I took a look at the new Target Store in EL. I found it very nice, it seemed kind of small at first, I guess because the other stores are so huge. But then I noticed how nice and compactly the merchandise was displayed and how easy it was to find things I was looking for, maybe fewer choices for every item[like only two different kinds of white t-shirts], that is when the whole layout started to make sense and I found I really liked it. The store is nice and bright with the street-side windows, and leaving the back way is easy too. They had a large selection of beer and wine along with liquor, and groceries. I think that place is going to be crazy busy when MSU is in.
I agree that the scale here is pushing it, but if they were to actually adhere to what I'm seeing in these renderings I wouldn't have any objections to this project at all and it's not crazy in the context of East Village. The architecture is pretty nice, actually downright impressive by recent Lansing standards. The masonry work on the lower floors looks great on both buildings and I really like the design of northernmost wing of the north tower in particular. I'm guessing this will be another case of a very quick timetable if it's approved, there's no tax incentives involved so I don't see too many hang ups if the council can accept the height.
MSUFCU is looking to build a 5-8 story building on the parking lot south of Dublin Square. The city would sell the land, currently a parking lot, to them for $810,000. The sale would need to be approved by voters in the next election, which would be the presidential primary election.
This is great to hear and I really think it's overdue. It would have been so great for East Lansing and MSUFCU if they had built their headquarters downtown East Lansing instead of out in the Northern Tier.
Yes this would use the parking lot that Vlahakis wanted to build on. EastLansingInfo has an article on this too that mentions the land is a bit larger than the parking lot since Albert Ave is being relocated south and thus the right of way will be moving south too.
The other great part about this, if it happens, is the increased diversity of land owners and architecture downtown. I much rather prefer that we have multiple companies building smaller buildings than trying to get a single developer building a large complex of buildings, even if they are a few stories taller.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. They look so nice that they should be part of the form-based zoning that the city has to live up to
I took a look at the new Target Store in EL. I found it very nice, it seemed kind of small at first, I guess because the other stores are so huge. But then I noticed how nice and compactly the merchandise was displayed and how easy it was to find things I was looking for, maybe fewer choices for every item[like only two different kinds of white t-shirts], that is when the whole layout started to make sense and I found I really liked it. The store is nice and bright with the street-side windows, and leaving the back way is easy too. They had a large selection of beer and wine along with liquor, and groceries. I think that place is going to be crazy busy when MSU is in.
The Hub’s Developer Proposes to Build Much More Student Housing on Bogue Street | East Lansing Info
https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/hubs-developer-proposes-build-much-more-student-housing-bogue-streetThis is crazy, its cool to see that area of EL get taller with surprisngly little resistance.
This is great to hear and I really think it's overdue. It would have been so great for East Lansing and MSUFCU if they had built their headquarters downtown East Lansing instead of out in the Northern Tier.
Lansing State Journal: MSUFCU considers new downtown East Lansing office building.
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/11/25/msufcu-michigan-state-university-federal-credit-union-downtown-east-lansing-office/4300756002/
https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/surprise-development-msufcu-looking-toward-building-downtown