Those we my thoughts exactly. It's a great building; big and pretty unique. Too bad most people will just see it from the highway. I mean seriously, this thing is out in practically the middle of nowhere.
Yep, I don't know anyone who would disagree. It seems like some execs got a good deal and ran with it, not thinking anything about longevity, or even proximity to MSU. It's funny that a bank can name themselves after MSU, then move as far away from the main campus as possible but still claim to be located in East Lansing.
Moe's Firehouse Grill, located at the old Spartan Gyro (the old Taco Bell), is coming along looking really nice. They've painted the bricks brown and there is a nice sign atop the building. They look like they may be able to last longer than Spartan Gyro.
I read about something that they were trying to make the area where MSUFCU is building into a kind of financial district. So far they have MSUFCU, Mercantile Bank, Financial Health Credit Union, and a couple other places I can't think of right now.
I don't either, it always seems that banks and insurance companies have the largest, most prominent downtown buildings. Just think if all, or most of the banks and insurance companies around here were downtown. Downtown would have so many more big buildings, but unfortunately they all are expanding their suburban locations.
I completely agree hood. I also think big buildings have a bigger impact downtown then they do in the middle of fields and parking lots because when you are downtown you walk or drive feet away from the building and it seems huge. In the middle of no where it looks small when you are seeing it from such a great distance.
I wish they would have built a new headquarters next to their current one on MSU's campus since they are MSUFCU, but if they were intent on moving off campus it would have been nice if they built in downtown EL, maybe on the city owned surface lot on Albert across from Harpers. This exact design wouldn't work for that space of course. They'd have to go taller to accommodate ramp parking, making it have an even bigger presence.
I sent in an inquiry about Lot 1 and heard that there two development entities that are seriously looking in to the site. The Downtown Development Authority is looking in to these and let the council know what they think.
Yes, the lot behind Panchero's and across from Harpers. It's going to be a large development. What I heard is that the planning process will be similar to the East Village, so I took that as meaning a project that will heavily impact the surrounding area.
Sawyer's Pontiac, on Michigan Ave across from Dunhams, has moved to DeWitt to the old Annie Rae Chevrolet location. Does anyone know what is planned for the land that Sawyer's used to be at? The easiest assumption would be more student housing, as that corridor has seemed to get pretty dense in the last 5-10 years.
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I wish they would have built a new headquarters next to their current one on MSU's campus since they are MSUFCU, but if they were intent on moving off campus it would have been nice if they built in downtown EL, maybe on the city owned surface lot on Albert across from Harpers. This exact design wouldn't work for that space of course. They'd have to go taller to accommodate ramp parking, making it have an even bigger presence.