Greetings, I'm new to the board and a long-time resident. I'm amazed at the rate of new development in Lansing and East Lansing, this is good news especially in these times. Stadium District, Sparrow Town, East Lansing - East Village, East Lansing - Valley Court, what have I missed?
Yes, the BWL monolith is not viable for developing, and if a plan ever surfaces to re-develop the land it should come down. With enough new people living downtown (and some luck) a Borders or a movie theatre could follow.
I really hope the old Ottawa Station to be an awsome redevelopment opprotunity. It will have to be put to mix of uses due to its size and varying floor sizes and celing heights. I think the biggest thing currently holding it back are the cooling towers that BWL refuses to remove.
BTW, welcome to the site, there has been quite a bit of additional activity lately thanks to all the new users, I really hope it continues.
The vote is today to decide to sell the parking ramp to the developers. I really hope that since it is privately owned, they don't use it for much longer than the city planned. My guess is that ten years down the road, after they have all the units occupied, they will tear down the parking lot for another building.
City set to negotiate on high-rise
Developers expect 'hard work' after voters clear way for plan
Tom Lambert
Lansing State Journal
With the primary in the rear- view mirror and with the approval they needed in hand, Lansing officials expect to begin negotiations with two developers who want to build a high-rise on the banks of the Grand River.
The city received voters' permission during Tuesday's primary to sell the South Grand Avenue parking ramp. City officials now can negotiate a sale with the high-rise developers or anyone else interested in the ramp.
Has there been any update on the progress of the sale of the parking ramp? Now that the Accident Fund move to the Ottawa Street power station has been announced, Grand Ave will be having a lot of construction.
Last I heard the developers were hoping to have the parking ramp deal sealed to begin contruction of the towers foundation before the end of this year. They would then begin pre-selling condos and begin above-ground construction after a certain portion of condos were sold.
My comic book manager friend Tom (of Clem's Collectibles), is friends with the guy. As far as I know it's still on track. But I have no idea how the time line has changed (or even if it has).
Last I heard they were negotiating with the city on that. After seeing the completion date in yesterday's LSJ say "Unkown," I won't be holding my breath on this. It's sort of sad because Lansing needs a project like this, a residential high-rise, to move development to the next level. I definately think the project is feasible, and if built it will be successful, I'm just not sure these two small developers can make it happen.
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Yes, the BWL monolith is not viable for developing, and if a plan ever surfaces to re-develop the land it should come down. With enough new people living downtown (and some luck) a Borders or a movie theatre could follow.
BTW, welcome to the site, there has been quite a bit of additional activity lately thanks to all the new users, I really hope it continues.
Developers expect 'hard work' after voters clear way for plan
Tom Lambert
Lansing State Journal
With the primary in the rear- view mirror and with the approval they needed in hand, Lansing officials expect to begin negotiations with two developers who want to build a high-rise on the banks of the Grand River.
The city received voters' permission during Tuesday's primary to sell the South Grand Avenue parking ramp. City officials now can negotiate a sale with the high-rise developers or anyone else interested in the ramp.
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