GRAND RAPIDS — With several new buildings going up in the downtown and older structures being brought back to life, the developers and architects working on the projects are cognizant that what they are doing will change the skyline of Grand Rapids for years to come..
The mixture of new modern buildings and existing historic buildings is important to how a community views its downtown, said John Wheeler, director of development for Orion Construction and president of Orion Real Estate Solutions, which is developing several new buildings downtown including the 11-story Arena Place, eight-story Venue Tower and the proposed Warner Tower.