$45M Grodfrey Hotel coming to Corktown

**hybridy** · March-13-20, 04:42 PM

...and it's full financed per Crain's.

other cities with Godfrey Hotels: Chicago, Boston, Tampa and Hollywood

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-e...illion-project

The seven-story Godfrey Hotel at 1401 Michigan Ave. by Farmington Hills-based Hunter Pasteur Homes and Chicago-based Oxford Capital Group LLC is planned to start construction in the fourth quarter and be complete in time for the North American International Auto Show in the summer of 2022, pending various city approvals.

**EGrant** · March-13-20, 05:53 PM

This one snuck under the radar in all the madness going on right now. It's not the most exciting design, but it seems like a great project.

**gumby** · March-13-20, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by EGrant

This one snuck under the radar in all the madness going on right now. It's not the most exciting design, but it seems like a great project.

I'll take this design over this view all day long
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3313...4!8i8192?hl=en

**EGrant** · March-13-20, 08:55 PM

Oh, it's a 1000% improvement.

**DetroitSoldier** · March-13-20, 09:41 PM

I like how the red brick of the building plays off the red bricks of Michigan Avenue. By the way, I think Michigan Ave is due for the bricks to be reset. I don't know when it was done last, but things are pretty bad right now.

**hybridy** · March-15-20, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by DetroitSoldier

I like how the red brick of the building plays off the red bricks of Michigan Avenue. By the way, I think Michigan Ave is due for the bricks to be reset. I don't know when it was done last, but things are pretty bad right now.

If Mi Ave is to be redone I think a road diet is in order while they're at it. Sidewalks should be widened and protected bike lanes added. The crosswalks are far too wide.

9 lanes with a turn lane made sense in the 50's with near 2M population. Not so much these days.

**Gistok** · March-15-20, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by hybridy

If Mi Ave is to be redone I think a road diet is in order while they're at it. Sidewalks should be widened and protected bike lanes added. The crosswalks are far too wide.

9 lanes with a turn lane made sense in the 50's with near 2M population. Not so much these days.

You're too late... already down to 5 lanes... although people don't seem to understand that a bike lane is not to be parked in....

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bu...!4d-83.0687588

**hybridy** · March-16-20, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

You're too late... already down to 5 lanes... although people don't seem to understand that a bike lane is not to be parked in....

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bu...!4d-83.0687588

I see. I still think a senior or disabled person would have trouble crossing the street in time. Paint and some plastic lane dividers don't really do much.

**casscorridor** · March-16-20, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

You're too late... already down to 5 lanes... although people don't seem to understand that a bike lane is not to be parked in....

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bu...!4d-83.0687588

Bad design. There needs to be barriers separating bike lane. Also, there's zero reason Michigan Ave needs 5 lanes. It should be 2 lanes and only a turn lane where necessary.

**Gistok** · March-16-20, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by casscorridor

Bad design. There needs to be barriers separating bike lane. Also, there's zero reason Michigan Ave needs 5 lanes. It should be 2 lanes and only a turn lane where necessary.

There is a MAJOR reason that Michigan Ave is 4 lanes + turning lane + bike lanes on both sides + parking lanes on both sides.... Michigan is one of the major spoke roads radiating out from downtown... if you have all the other boxes checked [[parking + bike lanes + adequate width sidewalks)... why on earth would you want to turn the major spoke roads of Detroit into anything less? When there are freeway accidents, freeway bridge work or replacement... or just rush hour... these major spoke roads are important to continue the flow of traffic around the city. To turn them into middling 2 lane roads diminishes Detroit even further... especially since there's no other use for making these streets smaller.

Nothing says "pleasant experience" quite like being stuck for miles behind a slow moving 18 wheeler on a major 2 lane roadway without any opportunity to get past them!!

**Gistok** · March-13-20, 11:03 PM

I agree with the other folks... and also like the vertical "blade" sign like old theaters. It will be visible up and down Michigan Ave.

**Lowell** · March-14-20, 11:23 AM

Nemo's will love this. It's going to be right across the street from them.

Google Street View of the site.

**detroitbob** · April-28-20, 10:06 PM

I believe Nemo's sold the property to the developers...love is the understatement.

**Metro25** · March-14-20, 12:13 PM

This section of Corktown is really coming along now, starting to look like Midtown.

**DetroitSoldier** · March-14-20, 02:52 PM

This will be great for Corktown establishments. I think we need to consider what can be done to help connect downtown and Corktown. The federal complex on the South and MGM/Lodge on the North tend to create a massive gap in walkability between the two neighborhoods.

**NSortzi** · March-14-20, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lowell

Nemo's will love this. It's going to be right across the street from them.

Google Street View of the site.

They’re actually selling the vacant building and adjacent parking lot that will make way for the new hotel.

**casscorridor** · March-15-20, 10:44 AM

The design suits the area, simple and practical, good materials, etc. Much better than that joke occupying the old Tiger Stadium site. And judging by the rendering, it will be one of the few new mid-rise structures in Detroit built with concrete.

**Hypestyles** · March-16-20, 05:06 PM

hmm. wonder when they are supposed to begin-- things will be altered with the current health crisis.

**NSortzi** · March-16-20, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

hmm. wonder when they are supposed to begin-- things will be altered with the current health crisis.

This project has been in the planning stages for at least a year. I’m sure they’ve taken consideration to the potential impact coronavirus would have on the project. It’s not like it appeared out of no where.

**JonWylie** · April-20-20, 10:59 AM

Application from the hotel for the Historic District Commission. Plenty of information to digest.

https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm...20Report_0.pdf

**DetroitSoldier** · April-20-20, 11:57 AM

I absolutely love reading these reports. Beside providing detail, they tend to address the questions and concerns that are usually raised by people on this forum and the general public.

In this particular case I agree with the letter relating to parking. The lack of a specific parking plan leads to questions of how much street parking the immediate area can handle, and is it a good solution? For a typical night, sure maybe it will work. But when the restaurant has 50 full tables or there is a 300 person wedding reception plus staff...no way. There has to be a better solution.

Other than that I love this project.

**Danny** · May-27-20, 07:04 AM

As for right now the Godfrey Hotel will be delayed until further notice due to COVID-19.

**shawring** · May-27-20, 09:44 AM

it didnt even start , do the research

**softailrider** · May-27-20, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by shawring

it didnt even start , do the research

Difficult time to start construction on a hotel project. Not for the faint of heart under great circumstances.

**Metro25** · May-27-20, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by softailrider

Difficult time to start construction on a hotel project. Not for the faint of heart under great circumstances.

Every project I've been following in the city so far has restarted construction. Not sure what the timeline for this is but I'd bet it wasn't supposed to break ground for awhile regardless.