Gillespie is claiming he has two prospective tenants who are both interested in having a corporate HQ on Larch just south of Shiawassee on a combination of land he owns and that he hopes to buy from the city. He says one tenant would reuse the existing building and the other would tear it down to construct a 40k sq ft building. Obviously the construction of even a relatively small 40k sq ft corporate HQ would be a pretty big boon for the Cedar/Larch corridor and a very welcome diversification of uses. That being said, I find Gillespie's statements here suspect, it sounds as though he's just trying to reduce any potential roadblocks to the land sale. I guess it'll be yet another case of wait-and-see.
Perhaps, I just find it odd that he's casually throwing around two drastically different concepts that both happen to be company headquarters. I'm also really curious who's considering the 40k sq ft building there, maybe Neogen? I'm racking my brain for other companies that might need a space that size but I guess there could be more than a few candidates that I'm not aware of.
Looks like Austin is building something reminiscent of Lansing’s Capitol Complex (even down to the name), complete with a pedestrian mall and underground parking.
Meanwhile, Lansing’s pedestrian mall sits largely unused and languishing. The mayor and other leaders really need to put the pressure on now that the state has abandoned downtown. The least they could do is release their death grip on those lots.
Hopefully the new Capitol visitor center can spur some activity.
@MichMatters I've looked and can find nothing on it, I assume it must have been part of that $4.8 billion bill that included $500 million for parks? If they end up taking out the parking lots west of the Ottawa and Hannah buildings then it will be a truly transformative project, if they're just using the existing greenspace then it will be nice, but not as significant. This is something I'm excited to learn more about.
lol Yeah, those rain gardens look pretty goofy right now. I'm not wrong in my assumption that they are going to do plantings in all these along with in Ranney Park, am I?
Agreed, even a little greenspace is an improvement over solid asphalt but they really need trees in these things along with some other plants. It probably wouldn't hurt to add some decorative fencing or boulders around them as well as the sides look steep right from the curb and it appears they'll hold a decent amount of water somewhat consistently, not good for a wandering toddler. In fact, getting out of your car from one of those parking spots right next to there could be a bit precarious if you're not paying attention.
I still wish they'd post a proper rendering somewhere, all I've seen is the bit you can see on the banner and I'm not even sure that's what is actually being built. Regardless, I've been glad to see this building go up, it's very near my house.
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Looks like Austin is building something reminiscent of Lansing’s Capitol Complex (even down to the name), complete with a pedestrian mall and underground parking.
Meanwhile, Lansing’s pedestrian mall sits largely unused and languishing. The mayor and other leaders really need to put the pressure on now that the state has abandoned downtown. The least they could do is release their death grip on those lots.
Hopefully the new Capitol visitor center can spur some activity.