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Once an abandoned brownfield site, the East Hills Center now serves as a focal point for the community.
Grand Rapids, Michigan East Hills Center History 43 commercial Project type Commercial Project scale Building Construction type New Construction - Urban Infill Date completed October 2004 Address 1001-1009 Lake Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Subjects Brownfield Redevelopment Stormwater Management Social Benefits Materials Use Funding Sources Total project costs $800,000 (building shell) Building square footage 7,200 sq. ft. Cost/square foot $111/sq. ft. Located at the center of five different neighborhoods and four business districts, the site of the East Hills Center was a prime piece of real estate. The site had been abandoned for over 15 years and was badly contaminated when, in 2002, Guy Bazzani partnered with the East Hills Neighborhood Association to purchase and redevelop it. Today the property is home to a brand new 7,200-square-foot commercial building with zero stormwater discharge and superior energy efficiency. The tenant-owners are proud to be part of what is rapidly becoming the focal point of the community. The property was originally home to three residential properties and, in 1932 the properties were converted into a single gas station site. The site remained a gas station until Shell Oil Company shut it down in 1987, and razed it in 1989. After lying vacant for 15 years, the soil was severely contaminated by the leaking underground storage tanks of the former gas station. For many years, Shell tried to get rid of the property in bulk with other vacant sites, but could not find a willing buyer. In 1994, a neighboring business could not get a loan due to the contamination of the Shell site, convincing the East Hills Neighborhood Association to pursue Shell Oil to clean up the site. In 1998, Shell Oil Company sold the site to Cherokee Festival Holdings, a holding company in California. In 2001, Cherokee began shopping the property around to large fast-food franchises, refueling the neighborhood association’s campaign to find a property owner to work in cooperation with the surrounding businesses. In February 2003, Bazzani became the official owner of the site, deeding the design rights of the future exterior building to Neighborhood Association, thus protecting the neighborhood’s historic character for perpetuity. Now almost complete, the mixed use Center is home to two businesses and one nonprofit: Cobblestone, a clothing shop; Marie Catrib’s of Grand Rapids, a gourmet neighborhood bistro; and the offices of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. The property provides an excellent example of urban infill and brownfield redevelopment, and also serves as a community redevelopment catalyst, motivating the city as well as local business owners to invest in the community, its buildings, and the neighborhood infrastructure, creating a sense of pride for local residents. brownfield - Abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities/sites where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
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Page 5 and 6: Executive Summary Green buildings u
Page 7 and 8: Table of Contents 6 Case Study Matr
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Page 19 and 20: Site Planning Stormwater Management
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