Building anew after a devastating explosion, a new project in Grand Rapids' Eastown is beginning to attract commercial and residential tenants to the business district.
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The new Phoenix building in Eastown was designed to fit into the neighborhood of some 100-year-old buildings. Described as a catalyst project for Eastown on a key corner of Wealthy Street and Ethel Avenue, the Phoenix building rose from the ashes of a traumatic explosion in February 2008. That explosion leveled a building that included four business tenants and knocked out windows across the street.
Guy Bazzani, owner of Bazzani Associates Inc., known for his neighborhood revitalization and green projects, bought the property from Eastown Properties and developed and built the new building which takes up nearly the entire lot. The building, which is deeper than it is wide, includes space for two commercial businesses with three market-rate apartments upstairs. PT360, a physical therapy business, moved into one of the commercial spots in late May; Bazzani is seeking a second tenant.
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