The Boardwalk

Pioneer Construction

The Boardwalk is a large scale renovation of a furniture factory built in the late 1800’s. In 1999, Tom Beckering, owner of Pioneer Construction, had a vision that would convert the existing building into a multi-use facility. The primary design would include over 250 loft apartments, office space, upscale restaurant, and all the amenities that would serve the residents as well as those working within the building. Work began in the fall of 1999 and was completed in the fall of 2001. Since this project began, it has become a driving force behind the renovation of other facilities in the North Monroe Corridor.

Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.

The exterior building enevelope of the Boardwalk project included approximately 1,600 custom fabricated aluminum windows furnished and installed by Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc. All windows along the North and West elelvations were fabricated with custom brick molding and profiled aluminum muntin bars as required to replicate the original wood windows.

Kent Companies, Inc.

This old manufacturing building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan sits along the Grand River on Monroe Avenue and was turned into Apartments.   Kent Companies performed nearly 500,000 square feet of floor leveling with Maxxon's Gypcrete products to smooth out these old hardwood floors.  This building was renovated in 2000 and now is home to many students and professionals from the downtown universities as well as the hospitals.

Welch Tile & Marble

The Boardwalk is a large scale renovation of a furniture factory built in the late 1800’s. In 1999, Tom Beckering, owner of Pioneer Construction, had a vision that would convert the existing building into a multi-use facility. The primary design would include over 250 loft apartments, office space, upscale restaurant, and all the amenities that would serve the residents as well as those working within the building. Work began in the fall of 1999 and was completed in the fall of 2001. Since this project began, it has become a driving force behind the renovation of other facilities in the North Monroe Corridor.