Lymon89
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I don't want to be too pessimistic yet either, but Studio Intrigue's designs have been pretty lack luster and disappointing for years now. I'll just wait and see what comes as things develop further. I wish the area would start utilizing some …
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@gbdinlansing, as someone who drives through that area of MLK frequently, and a nearby resident, I would love to see them do something a little more visually pleasing. Given the fact the railroad is right along the riverbank makes me think that the…
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I just wanted to speak up for the architects, because we would rather be working on different projects, but these we can copy and paste and make money on. Well, the developer I worked with was not the most knowledgeable, in my opinion, but he was s…
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@hood, regarding your wish that architects would stop repeating that design, I'm 100% with you. However, it's generally not the architect to blame. It's the client, usually a developer, who is trying to build as cheap as possible, use quality mate…
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As someone that has done a lot of work with site plans, those lines are most likely the right or way or property line and then the required setback by the city. Hard to tell looking at the small image on my phone, but I'm guessing based on the line…
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The baseball thing, sorry, should have clarified. It's definitely a unique idea and with the effort I'd put in, I'd always rooted for it to see what becomes of it. The guy was so passionate about it when I spoke with him.
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I actually worked on that project, pro bono, years and years ago when I was at another firm. We never had much faith much would come of it, so I'm not sure how solid of a development it is, but it would be interesting if it came to fruition. Desig…
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I had the same thought on Clara's. I'm big on historical preservation/adaptation and I'm not sure I'm a fan of this. Even replacing simple windows of this Era I wouldn't be a fan of. Windows of that age are easily repaired and easily outlast repl…
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This really is unfortunate to hear. As someone who lives in the Westside neighborhood, I was really hoping this would turn out better than what they had in their plan. Guess that was wishful thinking. That stretch of Saginaw really needs some imp…
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Thats my confuses me as well. It just seems like a waste of money and material to switch to a different style of the same so soon, unless there was some underlying moisture issue that they were addressing. I'd much rather see fiber cement over vin…
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As a designer, I worked for a developer. It's the same cheap material in a pattern that's not all that common, yet. It's just vinyls version of "board and batten". Its still cheap, it's still vinyl. As someone with a masters in architecture, it'…
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So many need attention, but its a start. I suppose it makes sense to focus on the major streets. I recently was driving around areas and couldn't belive the state of residential streets! I thought they were bad by me!
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My house wasn't the recent one on the news. I didn't even notice my house had been shot until the following morning as it was contained to the porch. The following week when my neighbor was shot was on the news. That was back in early to mid Nove…
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I agree about the crime lately needing to be a focus. My house was the victim of a random(ish, probably meant for the neighbor) driveby and my, questionable rental neighbor who trashed a house, was murdered a week later. This was a quiet neighborh…
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The wait is well worth it. I've been there many times and have never had a bad experience. Though, some days I do choose to skip it...it has to be a day I plan to wait a bit. I've noticed they often over estimate the wait, especially for a party …
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Composite is often used interchangeably for fiber cement/hardie board/etc. It's more of a residential product, but for a multi family project of this size, it probably makes sense. It's a higher quality option than say, vinyl siding.
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Yeah, that off ramp has always been a nightmare. I often get off at Kalamazoo and drive down to avoid it. I've always wondered why they can't so something as simple as a stop sign, like much of the Detroit area has, as someone previously mentioned…
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Yeah, I always have hoped that they would do something with those lots; of course I have my own visions for them. It just could be so much better utilized with how much traffic passes through that area. I was just thrilled once GM started doing so…
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It's funny you mention this area (South of 496, north of the river and west of MLK), because as a resident I can definitely say it sometimes feels like we're forgotten. We are technically part of the Westside Neighborhood Association and they have …
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I'm mixed on this. When I worked downtown I loved the ease of getting in and out of downtown compared to cities of similar sizes. However, I agree that I think it will do more good than harm. It will make the streets more comfortable as a pedestr…