Midwest Construction has officially broken ground on a US$2.5 million mixed-use commercial and residential project in Holland, Michigan. The project, on the site of the previous Goog’s Pub and Grub, is one of the first to be built under Holland’s new unified development code (UDO), which encourages mixed-use development in commercial zones. It is a new 14,000-square-foot Goog’s facility on the city’s south side. A new Goog’s Pub, as well as a boutique food and beverage shop and nine residential flats, will be included in the development.
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The new 2,000-square-foot boutique market will sell groceries, fresh and frozen meats, and seafood, fresh vegetables, as well as a wide variety of expensive wines and beers. A 1,200-square-foot ground-level corner piece of the property with a drive-thru, curbside service window is available for lease. The building’s 7,000-square-foot second level will have eight one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 900 to 1,300 square feet. On the bottom floor, there will be an extra unit. Midwest Construction is the project’s general contractor, and it intends to hire 45 construction employees and tradespeople.
The three main-level commercial firms have the potential to produce up to 50 new employees. The flats and a ground-floor business section with a drive-thru are still for rent. Residential and business leasing is handled through Five Star Real Estate Lakeshore.
Commentary on the Midwest Construction mixed-use Michigan project
According to Ryan Kilpatrick, executive director of Housing Next, an affordable housing group, the new commercial and residential facility is an example of how the UDO may assist alleviate Ottawa County’s housing issue. “This is an innovative project for Holland and Ottawa County that will (encourage) other developers and investors to consider adding housing to mixed-use projects in commercial areas,” Kilpatrick said. He noted that the city currently needs 2,200 more income-appropriate apartments and Ottawa County needs 15,000 more.
