There's two large proposals coming before the Planning Commission on January 14th. GreenStone Farm Credit Services is looking to build a ~75,000 sq ft headquarters on West Road and Branoff Investment Group plans to build 60 units and 18,000 sq ft of retail on Abbot Road north of Lake Lansing.
A public hearing will be held to consider an application from Branoff Investment Group, LLC for a modification to an approved site plan for Abbot Road Real Estate Development, LLC. The site plan for the 12.3 acre parcel, located at 6210 Abbot Road, consists of 60 dwelling units and approximately 18,000 sq. ft. of retail space, including 40 townhouse dwellings and 20 apartments, marketed as condominiums. The proposed modification would change condition #20 of the conditions of approval to allow a family or three unrelated occupants to rent a unit with a rental.
A public hearing will be held to consider an application from GreenStone Farm Credit Services for Site Plan and Special Use Permit approval to construct a 74,437 square foot office building on the approximately 15.22 acre parcel at 3515 West Road. The building would be the headquarters for GreenStone and would allow for future construction of a second phase building expansion. The property is proposed to be rezoned to the B-4, Restricted Office Business District, in conjunction with Ordinance 1208.
This is just more sprawl and really should be stopped. The GreenStone headquarters could do a lot for either downtown East Lansing or Lansing. The employees that work for these companies that locate in the Northern Tier are forced to drive to work and drive for their lunch. These developments are not sustainable and put more stress on utilities, snow plowing, road improvements and more.
I'd like to point out that neither of these developments have LEED mentioned anywhere near their them, but also the hypocrisy of a LEED development in an area like the Northern Tier. MSUFCU is marketing pretty strongly that they have "gone green", but I can't seem to fathom the idea that tearing down a tree farm to build three surface parking lots and adding a road is going green. Can somebody else explain this? Aren't there preexisting surface parking lots that can be converted to LEED structures? (See: Albert Place Condominiums)
I also wish they could be building in more urban areas, but at least their staying in the Lansing area.
As for the residential project, now is an awesome time to build, property values and interest rates are at historic lows. By the time the first units are ready to sell (1 1/2 - 2 years) the economy should be turning around. I don't think the Beaumont is doing to well, I think one major problem is that one of it's selling points is having a neighborhood feel, with parks and open space. With them doing it in phases they can't show people what the finished product will be.
Greenstone has an office in that area now - right along U.S. 127, on the east side north of Lake Lansing. Actually a good size financial institution - but with a niche group of clients. Essentially, they do financing for farmers, ag businesses and land owners. So us city-dwellers wouldn't be that familiar with them.
The East Village Red Cedar Island you are referring to is the development being pushed for by the City of East Lansing. You can find more information about it at the East Village master plan and redevelopment thread.
City Center II gets some mentions every couple months by the press but there hasn't been much hard news about it in quite a while.
The Dollar Night club started demolition today, as reported by the LSJ. They didn't mention a replacement for the site, saying that two proposals for apartments and a bar/restaurant were rejected.
I think it's stupid that they turned down the proposals offered up earlier this year. I remember the one that included apartments and ground floors retail, it was a nice plan that I wish they would of allowed to be built.
I agree. That corridor is growing fast, and a development on the other side of the street would have been nice. I think it's only a short matter of time before something is announced at the old Sawyer's Pontiac site. Right next to the National City bank, the parking lot was marketed a while back for a restaurant development, but nothing came about for that. I think a development is poised for the site, and I'm hoping that the Land Bank knows something we don't.
They will be occupying one of the floors of the old MSU Credit Union Headquarters on Crescent Road. The office will employ computer scientists and people with supply chain backgrounds.
Information technology giant IBM plans to open a global delivery center for application services on Michigan State University’s campus.
The move could bring 100 jobs to East Lansing this year and create up to 1,500 direct and indirect jobs in five years.
Officials said today that International Business Machines Corp., based in Armonk, N.Y., will move into vacant space in the former Michigan State University Federal Credit Union headquarters in East Lansing.
Workers at the IBM office will develop applications and provide IT support services to state and local governments, universities, telecommunications companies and health care providers.
It’s IBM’s first such facility in the United States, the governor’s office said.
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I'd like to point out that neither of these developments have LEED mentioned anywhere near their them, but also the hypocrisy of a LEED development in an area like the Northern Tier. MSUFCU is marketing pretty strongly that they have "gone green", but I can't seem to fathom the idea that tearing down a tree farm to build three surface parking lots and adding a road is going green. Can somebody else explain this? Aren't there preexisting surface parking lots that can be converted to LEED structures? (See: Albert Place Condominiums)
As for the residential project, now is an awesome time to build, property values and interest rates are at historic lows. By the time the first units are ready to sell (1 1/2 - 2 years) the economy should be turning around. I don't think the Beaumont is doing to well, I think one major problem is that one of it's selling points is having a neighborhood feel, with parks and open space. With them doing it in phases they can't show people what the finished product will be.
City Center II gets some mentions every couple months by the press but there hasn't been much hard news about it in quite a while.
They will be occupying one of the floors of the old MSU Credit Union Headquarters on Crescent Road. The office will employ computer scientists and people with supply chain backgrounds.