The Three Towers

This page is intended to be an index of information and content related to the Three Towers project.

UPDATES

2025-07-22: We have entered the stage of "cautiously optimistic" which typically precedes a project being slowly forgotten. It is contingent on the state legislature doing something . . . yeah, this state legislature.

2024-03-30: The powers that be still say "yes", this project is still happening, unequivocally.

Planning Commission Agenda, 2025-07-24

The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2025-07-24 is πŸ‘‰hereπŸ‘ˆ


201 Market Ave. SW

It is signage time for the amphitheater!

Housing NEXT Needs Update (2025)

In June the City Commission received, with remarkably little fan faire, the second major update to the 2020 Housing Next study. This time the study includes estimates for the years 2025 through 2029.

Planning Commission Agenda, 2025-07-10

The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2025-07-10 is πŸ‘‰hereπŸ‘ˆ

Data Point: ZORI 2025-06 (City vs. MSA)

It has been roughly six months since we last looked at the ZORI (Zillow Observed Rent Index) πŸ‘‰hereπŸ‘ˆ where we compared across the cities of the Midwest. Here is a chart from the current data showing the value for the City of Grand Rapids vs. the Census Bureau's "Metropolitan Statistical Area" (MSA).

Planning Commission Agenda, 2025-06-12

The municipal agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on 2025-06-12 is πŸ‘‰hereπŸ‘ˆ

Mobility Update, 2025-05

Cycling

The Network

Related to our previous coverage of the expanding north-end bicycle network, progress has been made related to the River East Trail.

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