![]() “It’s also a location where we believe we’ll be able to recruit even more employees,” the spokesperson said in an email.Ĭompany officials expect to make a formal announcement with more details on the relocation plan soon.Īmerican Seating’s move to the facility also marks a return of furniture manufacturing to the site, which formerly was part of Steelcase’s legacy manufacturing campus.Īs a result of restructuring and modernizing its operations, Steelcase as of 2005 vacated more than 4 million square feet of buildings spanning more than 200 acres between 36th Street and 44th Street east of Eastern Avenue at the very southern edge of the city of Grand Rapids. Īmerican Seating selected the site for “a number of factors,” including its location in the city of Grand Rapids and its proximity to major freeways and the airport, according to an American Seating spokesperson. Schostak Brothers acquired the 950,000-square-foot distribution facility in 2019 for $24.1 million. Property records show the nearly 39-acre property is owned by a Canadian company doing business as 1040 Michigan LP, which purchased the property for nearly $48.8 million in June 2022 from an affiliate of Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co. Keep up with all things West Michigan business. The overall plan would modify the existing facility to support American Seating’s relocation from its longtime headquarters that dates back to the late 19th century. The proposal calls for demolishing a small office space on the north end of the building, renovating the parking lot and remodeling the inside of the building to add a mezzanine for office and support space. ![]() Ghafari Associates is listed as the project architect. recently filed an application with the city on behalf of American Seating to complete an industrial remodel at 1040 40th St. is securing permits to relocate its longtime manufacturing operation and offices from Grand Rapids’ west side to the former Steelcase campus on the city’s south side, Crain’s Grand Rapids has learned.įirst Companies Inc. SE in Grand Rapids for its new headquarters. plans to renovate a 950,000-square-foot former Steelcase facility at 1040 40th St.
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