East Lansing — Develop.MetroLansing

General East Lansing Development

Jared — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:29:09 +0000

East Lansing has recieved their SmartZone designation from the state of Michigan. They are trying to get a technology incubator in downtown East Lansing. Do you think this will work?

The Abbot & The Graduate (Park District)

hood — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:14:07 +0000

This is a forum to discuss and post updates on the Michigan Museum Place (a.k.a. City Center II) development.

Michigan Museum Place article

The Hub at East Lansing

hood — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:37:22 +0000

There's more details on the proposal for a new mixed use building at the SE corner of Grand River and Bogue in the June 14th Planning Commission packet . The building is being proposed by Core Campus and will be 10 floors with underground parking, the ground floor will be retail and parking while the upper floors will be apartments, I can't find any mention of a unit or bed count.

More renderings here (pdf)

Trowbridge Village

Jared — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:12:07 +0000

Thread to discuss the planned Trowbridge Village development.

Downtown Lifestyle District / Center City District

Jared — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:59:10 +0000

This is a thread for the "Downtown Lifestyle District", also cited as "Center City District" development proposed for downtown East Lansing.

From EastLansingInfo:

Calling the new project the “Downtown Lifestyle District,” the developers are proposing a set of twelve-story structures that would stretch all the way from Grand River Avenue on the south to Albert Avenue on the north. This would subsume the existing City Parking Lot #1 (the gated pay-lot across from HopCat) as well as the block of businesses that until recently held Conrad’s Grill and that still includes the Landshark Bar and Charlie Kang’s restaurant, as well as the newly-opened Lotsa Pizza.

From LSJ:

A Chicago developer is proposing to build a 12-story apartment building on East Grand River Avenue in East Lansing and a six-story age-restricted apartment building atop a six-story parking garage along Albert Avenue, city officials announced today.

565 Building (formerly Stonehouse Village VI)

Jared — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:21:15 +0000

Announced a while back, but now looks to have the green light. Construction should start in June and be ready for move-in by Summer 2017.

Called Stonehouse Village VI, the roughly 48,000 square-foot building will include 36 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and have 6,500 square feet of retail space on the first floor, Dempsey said. The East Lansing developers behind the project are David Krause of Stonehouse Village VI LLC and Doug Cron of Cron Management LLC. Rent will cost between $1,000 and $2,000 a month.

More details here: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/03/01/87m-apartment-complex-replace-taco-bell-el/81117914/

(Talk on this site about this location dates back to to 2006, http://develop.metrolansing.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=33&page=1#Item_1)

Red Cedar Flats

Jared — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:40:50 +0000

Now that construction has gotten underway we should have a separate discussion page for the Red Cedar Flats project.

The project is planned for four buildings:
Building 1: First floor commercial (space #1: 2,725sq ft, space #2: 2,880 sq ft, space #3: 2,460 sq ft, space #4: 2,540 sq ft). 3-stories with 2 residence stories, 22 units
Building 2: 3-story residence, 30 units
Building 3: 3-story residence, 30 units
Building 4: 3-story residence, 30 units
Total units: 10,605 commercial sq ft, 112 residential units
Red Cedar Flats Site Plan Rendering

I posted a picture of the cleared site in mid-March.

I drove by it yesterday and the elevator towers are showing three floors and there is steel in place for the first floor.

Old Country Market

JazperG — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:38:43 +0000

Drove past it and saw they tore out part of the front. Any idea whats going on there?

The Beaumont

hood — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:40:05 +0000

A thread to discuss and post updates on the Beaumont.

The East Village master plan and redevelopment thread

Jared — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:07:40 +0000

East Village Development Project
Concept Design Workshop #2

Tuesday, April 17, 2007
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

MSU Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
Lobby Level, Centennial Rooms B&C
55 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI

DESIGN WORKSHOP AGENDA
I. Refreshments
II. East Village Phase One Update
III. Presentation by 5+ Design Architects
IV. Break-Out Sessions
V. Questions & Comments

RSVP to Traci Merkel at mailto:tmerkel@piercecompany.com ( mailto:tmerkel@piercecompany.com ) or 619-297-0400 by Friday, April 13.
Please contact Traci with questions.

We look forward to seeing you!

Albert Place Condos (formerly Stonehouse Village III)

hood — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:13:14 +0000

Project Page - Stonehouse Village III

Anyone have more info on this? It appears to be a significant development, But I wonder if it will include ground floor retail, it would suck if it didn't.

"28. Introduce and set a public hearing on September 5, 2006 for a Special Use
Permit: An application from David H. Krause for approval to construct a new
building at the southeast corner of Albert Avenue and Bailey Street, currently
used as Municipal Parking Lot No. 7. The new building would include two levels
of parking, containing a total of 122 spaces, with three levels of residential
condominium units above. The residential condominiums would include 3 onebedroom units and 33 two-bedroom units. The property is zoned in the B-3 City Center Commercial District."

West Village

Jared — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:17:25 +0000

Discussion thread for the West Village development.

Here is a link to the project page.

Avondale Square

Jared — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:08:10 +0000

Wow, I'm surprised there wasn't a thread started on this earlier. There was an article in the State News yesterday stating that the Virginia Ave project is going to cost an extra $300,000.

Here is the article:

http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=37667

Virginia Avenue project cost rises

By KRIS TURNER

The State News

The city of East Lansing will shell out an additional $300,000 to fund the Virginia Avenue project.

Originally projected to cost about $3.3 million, the project calls for the demolition of all the homes along the avenue's 600 block. In their place, 39 homes and condominiums would be constructed.

Stephanie Gingerich, a community development analyst for the city, said the 23 homes along the block are worth more money than the planning department anticipated.

"We are fairly close," she said. "We are looking at a number of options right now. We will be bringing some possible options to the City Council pretty soon."

Homes on the avenue are being purchased by East Lansing in hopes that families — specifically those with children — will move into the area, which borders three schools.

The East Lansing City Council will consider acquiring two more properties along the avenue at its 7:30 p.m. meeting tonight at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road. The properties, located at 619 and 630 Virginia Ave., would be purchased for $110,000 and $170,000 respectively.

The city has acquired only one other home at 601 Virginia Ave. That property was purchased for $107,000.

According to previous city appraisals, the average rental home on the block is expected to sell for about $180,000, and an owner-occupied home will sell for between $110,000 to $155,000.

About three-fourths of the homes on Virginia Avenue are rentals, and many MSU students live on the block.

Although Gingerich wants to see the project come to fruition, it is being met with some opposition.

"We've had a couple people that have not been very interested in talking to our consultants," she said.

Cathy Baird, an Okemos resident who owns a rental property at 607 Virginia Ave., said she isn't interested in selling her property and that city officials need to mind their own business.

"We don't feel it's right to tear out housing in perfectly good condition," she said. "We also don't feel it's right to kick the students out. It's like kicking the poor people out of their houses to bring in the rich."

The appraisals done on the homes were fair, but the city is going to have to be willing to negotiate with all of the property owners, said Matt Hagan, an agent at East Lansing-based Hagan Realty, which owns two homes on the avenue.

Even if some people don't sell their homes to the city, the planning staff will work the project around the few remaining residences, Gingerich said.

"We have committed to doing the project, and we would modify our plan," she said. "We then would be looking at how to do the best project we can with what we have to work with."

Michigan Museum Place

Jared — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:03:33 +0000

I was previously under the assumption that City Center 2 was going to be using the building that Evergreen Grill used to be sitting in, but today I saw a new article in the State News about how an irish pub will be moving in to that location. Apparently, they have everything passed by the city, and begun renovations a while ago. That explains the dumpster sitting next to the building.

Gaslight Village

hood — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:21:18 +0000

A forum to discuss and post updates on the Gaslight Village project.

Project Page

East Lansing is Over Regulated

Adieoz — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:52:00 +0000

I wanted to start I thread to see if I am the only one with concerns over how East Lansing treats their residents and the students that give this town such a vibrant spirit (I am not a student by the way)

My cousin recently replaced original windows in her 1910s home located in the EL historic district. Many of the original windows were cracked, broken, or had entire sashes missing. The lead based paint that was used when the windows were originally installed meant that her children had to be tested regularaly for contaimination. In addition, several of the windows did not open causing her concern about a possible fire hazard. Her understanding was that any replacements or improvements in this area were to keep the same historic character that existed in the past. With this in mind she and her husband opted to spend extra money to install historically accurate grills in the repalcement windows.

The city has now cited the family for violating the conditions of the historic district. My question to you...when does the city cross the line? Has anyone else had similar experiences? Has the city lost sight of its duty to protect the health and safety of its citizens?

Campus Village 2

Jared — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:28:25 +0000

This is a thread for the Campus Village 2 development. Rhode Contractors appear to be doing some of the work there now. The old Honda dealership has been torn down and they look to be clearing the lot. Here is a link to the original post.

City Council Meetings

Jared — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:30:19 +0000

At the recent City Council work session, one of the items was expanding the northern tier bike path. They agreed to spend $161,000 dollars. I very much like the bike path, and I hope that one day it will connect to the Riverwalk bike path, but I hope that they will calm down on spreading north. I think that the bike path is almost encouraging developers to move further north, since there are more amenities to offer. I hope that they would focus on pulling the bike path south. I have talked with a couple people already about plans on getting the bike path connected to the Riverwalk. The proposed plan would bring the path to Ranney Park next to Frandor, and then near the Red Cedar golf course and connect there.

What do you think about a connection between the Northern Tier bike path and the Riverwalk trail?

Stonehouse Village

Jared — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:11:52 +0000

I'm surprised there wasn't a thread for this project.

Here's an update now that the project has finished. Legend's Gyros will be moving in to the old Taco Bell location across from Stonehouse Village 2. I am surprised to see somebody want to move in to a building that so many people will associate with Taco Bell due to it's architecture. I just hope that the building is redeveloped within the next 15 to 20 years.

NeoTraditional Neighborhood Redevelopment plans?

Jared — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:25:42 +0000

This is the discussion for the relating to East Lansing's plans of redeveloping neighborhoods with a new urbanist theme.