Location: NE Quadrant of US 131 & Main St. Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Development Size: 120-acre Commercial Development

Owner: AVB

Project Summary:

•  Two newly constructed hotels are the beginning of Westgate, a new 140-acre retail, commercial and residential area that is currently under development.

•  Divided mass earthwork into 4 phases, with phase one in excess of 250,00 cyd

•  Discovered unsuitable material for building construction and recommended borrow pit location

•  Borrowed over 60,000 cyd of fill material to replace unsuitable material

•  Master planning 5 Big box retail stores, medial office, 3 hotels and 5 restaurants

•  Phased comprehensive stormwater management system

•  Collaboration with Consumers Energy to lessen impact on 24” gas transmission main

•  Raised grades of low areas to make more visible to from adjacent roadways

•  Elaborate interconnected trail-way system