Eyde is wrapping up asbestos removal and will be seeking bids for interior construction within a matter of weeks, according to an article in the LSJ.
Retail space will be on the first floor and a mezzanine level, with offices on upper levels and about 22 residential units on the fifth floor. Apartments are expected to be mostly two bedrooms and 900 to 1,200 square feet, Clouse said.
I'm happy to see this project is still alive, I had thought that it fell by the wayside.
The LSJ is running an article on their homepage that says that the construction of the Knapps renovation started today. They said that the work can take 12-16 months.
I was just downtown for lunch, Knapps' exterior has been removed, exposing the interior and the floors of the building. I'm very interested to see how this looks when it's done.
I was by Knapps last week and they had most of the windows in. They looked really nice, I'm not sure if they're glass block or if they just look like it. At the very least it's a promising sign for the quality of the renovation.
I was by there earlier tonight also. I'm really impressed by the job they did on this building, at least judging it from the road. I really have to stop being lazy and go take some pictures, I'd really like to take the time to get a look up close.
Yes it does. I have a feeling that development along that stretch of Washington will be a ways off unfortunately. There just seems to be zero interest or talk of anything, not even in the past.
The Deluxe Inn site will almost certainly be a major part of bringing together Downtown and Reo Town. I just hope the Land Bank holds out for a good project on the site. The City could do a lot to spur development that way if they'd finally get around to doing the streetscaping on Washington, it really doesn't look good south of Kalamazoo.
Glad to hear that the Knapp's Center seems to be doing okay, and glad to have more jobs and people downtown. Has anyone heard any update on the Fashion Incubator at Knapp's? Looks like it is opening soon: The Runway at Knapp's
It's great to see a sizable company relocate there. This reminds again that I need to get down there and take some pictures or at least walk by to get a look up close, I'm still impressed every time I drive by. It's still sinking in that the Knapps and Ottawa buildings are fixed up, I was losing hope of anything happening to either and now they've both been rehabbed and to very high level of quality to boot.
Yes, this is great news. Great to hear about a company that was not downtown relocating to downtown. I wish TechSmith would relocate to downtown Lansing. Between Dewpoint, TechSmith, and Spartan Internet Consulting, you could have a small IT hub in downtown.
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Lansing IT company Dewpoint moving to Knapp's Centre
Glad to hear that the Knapp's Center seems to be doing okay, and glad to have more jobs and people downtown. Has anyone heard any update on the Fashion Incubator at Knapp's? Looks like it is opening soon: The Runway at Knapp's