The Marriott Residence Inn® in Grand Rapids, MI has received the 2022 PCI Design Award for Best Hotel/Motel Building! The site had been vacant since the 1970s except for a parking structure. Due to its downtown location in the Heartside Historic District, it offered a lot of potential for a mixed-use project. A diverse team crafted a solution for the site that is bringing more traffic to the area: a 13-story Marriott Residence Inn® with 146 rooms and retail space on the ground level. 

• 1,703 total precast concrete pieces 
• 99,000 sf of 8-in. hollow-core slab 
• 1,900 sf ft of 10-in. hollow-core slab 
• 17,500 sf of 8-in. solid slab    
• 159 pieces of 10-in. shear walls 

About the award 
Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is the technical institute and trade association for the precast/prestressed concrete structures industry. Click here to view the project profile and award details. 
About the team 
Architect: Yamasaki Architects
Structural Engineer: DCI Engineers
Contractor: Wolverine Building Group
Owners: The Hinman Company, Dakota Legacy Group, LLC 
Precast Concrete Producer: Kerkstra 
Precast Concrete Specialty Engineer: PTAC Consulting Engineers 
About Wolverine Building Group. 
Founded in 1939, Wolverine Building Group is one of Michigan’s most trusted and experienced construction companies. With 170+ employees and offices in Grand Rapids, Brighton and Lansing, Wolverine specializes in industrial, multi-unit residential, health care, office, restaurant, and retail construction. Wolverine is nationally recognized as one of the top leaders in the construction industry and has recently made the ENR Top 400 Construction Firm list. For more information, visit wolvgroup.com.