Midtown Lansing
Well, I'd seen this on their website, but I didn't realize it was a priority to them. Apparently, according to the Lansing City Pusle, the Gillespie Group plans to break ground on this project (on the far eastside), tomorrow:
It's another one of those cheap, colorful crackerboxes of his (honestly, did the Stadium District break his bank, or something?), but I'll keep my complaints to a minimum sense he's the only one putting himself out there, lately.
Plus, it's better looking than Marketplace and seems to have a more fleshed out concept behind it with the branding.
So, that's construction started on two of his projects, with only the corner of Larch and Michigan left. It'll be interesting to see what he has planned for this corner given that it's a tighter site, which means something a bit more vertically minded.
Gillespie’s ‘Midtown’ plan
By City Pulse Staff
October 30, 2013
Wednesday, Oct. 30 — Developer Pat Gillespie is scheduled to break ground Thursday on his “Midtown” project on Lansing’s eastern border. The mixed-use residential/commercial building is at the former site of the Silver Dollar Saloon, which was demolished over four years ago.
The planned 66 “eclectic, high-end urban flats” at 3411 E. Michigan Ave. is near the Lansing/East Lansing border. The development also includes plans for a 1,800-square-foot PNC Bank branch. It’s expected to be completed in August, shortly before the completion date of the first phase of Gillespie’s Marketplace project downtown.
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A Chinese character pronounced “jia,” translated as “home,” is part of the building’s logo. “The logo is intended to start a conversation with the community about the value of engaging Chinese, and all international students at Michigan State University, in order to expand on a shared idea for global Michigan,” the press release says.
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It's another one of those cheap, colorful crackerboxes of his (honestly, did the Stadium District break his bank, or something?), but I'll keep my complaints to a minimum sense he's the only one putting himself out there, lately.
Plus, it's better looking than Marketplace and seems to have a more fleshed out concept behind it with the branding.So, that's construction started on two of his projects, with only the corner of Larch and Michigan left. It'll be interesting to see what he has planned for this corner given that it's a tighter site, which means something a bit more vertically minded.
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BTW, I believe like other new construction residential properties at the city limits, the first floor of this will be parking aside from the bank fronting Michigan, because all of this land is in a flood plain. I always found it odd that Lansing in particular wants to develop this land so badly given how badly it floods. I'd have kept it natural area.