In the pdf attached to that LSJ article there are several renderings of the other proposals.
Boji's proposal for the DCH office building, labeled as "mixed use." I thought the City owned this land, but apparently Boji got ahold of it somehow, or thinks he can. This would have been kinda nice there though.
Here's the site plan for Eyde's proposal:
The proposal for City Hall, the only exterior change being a new glass facade on the 10 floor portion built at an angle to view the Capitol.
The only exterior changes to Capitol View I see are the addition of an awning, signage at the top of the building and some of the first floor facade may change. They will also carve out a two floor lobby.
I fully expect a similar building will go up where Boji's proposal is, except more likely to be apartments. His proposal looked more like an apartment building than an office building itself, perhaps we'll even see the same design resurface. I also forgot to point out that Gentilozzi was behind the City Hall proposal and Harry Heplers H Inc was behind the proposal to renovate the Farnum Building, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see either of those projects resurface also.
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It says in their proposal that they're creating a two floor lobby and to me the lobby rendering definitely looks to be two floors.
Now that you mention sitting on designs, I wonder if Eyde's proposal could of been originally designed as a taller building and just scaled down to meet the Senates needs. The design makes a lot more sense as a 12+ floor building with a parking ramp in back. It kinda has me hoping. Imagine that same design at 12 floors, then imagine it at about 18 floors and think that at 18 floors it would still (I think) be smaller than Constitution Hall. It doesn't seem like too unrealistic of a size for a future State building.
My dad talked about that tunnel on Michigan before, he grew up in the area and used it from time to time. I remember him saying that it was still there, they just filled it in.
BTW, I think that's the best picture I've seen of the old post office.
I've wondered what happened to that proposed development, it wouldn't have been anything major but seeing new construction in Old Town would be great. On the subject of Old Town, I really expect to see something go up on the Fish Ladder lot and the small lot at Turner and Grand River, I'd hope for something particularly special for each of those sites. I'm still surprised at the unrenovated buildings Old Town, it's easy to forget just how far it has to go and how impressive it could be if all the gaps were filled in.
Regarding Old Town I was talking about the lot directly at the corner, Sir Pizza may own/lease it but I'm not sure.
It's disappointing to see Gillespie offering long term leases on his properties in that area. I was under the impression that if the casino were to happen a good bit of that block was promised for a parking garage, I don't know what to make of all that.
It's better to see the land used than not used, but I'm not thrilled to see a solar farm there. I'm surprised that solar panels are economical in Michigan at all, but I guess with them getting cheaper and more efficient it was going to make sense eventually.
It says in the article that the former GM site is "in the running" and goes on to elaborate that it's one of several sites under consideration and that it may be spread across multiple locations. I wonder what the timeline on this is?
It's nice to see the City back in the black. If only there could consistent budget surpluses along with expanded city services for at least few years in a row, and maybe that's not even being overly optimistic at this point. Regardless, Lansing needs this.
There's roads, parks and community centers that need more funding. We also really need to see the City build or help to build an art museum, performing arts center, new Impression 5, new R E Olds museum or similar keystone project. It'd even be nice to even see that proposed amphitheater at Riverfront go forward, along with other improvements to make the park a more permanent venue, that could be a relatively short term goal. There's so many things that need to be done, and when finances become stable they can start to happen. Here's to hoping this wasn't a fluke.
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Boji's proposal for the DCH office building, labeled as "mixed use." I thought the City owned this land, but apparently Boji got ahold of it somehow, or thinks he can. This would have been kinda nice there though.
Here's the site plan for Eyde's proposal:
The proposal for City Hall, the only exterior change being a new glass facade on the 10 floor portion built at an angle to view the Capitol.
Another side proposal within the City Hall plan:
I fully expect a similar building will go up where Boji's proposal is, except more likely to be apartments. His proposal looked more like an apartment building than an office building itself, perhaps we'll even see the same design resurface. I also forgot to point out that Gentilozzi was behind the City Hall proposal and Harry Heplers H Inc was behind the proposal to renovate the Farnum Building, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see either of those projects resurface also.
On a side note, to view unlimited LSJ articles, just browse their site in incognito/private mode or delete your cookies when you run out of articles.
Now that you mention sitting on designs, I wonder if Eyde's proposal could of been originally designed as a taller building and just scaled down to meet the Senates needs. The design makes a lot more sense as a 12+ floor building with a parking ramp in back. It kinda has me hoping. Imagine that same design at 12 floors, then imagine it at about 18 floors and think that at 18 floors it would still (I think) be smaller than Constitution Hall. It doesn't seem like too unrealistic of a size for a future State building.
BTW, I think that's the best picture I've seen of the old post office.
It's disappointing to see Gillespie offering long term leases on his properties in that area. I was under the impression that if the casino were to happen a good bit of that block was promised for a parking garage, I don't know what to make of all that.
http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2015/03/11/planned-project-would-nearly-double-michigans-solar-capacity/
It says in the article that the former GM site is "in the running" and goes on to elaborate that it's one of several sites under consideration and that it may be spread across multiple locations. I wonder what the timeline on this is?
There's roads, parks and community centers that need more funding. We also really need to see the City build or help to build an art museum, performing arts center, new Impression 5, new R E Olds museum or similar keystone project. It'd even be nice to even see that proposed amphitheater at Riverfront go forward, along with other improvements to make the park a more permanent venue, that could be a relatively short term goal. There's so many things that need to be done, and when finances become stable they can start to happen. Here's to hoping this wasn't a fluke.