ELi fixed the pictures and added more to the post I linked above. All streets are now reopened. It sounds like this won't be a huge setback for the project.
The standalone buildings unit increase will also include upgraded materials and market rate apartments on the top floor. They will use brick for the bottom four floors, then a "softer" material for the top two floors.
I don't have pictures but as of yesterday the Abbot was up to 9 floors, 4 more to go, the elevator towers are close to topped out. Work seems to have slowed or stalled on the Graduate, the elevator cores haven't risen in weeks and the forms were removed from one. The floor for the third level looks like it had been poured at least a couple weeks ago also, I'm assuming the building will be built with the same pre-fab walls as other recent projects from the third floor up.
I'm usually not out that way during the day but if I can grab pics I will.
It looks like the apartments are going up faster than the hotel. I like the very large windows that can open for fresh air. Those folks will have a great view!
Just think of what this area will look like in 5+ years, once the DDA properties get upsized... and if the Delta area and the underutilized parcels between the Hopcat building and the DDA properties finally get developed, this area could end up looking surprisingly urban!
At least it is not going to be a law office or a bank branch, not very exciting, it seems like this would be one of the few retail businesses that are expanding so it is good to have a major tenant rather than empty storefronts like some of the new Michigan Avenue developments.
Wow what a beautiful change. The old building facadehad those tiny windows. I wish they had never covered up the original building. But these news buildings with their brick fronts look great. Nice job, I wish the move-in wasn't during a global pandemic but I guess we take what we can get.
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The renderings look really nice.
eastlansinginfo.org: DRW Convexity Looks to Modify Plan for Park-Adjacent Apartment Building.
https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/drw-convexity-looks-modify-plan-park-adjacent-apartment-building
I'm usually not out that way during the day but if I can grab pics I will.