rapids Chamber Vice President of Government Affairs Joshua Lunger.
Lunger was referring to an ambitious plan to add three new towers to the city’s riverfront skyline, with a nearly $800 million estimated price tag for development costs.
If approved, the plan is expected to revitalize a plot off of the intersection of Market and Fulton downtown, where a current parking lot and the old site …