@MichMatters do you know the address of those pictures? I'm curious to see what direction along Washington Sq that Gillespie Group is investing.
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I'm not sure why they like to be coy about these announcements, I wish they would announce these projects when they are ready to start. I wonder what was in this place before, it did not look very nice.
On my walk down to get some bagels this morning I noticed they have planted new trees on S.Washinton Sq.! It makes me really happy to see new trees being planted downtown. They look like a variety of oak tree.
The new trees that I noticed where on the east side of the street a couple right in front of The Daily Bagel, there could be more up the street. I think it's true that these lotus trees had reached the end of their lifespan. I think these trees could have been planted in the late 70's or early 80's and they are not as hearty as native trees. I thought many looked stressed for years.
Yes, the New Detroit is really exciting and unexpected. Only ten years ago most Americans thought Detroit was a dystopian hell-scape, never to return from the ashes. Of course, they were wrong then and would be amazed to see a building like this going up in Michigan today. One thing about being a "bit older" has been witnessing the miracle of Detroit coming out of the long painful decline that started in 1967 finally to rebound this far in 2018. Detroit Michigan USA it's a pretty great place I'd say.
I do not know if it is the start of construction or just utility work but there was a big backhoe pulling up the pavement behind the Lake Trust building yesterday. It would be really great if this was the start of building there.
Just around the corner, the old Y building has been totally raised leaving only the basement and a big hole in the skyline. It is great fun to watch a new development rise out a hole in the ground, which I hope will happen soon at this site. I will really be bummed if it stalls at this point.
I'm curious how accessible the pocket park will be. Right now it appears to just be a park along a long stretch of road/sidewalk without much else around it (on that side of the road). I think it'd be nicer if it connected to one of the greenspaces being added. A pedestrian signal on S Washington Ave at the pocket park would help.
Both of these notes are interesting, one that this big company wants to put offices in this little house, and the other building new duplexes in South Lansing! Both good things just kind of unexpected.
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@MichMatters do you know the address of those pictures? I'm curious to see what direction along Washington Sq that Gillespie Group is investing.
The hashtag-bolding is the result of using markdown for the comments which allows formatting using plaintext characters. I'm not sure how to choose one or the other, on this site most people don't do much text formatting in the first place besides blockquotes and links.
So much to get rid of lol, the drop ceiling, wood paneling, salmon walls, and mismatched ceiling fan.
I'm not sure why they like to be coy about these announcements, I wish they would announce these projects when they are ready to start. I wonder what was in this place before, it did not look very nice.
On my walk down to get some bagels this morning I noticed they have planted new trees on S.Washinton Sq.! It makes me really happy to see new trees being planted downtown. They look like a variety of oak tree.
That space looks like it could be the former Mediterran's which is now adjacent to the Strange Matter Coffee on Washington.
The new trees that I noticed where on the east side of the street a couple right in front of The Daily Bagel, there could be more up the street. I think it's true that these lotus trees had reached the end of their lifespan. I think these trees could have been planted in the late 70's or early 80's and they are not as hearty as native trees. I thought many looked stressed for years.
Yes, the New Detroit is really exciting and unexpected. Only ten years ago most Americans thought Detroit was a dystopian hell-scape, never to return from the ashes. Of course, they were wrong then and would be amazed to see a building like this going up in Michigan today. One thing about being a "bit older" has been witnessing the miracle of Detroit coming out of the long painful decline that started in 1967 finally to rebound this far in 2018. Detroit Michigan USA it's a pretty great place I'd say.
I do not know if it is the start of construction or just utility work but there was a big backhoe pulling up the pavement behind the Lake Trust building yesterday. It would be really great if this was the start of building there.
Just around the corner, the old Y building has been totally raised leaving only the basement and a big hole in the skyline. It is great fun to watch a new development rise out a hole in the ground, which I hope will happen soon at this site. I will really be bummed if it stalls at this point.
I'm curious how accessible the pocket park will be. Right now it appears to just be a park along a long stretch of road/sidewalk without much else around it (on that side of the road). I think it'd be nicer if it connected to one of the greenspaces being added. A pedestrian signal on S Washington Ave at the pocket park would help.
Looks pretty nice for a storage business!
Both of these notes are interesting, one that this big company wants to put offices in this little house, and the other building new duplexes in South Lansing! Both good things just kind of unexpected.