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A lot of skeptics in Grand Rapids real estate doubted River House condominiums would ever get off the ground. In a few days, they'll be proven wrong.
Robert Grooters Development Co. waited 15 years to marry Bridgewater Place, the towering blue edifice highly recognizable in the Grand Rapids skyline. In July 2008, the office building will meet its $80 million bride, which will become the tallest residential building in the state at 391 feet and the tallest building in Grand Rapids.
"We're selling the view," said project manager Dan Wert, from inside the lobby of Bridgewater. Outside River House's sales office there, construction crews crawl over the dirt hole now accepting huge concrete caissons and steel reinforcement.
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