Helmus Building Bazzani Associates Headquarters

The Helmus Building, located in Grand Rapids’ historic Wealthy Street District, is a 10,000 ft2 mixed use building, originally erected in 1918. The building has been rehabilitated to LEED-Silver certification standards by Bazzani Associates. Touting environmentally and socially balanced design, the building is now a model for energy and resource efficiency, boasts a unique vegetative roof, and serves as a foundation for the Wealth Street District’s transformation from a blighted community to a reinvigorated progressive and desirable neighborhood in West Michigan.

 

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Project Name:
Helmus Building Bazzani
Associates Headquarters

Owner:
Bazzani Holdings

Design Team:
Bazzani Associates


 Information:

LEED-NC Silver Certified
Office & Residential
July 2002

Building Features: 

  • Adaptive Reuse of Historic Structure built in 1918
  • Energy Efficient Building providing 40% reduction in utility costs
  • High Level of Indoor Air Quality featuring Heat Recovery Ventilation
  • Vegetative Roof Garden
  • Environmental & Energy Demonstration Center
Awards: 
  • 2003 Grand Valley Metro Council Blueprint Award
  • 2003 Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission Outstanding Historic Preservation Project Award
  • LEED-NC Silver Certification
  • Featured Article in Eco Structure Magazine, Grand Reuse, April 2006

Adaptive Reuse, 9,480 SF

Mission: To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, in a way that improves the quality of life in West Michigan.