Justice and Monroe (Starsky and Hutch)

My brother Brad was in town recently, we're working on some film projects together. One day we walked by the Justice and Monroe building in downtown GR.  Locals sometimes refer to it as the flatiron building...or even the "Blake's Turkey" building (named after the lunchtime hotspot on the 1st floor).

My brother...upon seeing the name "Justice and Monroe"...immediately conjured up a concept for a TV series.

Picture two tough Grand Rapids based private eyes...they have an office in the Justice and Monroe building. 

One guy is named...Justice.

The other guy is named...(get this)...Monroe. 

Sorta like Starsky and Hutch...or Tango and Cash.

The guys don't get along very well. Justice loves turkey sandwiches and has a serious jones for Blake's Turkey downstairs. Monroe can't stand turkey, he's a vegan and turkey makes him sick.

Ironically, Monroe (the vegan) is also the sole heir to the enormous Butterball Turkey fortune...and he lives in The Butterball Mansion.  His character is deeply conflicted and richly rooted in Grand Rapids high society.

...and then the fun ensues.

As of now the pilot has not been picked up...imagine.

Butterball Mansion

Here's an outtake from my aerial photo shoot last week...I just took it for fun.  It shows the Butterball Mansion in East Grand Rapids (think Thanksgiving turkeys with pop-out thermometers telling you when they're done and...well...butter).  The estate has been for sale for quite some time and has simultaneously undergone extensive renovations.  I live not too far away in a dramatically...less dramatic...home about a half mile away.  I often bike or drive past the property on Plymouth Avenue (on my way to Jersey Junction for ice cream if truth be told).

I couldn't help but notice the two huge and sleek powerboats and a large, well concealed garage way in the very back of the property large enough to store them as well as additional toys.  It's a magnificent property.

I was curious to see what the asking price is and the listing at GRAR shows it's going for $2,180,000.  And although that is a sum of money I'll never get my hands on, that seems like a STEAL to me given the size of the home and location. I can't help but think that if you plunked this same home/property into suburban Chicago, Boston or Atlanta it would be $5 million or more easy.  If it were in the Hamptons in New York it would probably be well over $15 million.

So you may want to throw in a bid...my guess is the first one close to $1,900,000 gets the keys!