We’re excited to have started construction of our new site in Lowell, located at 11730 Fulton St. SE. This will be our organization’s second location in West Michigan, in addition to our Grand Rapids location. The building is slated to open fall 2024. Check out the photos below to see our progress!

Week of 4/19/24 – Updates include:

• Energized electrical meter for primary service
• Completed MEP rough ins and inspections for Area B
• Continued with drywall hanging in Area A
• Started drywall finishing in Area A
• Received drywall delivery for Area B
• Completed detailing and structural inspection for main entrance canopy
• Continued exterior Z-furring and rigid insulation
• Upcoming milestones: Start masonry work (4/23), snowmelt (5/6), and site concrete (5/28)

Week of 4/12/24 – Updates include:

• Started hanging drywall in Area A
• Installed water meter and turned on water service
• Started wood framing on North canopy
• Continued work installing wood backing in Area B
• Continued MEP rough in work for Area B
• Completed gold coat touch ups and started installing rigid insulation and Z furring
• Completed secondary wiring for primary electrical service
• Upcoming milestones: Masonry (4/17), Area B drywall delivery (4/18), snowmelt (5/6), and site concrete (5/28)

Week of 4/5/24 – Updates include:

• Poured transformer pad and set transformer
• Continued installing “in wall” blocking
• Completed MEP rough ins for Area A
• Completed MEP and Building rough in inspection for Area A
• Received drywall delivery for Area A
• Installed sill flashing for ACM panels
• Installed roofing on vestibules A and B
• Upcoming milestones: Drywall Area A (4/8), masonry (4/10), snowmelt (5/6), and site concrete (5/28)

Week of 3/29/24 – Updates include:

• Erected main entrance canopy steel
• Continued work installing interior door frames
• Continued work on MEP rough ins
• Installed conduit and concrete bases for site lighting
• Installed wood cap on parapet walls at vestibules A & B
• Installed gravel sub grade for North parking lot
• Installed conduit and pulled wires from service pole to transformer location
• Upcoming milestones: Hang drywall in Area A (4/8), masonry (4/8), snowmelt (5/6), and site concrete (5/28)

Week of 3/22/24 – Updates include:

• Installed roof drain pipes
• Completed sub grade for East parking lot and started work on North parking lot
• Continued installing blocking for millwork and fixtures
• Set 85% of interior door frames
• Continued MEP in-wall rough in work
• Set columns for main entrance canopy
• Upcoming milestones: Drywall (4/4), primary power (4/8), masonry (4/8), and snowmelt (5/6)

Week of 3/15/24 – Updates include:

• Continued duct work installation
• Started on plumbing rough in work
• Started on electrical rough in work
• Installed conduit to transformer location for primary power and Comcast
• Started installing interior wall blocking
• Continued building sub grade for East parking lot
• Installed steel supports for knee wall in participant shower 109
• Upcoming milestones: Drywall (4/4), primary power (4/8), masonry (4/8), and snowmelt (5/6)

Week of 3/8/24 – Updates include:

• Interior wall framing nearly completed
• Stone backfill over water detention chambers
• Completed water and sanitary sewer connections
• Installed storm sewer system in North parking lot
• Continued work installing main ductwork runs
• Framed roof drain scuppers on vestibules
• Upcoming milestones: MEP wall rough ins (3/11), primary power (4/8), drywall (4/10) and snowmelt (4/22)

Week of 3/1/24 – Updates include:

• Continued interior wall layout
• Started framing interior walls
• Set roof top HVAC units
• Received first ductwork delivery
• Installed storm water detention chambers
• Connected storm water leads from the building into the storm sewer system
• Started hanging main ductwork runs
• Upcoming milestones: MEP wall rough ins (3/11), primary power (4/8), drywall (4/10) and snowmelt (4/22)

Week of 2/23/24 – Updates include:

• Poured remaining interior slab at Southwest and East sections of building
• Started layout for interior walls
• Started layout for HVAC main trunk runs
• Continued work on roofing details
• Installed temporary pipe on roof drains
• Site clean up
• Upcoming milestones: Set HVAC rooftop units (2/29), interior framing (3/1), MEP wall rough ins (3/20), and drywall (4/10)

Week of 2/16/24 – Updates include:

• Completed stone sub base for underground storm water detention system
• Installed insulation and roofing membrane on all main roof sections
• Covered all openings with plastic and began temporary heat for the building
• Completed liquid weather barrier on all exterior walls
• Completed fascia and soffit blocking on gym
• Installed RTU curbs and roof drains
• Fine graded for interior slab and poured Northwest section of floor
• Upcoming milestones: Interior framing (2/28), MEP wall rough ins (3/13), drywall (4/3), and set RTUs (4/8)

Week of 2/9/24 – Updates include:

• Electrical underground completed and inspected
• Temp lights installed inside building
• Completed exterior parapet/overhang framing at high roofs and vestibules
• Continued work on sub base for underground storm water detention system
• Continued wood blocking at door openings, window openings, and parapet walls
• Hung remaining exterior sheathing and continued work on liquid weather barrier
• Installed RTU support frames and steel channel brick ledge on main roof
• Upcoming milestones: Start roofing (2/12), heat building (2/14-2/15), start interior concrete (2/15-2/19), and interior framing (3/1)

Week of 2/2/24 – Updates include:

• Completed plumbing underground and started on electrical underground
• Installed exterior sheathing on 95% of building
• Framed north exterior wall
• Started framing on high roof overhangs and parapet walls
• Completed liquid weather barrier on 75% of building
• Installed plywood on back of low roof parapet walls
• Started grading for underground storm water detention system
• Upcoming milestones: Roofing (2/12), heat building (2/15), interior concrete (2/19), and interior framing (3/1)

Week of 1/5/24 – Updates include:

• Completed upper roof steel and decking
• Installed angle bracing
• Received exterior stud delivery
• Started layout for exterior walls
• Started framing for South and East exterior walls
• Upcoming milestones: Plumbing underground (1/8), electrical underground (1/15) and storm water detention system (1/22)

Week of 12/22/23 – Updates include:

• Set remaining support beams
• Set all remaining bar joists
• Continued detailing structural steel
• Started installing perimeter angle
• Installed bar joist bridging/bracing
• Upcoming milestones: Exterior stud delivery (1/3), exterior framing and underground rough-ins (1/8)

Week of 12/15/23 – Updates include:

• Set structural columns
• Set main support beams for lower roof
• Started setting bar joists for lower roof
• Started setting main support beams for upper roof
• Upcoming milestones: Exterior framing, roofing and underground rough-ins (1/8) and water tap (1/17)

Week of 12/08/23 – Updates include:

• Insulated and backfilled North foundations
• Backfilled interior footings
• Deck and joists delivered to site
• Structural columns and beams delivered to site
• New silt fence installed for soil and erosion control
• Upcoming milestones: Exterior framing, roofing and underground rough-ins (1/8) and water tap (1/17)

Week of 11/24/23 – Updates include:

• Installed footing drain around building
• Backfilled foundations
• Backfilled building footprint to slab grade
• Upcoming milestones: Steel (12/7) and exterior framing (1/8)

Week of 11/17/23 – Updates include:

• Formed and poured East and West foundation walls
• Energized temp electrical service
• Insulated foundation walls
• Started backfilling foundations
• Continued importing sand and exporting unsuitable material
• Upcoming milestones: Set steel (12/7) and exterior framing (1/8)

Week of 11/03/23 – Updates include:

• Continued importing sand and exporting top soil
• Preliminary compaction test for foundations
• Set grade and prepped South building line for foundations
• Staked building corner control points
• Continued work on site access road and concrete pump truck pad
• Upcoming milestones: Start concrete foundations (11/6)

Week of 10/27/23 – Updates include:

• Cleared site and stripped top soil
• Installed silt fence for soil and erosion control
• Started exporting top soil and importing sand
• Started building temp road for site access
• Upcoming milestones: Foundation concrete begins (11/6), steel erection begins (12/7), roofing and exterior framing and sheeting begins (1/8)

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