Is there any updates on the CSO work to reopen Washington Sq to Shiawasee? I heard that it was going to start in 2007, and the year is here, so is this planned for the summer?
That's too bad. It would be nice to have seen a large anchor store like that move to a downtown location, similar to how East Lansing used to have a Jacobson's. Maybe one of the stores in Eastwood is planning to move out, and just hasn't announced it yet.
Like, Lmich I definately would not expect J C Penny's to move downtown. But I'm sort of glad to hear of more development in Eastwood, I'm pretty confident it will be new construction.
I'm originally from Coldwater, and for many years there was a JC Penney downtown location. But it shutdown in the mid-90's. They had talked about moving to a different part of town, but there wasn't really anything suitable.
I wouldn't expect them to move downtown either, but I think that these are something that downtowns should pursue. What is really different from a downtown East Lansing and an Eastwood? Throughout most of downtown East Lansing, you can park within sight of the store that you would like to visit. Oftentimes, stores like JC Penny are left out of the discussion when trying to bring in destination tenants to a downtown.
We usually hear of movie theaters, other forms of entertainment, and bars. What happens when we have too much entertainment and not enough sustainable businesses that bring in business during the earlier hours of the day, and not at night?
LCC has purchased another building as they are expanding south in downtown. The bought Washington Court Place for $4.2 million at the corner of North Washington and Ionia. The building is 75,000 sq ft, and they have said they will not kick out the current tenants.
I heard that LCC was appllying for state money to build a math center at the SW corner of Shiawassee & Washington, the site of the parking lot and Continental Building. I wonder if it's really going to be in addition to the existing Washington Court Place.
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We usually hear of movie theaters, other forms of entertainment, and bars. What happens when we have too much entertainment and not enough sustainable businesses that bring in business during the earlier hours of the day, and not at night?
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