MUSKEGON Three large-scale Muskegon projects that are expected to create more than 700 housing units have secured $3 million in state brownfield funding.
Developer envisions building ‘busy maritime community’ on Muskegon Lake
Updated Apr 16, 2021;
Posted Apr 14, 2021
An early rendering of the Adelaide Pointe development, which envisions building a marina, condos, a restaurant and retail space on over 30 acres of property on Muskegon Lake. (Rendering provided by Leestma Management)
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MUSKEGON, MI – A former industrial site on Muskegon Lake could be transformed under a 10-year plan from a local developer.
Ryan Leestma of Adelaide Pointe envisions building a marina, condos, a restaurant and retail space on more than 30 acres of waterfront property at 1204 and 1148 W. Western Avenue.
“I hope to see that entire area as a busy maritime community,” Leestma said.
Marijuana growing and retail, 150 new apartments at old Shaw-Walker factory get initial OK
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
MUSKEGON, MI – A highly visible old factory near downtown and Muskegon Lake is the site of a redevelopment proposal that features marijuana growing and new apartments.
City staff warned it could be the last chance to save the sprawling building, the former Shaw-Walker factory.
The plans for the property at 920 Washington Ave. and 965 W. Western Ave. are the latest in a series of proposals for the historic factory near Muskegon Lake, which included a large indoor entertainment complex that never came to fruition.
Watermark Center currently includes 53 residential lofts, the Watermark 920 event center and the Coffee Factory eatery.
2020 a big year for development in Muskegon despite COVID-19
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
MUSKEGON, MI – Slowdowns and economic insecurity brought on by the pandemic didn’t halt new development in Muskegon in 2020, which saw groundbreaking on a major new building downtown, housing starts throughout the city and new businesses in its Lakeside neighborhood.
“I knew COVID would slow things down, but I did not doubt that Muskegon has positioned itself as a very desirable community to settle in,” Muskegon Mayor Steve Gawron told MLive.
Construction began on a mixed-use residential and commercial building downtown, ground was broken on a 75-unit apartment building near downtown and work has begun on the first of more than 50 condos planned for Muskegon’s lakefront.