noticed the building at Kalamazoo and Pennsylvania [ a long-time eye sore] has been renovated at least on the outside with the sort of common steel and rock faced brick style of facade you see these days.
Passed this for the first time, today. I'd actually been to the QD across the street I thought not that long ago, but maybe it was much longer than I realized, because I did not remember seeing this renovation. lol Whoever owned it had been renovating it for a long time, and the last time I remember seeing it, it was just sticks. I was pretty well shocked to see what they did with it. It's a nice-looking building, better than what I'd expect for that corner.
Not a fan of the big metal-looking panels, but I always appreciate bricks and stone. It shows that you don't have to spend a lot of money for a decent-looking small commercial building. I'm going to have to look through city records to see who they used, architecturally, for the project.
Edit: Not seeing any architects, but the renovator is a small builder out of Farmington Hills. Permits speak of a convenience store and/or carry-out restaurant. Records show lots of cancelled permits from late last year, so it looks like this has been in flux.
I drive by this pretty regularly. It did move fast after several stalls. I figured it was a design build project based on how it it was progressing and how unprofessional/sporatic the whole renovation was. I've got to admit, it turned out better than I'd have expected for the use and area. I'm sure it will be plastered with signs and ads plastered on the windows like most of these corner stores once it opens.
One bit of particularly good news from the article is that the renovations shouldn't take long, they'll be done by September in time for the Dam Jam.
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There's also a new Brownfield plan out for the Rescue Mission properties on Michigan Ave: Gillespie Group will be renovating the old Mission, along with the two storefronts to the west, into 15 apartments and "one commercial storefront". The singular storefront I find interesting given that there's over a half block of frontage here, I tend to think they have a tenant in mind. It says they'll be spending $8.2 million on the project, which is more than what I would have guessed. I expect that it should turn out nice.
Brownfield plan to be introduced next week for renovation of the City Rescue Mission property + 2 buildings to the west. Typical ground floor commercial units with 15 residential units on the top floors. Apparently, the apartments of the 2 buildings to the west are currently being used for storage. Gillespie is doing this. Never any doubt these were going to be hot properties, but I do wish everything didn't get snapped up by them.
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Passed this for the first time, today. I'd actually been to the QD across the street I thought not that long ago, but maybe it was much longer than I realized, because I did not remember seeing this renovation. lol Whoever owned it had been renovating it for a long time, and the last time I remember seeing it, it was just sticks. I was pretty well shocked to see what they did with it. It's a nice-looking building, better than what I'd expect for that corner.
Not a fan of the big metal-looking panels, but I always appreciate bricks and stone. It shows that you don't have to spend a lot of money for a decent-looking small commercial building. I'm going to have to look through city records to see who they used, architecturally, for the project.
Edit: Not seeing any architects, but the renovator is a small builder out of Farmington Hills. Permits speak of a convenience store and/or carry-out restaurant. Records show lots of cancelled permits from late last year, so it looks like this has been in flux.
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/major-renovations-underway-at-old-towns-burchard-park,141576
One bit of particularly good news from the article is that the renovations shouldn't take long, they'll be done by September in time for the Dam Jam.
EDIT:
There's also a new Brownfield plan out for the Rescue Mission properties on Michigan Ave: Gillespie Group will be renovating the old Mission, along with the two storefronts to the west, into 15 apartments and "one commercial storefront". The singular storefront I find interesting given that there's over a half block of frontage here, I tend to think they have a tenant in mind. It says they'll be spending $8.2 million on the project, which is more than what I would have guessed. I expect that it should turn out nice.
Edit: Oops! Missed hood's mentions of these. lol