Oh man!! When I first saw this photo I thought it was something being pitched for Lansing...... Something like this would be GREAT for Lansing. I don't like the term, but I think this would be a game-changer. Dayton's a little bigger and more developed than Lansing, but I think we could support a multi-purpose theater of this size as well as a 10-20 story office tower. Part could be hotel.
I'm glad to hear the Mayor and others are pushing for this. Is there a site in mind? Where would a good site be for this?
I could see it in a bunch of different locations. Near Lakeshore financial (it looks like that in the photo), the old YMCA site or somewhere close to Washington Sq, or more of an infill project near LCC (Capital & Shiawassee) Or right in the heart of things at Michigan and Grand or some of those parking lots on Grand. I guess it could go in those massive parking lots on west side of downtown but I'm afraid it might just get lost out there. People would only be driving to it, parking and driving home. No walking somewhere afterwards for dinner or drinks.
I like the Lakeshore site a lot for performing arts center. I think it would be nice addition to Washington Ave. and would sustain some higher end restaurants on that strip.
That said, anything (residential, retail, etc) would be nice at the Lakeshore site, it's such a barren patch of the city.
I got all excited when I saw an excavator there last month, but they were just moving an ATM closer to the building. The Urban Systems folks seem to have a lot of plans but have yet to start any of them. I know it's all about the money and getting through the city permitting process but I would like to see these projects become a reality soon. Perhaps the hotel and apartments planned for the corner of Malcolm X and S Washington will be the first place they start building and that will be the icebreaker for the others.
That is good news. Maybe something is going on inside, I still only see people going to the boxing gym there. It is a very interesting concept and I hope to see it underway soon.
This weekend I noticed a pedestrian walkway protection scaffolding around the old Bank of Lansing building/Comerica Bank, on N. Washington at Michigan. I am hoping they put this up for some sort of renovation and not because of falling debris from the old building.
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Oh man!! When I first saw this photo I thought it was something being pitched for Lansing...... Something like this would be GREAT for Lansing. I don't like the term, but I think this would be a game-changer. Dayton's a little bigger and more developed than Lansing, but I think we could support a multi-purpose theater of this size as well as a 10-20 story office tower. Part could be hotel.
I'm glad to hear the Mayor and others are pushing for this. Is there a site in mind? Where would a good site be for this?
I could see it in a bunch of different locations. Near Lakeshore financial (it looks like that in the photo), the old YMCA site or somewhere close to Washington Sq, or more of an infill project near LCC (Capital & Shiawassee) Or right in the heart of things at Michigan and Grand or some of those parking lots on Grand. I guess it could go in those massive parking lots on west side of downtown but I'm afraid it might just get lost out there. People would only be driving to it, parking and driving home. No walking somewhere afterwards for dinner or drinks.
I was thinking the same thing this photo looks like it could be Lansing. It seems strange to me that Dayton Ohio is more developed than Lansing.
I like the Lakeshore site a lot for performing arts center. I think it would be nice addition to Washington Ave. and would sustain some higher end restaurants on that strip.
That said, anything (residential, retail, etc) would be nice at the Lakeshore site, it's such a barren patch of the city.
My understanding is that Urban Systems has really good things planned for Laketrust and that block along Washington.
I got all excited when I saw an excavator there last month, but they were just moving an ATM closer to the building. The Urban Systems folks seem to have a lot of plans but have yet to start any of them. I know it's all about the money and getting through the city permitting process but I would like to see these projects become a reality soon. Perhaps the hotel and apartments planned for the corner of Malcolm X and S Washington will be the first place they start building and that will be the icebreaker for the others.
That is good news. Maybe something is going on inside, I still only see people going to the boxing gym there. It is a very interesting concept and I hope to see it underway soon.
I hope to see the progress there soon.
This weekend I noticed a pedestrian walkway protection scaffolding around the old Bank of Lansing building/Comerica Bank, on N. Washington at Michigan. I am hoping they put this up for some sort of renovation and not because of falling debris from the old building.
Yes to wine and tapas!