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VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center

CS was recommended to the City of Muskegon and the County of Muskegon by a satisfied former client. The 9 individual City, County, and Private stakeholders in the project were looking for an Owner's Representative to help them navigate through a complex project. This...
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BAMF

BAMF Health is leading the nation in cutting edge Radio-pharmacy and cancer treatments and is the key anchor tenant in the new Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Center located at the gateway of Grand Rapid’s Medical Mile.  The BAMF Health team has desired to establish...
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SBVB – Provisioning Center

Construction Simplified had just started to build a strong name in West Michigan as the leader in the emerging market of cannabis construction and given that solid reputation, we were contacted by a real estate investor to assist the new tenant to navigate the...
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Fluresh

In December of 2018, the State of Michigan voters approved recreational use cannabis, thus sparking many communities that were guarded to the ever-changing legalities to begin shifting their ordinances and policies to appropriately plan for opening their doors to the...
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Indian Creek

A long-time contractor relationship of Construction Simplified came to us with eagerness to build another investment that he would partially occupy with his painting business. This piece of property was just over 9 total acres of wooded land with a creek that ran...
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Edgewater Manistee

Edgewater Manistee began when a Grand Rapids based realtor, specializing in residential investments, reached out to our team at CS inquiring about our assistance in organizing a defunct condominium project that sat along the riverbanks of Manistee, MI.  His client had...
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Sessions Pointe

Sessions Pointe is a prime example of the creative and innovative mindset that Construction Simplified provides for each of their clients. After several years of ownership of a defunct development from the ’08 recession, our client was nearing completion of the 2nd...
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Fulton & Gold

One of Construction Simplified’s founding principles of business is to utilize our skillsets and knowledge to create our own developments, owned by the team of partners, to create long term equity.  We do so with not only wise and founded developments, but ones that...
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Blueprint Collaborative

As Construction Simplified’s business grew, it became obvious to its founder that new and improved office space was desperately needed. Not only for the team’s growth, but a space that showed everyone who visited, who we are, and what we can do as creative builders...
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Rowster Belknapp

When Rowster Coffee was looking to expand their brand to their fourth location in the Belknap neighborhood of Grand Rapids, with a planned buildout of a 1,100 SF tenant, they contacted Construction Simplified.  Knowing that our team enjoys and respects working with...
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Highpoint Flats – Muskegon

Construction Management

A well-known and successful West Michigan condo developer and hotelier, whose primary focus has been to redevelop and create high-quality urban and lakefront living ran into a problem shortly after starting the redevelopment plans for the Hackley Union National Bank building in Muskegon, Michigan.  Parkland Properties originally intended to start construction of the condominium project in 2011, but due to unfortunate circumstances with the economy, the project slumped along with little hope and increased risk. On top of that, the Renaissance Zone tax breaks that were accomplished for the project were fading fast.  Something had to be done and switching the proforma intent to apartments was the only route.

Fast forward to 2015 when the client contacted Construction Simplified to help bring a fresh look, creativity, and thorough construction experience to lead the new redevelopment plan and the powerful value enhancement exercise that needed to occur.  The team at Construction Simplified first focused on the costs of the project that were necessary and non-negotiables; restoring and preserving the historic 90-year old 8-story building while designing all appropriate envelope and energy efficient upgrades due to its proximity to the mighty Lake Michigan.  Once these costs were determined, by CS engaging trusted industry subcontractor partners, the remaining available dollars were put into a planned-spend arrangement to maximize the modern design desired by the client.  

Once the team was confident in the budget, Construction Simplified engaged with numerous local construction firms to find the right fit given the budget and extensive schedule requirements of the job.  We are proud to say that with all of the preplanning and extensive effort given the circumstances, construction kicked off in June of 2017, executed with limited issues for 10 months of construction, with a near full occupancy of the (47) units when completed in April of 2018.

Sometimes a project can get stuck because of unfortunate timing, unbelievable cost to construct, or just simply needs a new set of eyes to fuel creativity.  We love these challenges and are here to help, don’t hesitate to contact us to see how we may see things! – CS

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