SkyVue on Michigan
Announced today, a new development on the site of the Story Olds lot on Michigan Ave. [1]
From http://develop.metrolansing.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2&page=99#Item_18 and, "It will be nine floors, 667k sq ft and have 359 apartments along with commercial space. It says it will break ground this fall."
Also noted that it "will also feature indoor tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts." "The structure will back up against the Frandor Shopping Center and sit across the road from a planned development called the Red Cedar Renaissance." [2]
[1] http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Story-Oldsmobile--303765961.html
[2] http://wlns.com/2015/05/14/major-development-planned-for-michigan-avenue/
From http://develop.metrolansing.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2&page=99#Item_18 and, "It will be nine floors, 667k sq ft and have 359 apartments along with commercial space. It says it will break ground this fall."
Also noted that it "will also feature indoor tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts." "The structure will back up against the Frandor Shopping Center and sit across the road from a planned development called the Red Cedar Renaissance." [2]
[1] http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Story-Oldsmobile--303765961.html
[2] http://wlns.com/2015/05/14/major-development-planned-for-michigan-avenue/
Comments
With Red Cedar, the somewhat bustling Eastside Neighborhood, and the newer infill toward MSU, there are going to be a lot of people and some pretty big buildings along Michigan. Now, East Lansing, please figure out the debacle at the merge with Grand River Ave.
I think the stretch with SkyVue and Red Cedar will need its own neighborhood name. Actually, I like Red Cedar Neighborhood. Or call it Eastside, too.
And I say no to the Midtown name logical or not. We're too close to Detroit to be calling our second downtown Midtown.
1) Frandor: used very commonly in the area, instantly recognizable and attributable to the area. Ties the name to the shopping center, which may be confusing as it starts incorporating other uses
2) Red Cedar: name of the park/golf course, but also used in East Lansing with the Red Cedar Elementary school neighborhood that is closer to Trowbridge Rd
3) Midtown: somewhat generic but describes its positioning between Lansing and East Lansing
4) Ranney: The name of the large park with the skatepark and hill next to Frandor. Not well known but specific to the area.
Of the four, I think Frandor has the most sticking power.