There is a proposal to tear down the office building located at 903 E Grand River and replace it with a mixed-use building. The building would likely keep it's same occupants, Foster & Harmon PC.
The proposal is to build a 4-story mixed use building with 20 parking spaces on the ground floor and 1,500 sq ft of office space. The three floors above that will have 18 2-bedroom units. They are proposing to take up the entire lot and move the building right up to the sidewalk on Grand River.
If this gets through council quickly, they plan on doing construction from Oct 15, 2013 to July 30th, 2014 in order to get it rented out for the 2014-2015 school year.
Yes, I should have mentioned Kedzie. Another nice thing about this project is that they are going to remove their driveway access point on Kedzie and move it to the alleyway behind the building. This will create a better environment for pedestrians. I'm really happy to see this project, as well as it's quickly proposed timeline.
Lingg Brewer's proposed development will go before the City Council again on Tuesday. Here are two projections of what the project would look like if it was approved:
Yeah, that part of the article was confusing to me. So if they indeed got the money halfway through September, I'm wondering if they'll break ground before winter.
This article makes the Amtrak project a little clearer, saying that the current building is expected to be torn down before the end of the year and that the new building is expected to be completed by early 2015.
East Lansing Amtrak station project to start this year
While I generally like more dense development in urban areas (as opposed to more sprawl, such as the Northern Tier), this is already a high traffic intersection. Thoughts?
I'm happy to see the Trowbridge Plaza being planned for redevelopment. My main questions about the project are what you stated well. The layout of the area (496 alignment, Trowbridge/Harrison intersection) makes any development along Trowbridge Road challenging, I think.
And actually, I think the intersection was worse before MSU rebuilt the road just south of Holden Hall (I forget what the road used to be called) to align with Trowbridge Road -- essentially extending Trowbridge all the way to the middle of campus (@ Farm Lane Rd).
I agree on the location of the Amtrak station (I'm glad too, to see that redevelopment moving forward). Harrison Rd is so congested in that area with the Trowbridge/Service Rd intersections and two railroad crossings in close proximity.
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The proposal is to build a 4-story mixed use building with 20 parking spaces on the ground floor and 1,500 sq ft of office space. The three floors above that will have 18 2-bedroom units. They are proposing to take up the entire lot and move the building right up to the sidewalk on Grand River.
See http://eastlansing.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=46&meta_id=11317 for more details.
If this gets through council quickly, they plan on doing construction from Oct 15, 2013 to July 30th, 2014 in order to get it rented out for the 2014-2015 school year.
Streetview:
Alley view:
E. Lansing Amtrak revamp delayed
East Lansing Amtrak station project to start this year
Trowbridge Plaza redevelopment
While I generally like more dense development in urban areas (as opposed to more sprawl, such as the Northern Tier), this is already a high traffic intersection. Thoughts?
And actually, I think the intersection was worse before MSU rebuilt the road just south of Holden Hall (I forget what the road used to be called) to align with Trowbridge Road -- essentially extending Trowbridge all the way to the middle of campus (@ Farm Lane Rd).
I agree on the location of the Amtrak station (I'm glad too, to see that redevelopment moving forward). Harrison Rd is so congested in that area with the Trowbridge/Service Rd intersections and two railroad crossings in close proximity.