As soon as the busy 2011 tax season comes to a close, the 90 employees of
Deloitte LLP's West Michigan office will pack up their files and folders and move across town to their new location at
Thirty-Eight (38 Commerce, Grand Rapids). The consulting, audit, tax and corporate financial advisory firm will relocate from its current space at 700 Bridgewater Place to the fifth and sixth floors of the mixed-use Heartside district building.
The firm recently signed an 11-year lease with
Locus Development, who also has office space in the $26 million building. That leaves only one commercial space available for lease since the 68,000-square-foot building opened in April 2010.
Deloitte will occupy the top two floors. John Green, partner of Locus Development, says he expects the relocation process to begin by May 1, 2011.
"This move represents a significant advance in our use of space as it relates to environmental sustainability, employee collaboration, and our multi-generational workforce," said Lou Moran, managing partner of Deloitte's West Michigan Practice. "It also underscores our commitment to downtown, our support of the city center as a great place to live and work, and to West Michigan as a whole."
Deloitte's 12,000-square-foot space will feature an open floor plan to encourage collaboration among the company's business units. The design will make use of natural light and will also incorporate energy efficient features such as lighting sensors to minimize electricity use.
Locus Development is pursuing Silver LEED Certification for the core and shell of the building.
Source: John Green, Locus Development; Lou Moran, Deloitte LLP
Writer: Kelly Quintanilla
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