@ButlerBlvdResident Thanks for posting that. I actually like the look of the apartment buildings, though I don't like the placement of the easternmost one. The office building itself looks nice but it being only two floors is a little disappointing. All in all I'm happy to see this neighborhood get some reasonably good quality infill.
Has there been any talk of what's to come for the rest of the block? If I had a choice I'd like to see 2 1/2 to 3 floor traditionally designed townhouses or apartment buildings that face the existing streets. I've been wanting to see a quality townhouse project, like a larger Printers Row, somewhere in the city and here is as good as anywhere. Adding in an traditional brick apartment block on one of the corners would make for a nice touch I think.
That is odd that the north half is zoned for higher density, I guess that gives any potential developer a lot of options for what they could build.
And I agree that the apartment buildings will likely look better in real life than in the renderings, simple designs with good quality materials tend to have that quality. The new building up at the school for the blind comes to mind as an example.
This looks pretty good. I agree it reminds me of the new Willow Street Apartment building. I think they look Lansing "style", and will fit nicely into the neighborhood.
So income is capped at $31k but rent is up to $830. It’s impossible to live there and meet recognized standards for rent to income ratios. I don’t understand the point of income caps on buildings with rents this high.
I see this happen often, it’s definitely not unique to this new development.
Three things:
1. Daycare sounds interesting given the state workers nearby.
2. I hope they get retail tenants in the building as it would be great have another option besides Washington Square area
3. Not sure if income based apartments are right for this area of Lansing as it has the potential to garner state worker attention and pretty much every state worker is going to start higher than 31k/year. Must be the subsidies to be income based are a hedge if the building does not do as well as they'd like.
EDIT: I am a firm believer that this area of Lansing has the potential to be revitalized. The state is not going anywhere anytime soon and if the city core can resolve some of the issues it is experiencing it would become desirable for those that work down there. Might not be for everyone but I bet that would get an influx of workers that have the money to spend in that area.
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Has there been any talk of what's to come for the rest of the block? If I had a choice I'd like to see 2 1/2 to 3 floor traditionally designed townhouses or apartment buildings that face the existing streets. I've been wanting to see a quality townhouse project, like a larger Printers Row, somewhere in the city and here is as good as anywhere. Adding in an traditional brick apartment block on one of the corners would make for a nice touch I think.
And I agree that the apartment buildings will likely look better in real life than in the renderings, simple designs with good quality materials tend to have that quality. The new building up at the school for the blind comes to mind as an example.
This looks pretty good. I agree it reminds me of the new Willow Street Apartment building. I think they look Lansing "style", and will fit nicely into the neighborhood.
I see this happen often, it’s definitely not unique to this new development.
Three things:
1. Daycare sounds interesting given the state workers nearby.
2. I hope they get retail tenants in the building as it would be great have another option besides Washington Square area
3. Not sure if income based apartments are right for this area of Lansing as it has the potential to garner state worker attention and pretty much every state worker is going to start higher than 31k/year. Must be the subsidies to be income based are a hedge if the building does not do as well as they'd like.
EDIT: I am a firm believer that this area of Lansing has the potential to be revitalized. The state is not going anywhere anytime soon and if the city core can resolve some of the issues it is experiencing it would become desirable for those that work down there. Might not be for everyone but I bet that would get an influx of workers that have the money to spend in that area.
Elevator towers going in.