At the end of the year, it is customary to look back at the preceding 12 months as well as to look forward at what the future holds. I doubt anyone expected to still be talking about social distancing, mask wearing, and virtual gatherings at the end of 2021. Yet, here […]
In September of 2020 we published an article about an update to a new development under construction in Royal Oak, Michigan called “The Griffin”. The Griffin is a 250,000 square foot luxurious apartment community with 245 apartments and ground floor retail, all of which is wrapped around a 450 space, […]
Precast erection has officially begun on the Gannon Garage at Lansing Community College! It has been a long road and a lot of work to get to this point. The new 5 level, 1,777 space parking garage is a replacement to the former Gannon Garage which was demolished earlier this […]
Over the past 18 months the parking industry has experienced a dramatic change, perhaps more than at any other time…at least since Model T’s started rolling off the assembly line. There’s no crystal ball that enables parking owners to see the future and recognize whether these changes are permanent, or […]
In early 2019 we broke news of an expansion of the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center, a six-story, 162,800-square-foot facility that opened its doors in Grand Rapids, Michigan in September of 2017. In 2019 a long-term ground lease was signed to allow for the continued development of the Grand Rapids Research […]
Our planning team has had a busy year so far! Earlier this year, they completed a parking utilization study on eight blocks of Downtown Monroe, MI to aid in the decision-making process of future property acquisitions. The City of Clawson, MI is experiencing new development growth. Data collection and interactive […]
Earlier this year we provided an update on the recently completed design of the Ford Motor Company’s new Bagley Parking Hub. Rich & Associates designed the structure and is providing ongoing parking engineering consultation through the construction process. Construction on the Bagley Parking Hub has officially begun and the structure is on […]
We are all aware of the pandemic’s impact on businesses. To remain viable many businesses were forced to rethink their business models and the spaces they operate in to accommodate new safety regulations. One way that restaurants adapted to new regulations was by use of parking spaces. By taking it […]
Earlier this year we provided an update on the first phase of construction beginning on the Gannon Garage at Lansing Community College. The new 5 level, 1,777 space parking garage is a replacement to the former Gannon Garage. Demolition of the existing garage was completed at the end of April […]
We’ve all seen them, but where did they originate and who designed them? Let’s go back to where it all began, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the 1920’s and 1930’s. When cars were no longer a transportation mode only for the rich, streets meant for horse and buggy now needed to […]