The YMCA development is being attempted by a small local real estate firm that has not to my knowledge done anything even remotely of that nature before, I was very surprised when their plans resurfaced a year or two ago. I still kinda doubt they'll manage to get it done and their proposed project looks to be nothing special, although the investment and added residents would still be good for downtown.
The Lake Trust is looking for a partner to develop their property. The proposal they presented was only visionary, to show potential developers what they're expecting. I don't even have a guess as to the timeline on this. Somewhat related to this, I'd really like to know what happened to the proposed apartments at Washington and St Joe.
As for that Sears site, I can't imagine them ever doing one building there. I would think that it would be at least three building with a street running though where the property narrows and one at the norther edge, it could very easily be divided up into even more buildings and some open space. I wonder if Sears intends to move at some point or just leave Lansing altogether? They certainly haven't invested in their store, it's no good as it is now.
I was so happy when they finally striped Sellers Ave - and also amazed it took them so long to do so. It had between one and three lanes depending on how people were feeling at the moment (and now officially has two). I still wonder what historical accident has caused the segment of Sellers east of Homer to not line up with the segment west of. 'Tis especially annoying on a bike because you want to ride on the edge of the street, but you really can't if you're continuing straight.
MichMatters, there's definitely plenty on Michigan Avenue that needs to be fixed. I was just talking the immediate surroundings like the Frandor Shopping Mall. I think this is just the catalyst that this area needs. With the Red Cedar Renaissance hopefully starting spring 2016, that whole area will look like a completely different world in 2017.
Frandor and the old strip malls are rough in spots, maybe most even most spots. I expect the smaller properties will start to be redeveloped here and there, it's hard to say how many will go to being multi floor or mixed use though. I suspect that the City is holding out on fixing Michigan Ave until the BRT project, the street and sidewalks need to be rebuilt and there needs to be better streetscaping throughout. Anyone know if the BRT project is supposed to include repaving and/or streetscaping?
Noticed a lot of signage staged in the SkyVue area yesterday - here is some electronic signage, there were also some more usual road signs sitting on the ground in the area. Starting construction early? Unrelated?
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The Lake Trust is looking for a partner to develop their property. The proposal they presented was only visionary, to show potential developers what they're expecting. I don't even have a guess as to the timeline on this. Somewhat related to this, I'd really like to know what happened to the proposed apartments at Washington and St Joe.
As for that Sears site, I can't imagine them ever doing one building there. I would think that it would be at least three building with a street running though where the property narrows and one at the norther edge, it could very easily be divided up into even more buildings and some open space. I wonder if Sears intends to move at some point or just leave Lansing altogether? They certainly haven't invested in their store, it's no good as it is now.
First floor plan:
2nd-8th and 9th floor plans:
Noticed a lot of signage staged in the SkyVue area yesterday - here is some electronic signage, there were also some more usual road signs sitting on the ground in the area. Starting construction early? Unrelated?