Jared, will that portion of the City Center II construction coincide with the demolition of the old Citizens Bank building on the corner of Abbot and GR? Or do you think it will begin without that demolition being done?
Great to hear. I'm incredibly sick of that building continuing to be an eyesore in EL, and the sooner it comes down the better as far as I'm concerned.
And now for the news we've been waiting for. Per the State News, pre-demolition of the City Center II site will begin in the coming weeks, and demolition of the site is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Construction of City Center II should start in early 2009 as well, with an emphasis on "a greener building code," which I could see delaying the start of construction slightly while they work out some kinks.
The city has completed terms to purchase the land for the 520-space parking ramp and demolition should start by the year end, a new Lansing State Journal article says.
I have noticed some small teardown already on the Thai Hut building next to the People's Church, with some of the awnings being removed already.
The deadline to provide a detailed property description and a comprehensive financing package, was previously Oct. 1; now the deadline is Jan. 1, 2009. The city council has pushed back the deadline 3 months now.
I sure hope that demolition still starts before the end of the year.
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I have noticed some small teardown already on the Thai Hut building next to the People's Church, with some of the awnings being removed already.
I sure hope that demolition still starts before the end of the year.
I'm guessing we'll start to see demolition coming soon, once they finish any interior demo that might have to be done.