I agree that there must be a better place for a half-way house type facility, but having people working and living there is good. The new building looks great, I wish they would pave the streets leading to it. Chavez/Grand River past Washington is a bombed out mess along with Seymour, Willow all of the streets up there could use at least a patch job.
Hey all, I've been away for a while, so sorry if my comments are redundant with others!
Mich - Re:Ann Arbor growth vs Lansing. I'd wager that part of this is due to the fact that housing is ridiculously expensive in Ann Arbor, relative to the rest of the midwest...
gbd - Glad you're keeping an eye on local development! I was wondering about the REO sign lot development as well. I'd also like to see a schedule or some forward movement on repaving Saginaw in EL...
Does anyone have info regarding the building renovations at 701 E South Street? This building on the river has been under renovation for some time and it looks like it is complete or nearly complete. I think it is a great site on the river and, other than the floodplain issues and the heavy vehicle neighbors.
That has been a dumpy little store for at least 40 years, it must have been a filling station at one time. There was once a really great little supermarket at Kalamazoo and Logan/MLK which was very busy all the time. It will be good to have a market back in the neighborhood.
I noticed work being done on the Federal/PO Building downtown. I have always thought the yellow stone facade of that building was unique and interestingly different from the sandstone of the Capitol Building. The blocks of stone they have down on the lawn are huge!
The LSJ.com wrote today about a sculpture to be placed in the downtown rotary at Michigan and Washington. They are offering 100k! to the artist, they pick as the winner of a design competition. The artist must fund their sculpture with that money and I guess gets to keep the rest, if there is some left over.
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I agree that there must be a better place for a half-way house type facility, but having people working and living there is good. The new building looks great, I wish they would pave the streets leading to it. Chavez/Grand River past Washington is a bombed out mess along with Seymour, Willow all of the streets up there could use at least a patch job.
I saw where they are working on the Michigan Ave. Bridge, is this just a maintenance?
Hey all, I've been away for a while, so sorry if my comments are redundant with others!
Mich - Re:Ann Arbor growth vs Lansing. I'd wager that part of this is due to the fact that housing is ridiculously expensive in Ann Arbor, relative to the rest of the midwest...
gbd - Glad you're keeping an eye on local development! I was wondering about the REO sign lot development as well. I'd also like to see a schedule or some forward movement on repaving Saginaw in EL...
Does anyone have info regarding the building renovations at 701 E South Street? This building on the river has been under renovation for some time and it looks like it is complete or nearly complete. I think it is a great site on the river and, other than the floodplain issues and the heavy vehicle neighbors.
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/02/05/25m-project-rehab-former-knapps-warehouse/79870372/
Thanks for the info.
I will have to walk over that way, I have not been there in a while. Have they done any landscaping?
That has been a dumpy little store for at least 40 years, it must have been a filling station at one time. There was once a really great little supermarket at Kalamazoo and Logan/MLK which was very busy all the time. It will be good to have a market back in the neighborhood.
I noticed work being done on the Federal/PO Building downtown. I have always thought the yellow stone facade of that building was unique and interestingly different from the sandstone of the Capitol Building. The blocks of stone they have down on the lawn are huge!
The LSJ.com wrote today about a sculpture to be placed in the downtown rotary at Michigan and Washington. They are offering 100k! to the artist, they pick as the winner of a design competition. The artist must fund their sculpture with that money and I guess gets to keep the rest, if there is some left over.