It's really sad that the credit market is in the pits. If it weren't for that most of the projects proposed over the several years would of likely happened, and would have resulted in more projects. I just hope this economy begins turning around soon.
Southeast corner of Michigan and Francis would be CBI Copy Products, right? Are you talking about the northeast corner, where El Oasis has been located?
Its cool. Yeah I think someone was selling cars out of the one lot and I'm not sure what the house was being used for. I wonder if something is coming in there or if they plan on using it as a surface parking lot.
Richard Karp bought the building. Arialink is on one of the floors. Not sure who is taking up some of the first-floor space - the back half remains vacant. I think they're doing lobby renovations to the building at the moment.
The first floor is very interesting space with floor-to-ceiling windows. Looks like so far they've kept offices on that floor to the interior of the building, with common space along those windows. They look nicely designed.
More on Arialink's move to the former MDA building, now being called 230 North, from the LSJ:
Internet and telephone service provider Arialink is moving its headquarters to downtown Lansing from Delta Township as a primary tenant of the former Michigan Dental Association building.
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Arialink, with about 50 employees, has moved about 25 employees into the new building. It plans to house a total of 40 employees there once offices are consolidated.
Arialink will occupy much of the second floor of the 40,000 SF building. Karp, according to the article, says a lobbying firm is taking up some of the first floor and he expects to have the rest of the first floor leased early next year. The third floor remains unleased.
@ MichMatters: That can't be said enough times over.
Thinking about this some more, I think the money could be better spent (if at all possible) on a pedestrian bridge over 127 at Lake Lansing. The area is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and the closest "safe" route is to cross at Saginaw which isn't by any measure close for a pedestrian.
Anyone notice that a new restaurant is in Troppo's old spot? I think it's called Edmund's.
I don't know if they've been mentioned yet, but 621 has reopened and the Grand Traverse Pie Co is opening up on the ground floor if the Landmark Building.
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Total rentable office space downtown: 3,200,452 SF.
Its cool. Yeah I think someone was selling cars out of the one lot and I'm not sure what the house was being used for. I wonder if something is coming in there or if they plan on using it as a surface parking lot.
The first floor is very interesting space with floor-to-ceiling windows. Looks like so far they've kept offices on that floor to the interior of the building, with common space along those windows. They look nicely designed.
Arialink will occupy much of the second floor of the 40,000 SF building. Karp, according to the article, says a lobbying firm is taking up some of the first floor and he expects to have the rest of the first floor leased early next year. The third floor remains unleased.
Thinking about this some more, I think the money could be better spent (if at all possible) on a pedestrian bridge over 127 at Lake Lansing. The area is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and the closest "safe" route is to cross at Saginaw which isn't by any measure close for a pedestrian.
I don't know if they've been mentioned yet, but 621 has reopened and the Grand Traverse Pie Co is opening up on the ground floor if the Landmark Building.