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Yeah, one of the big obstacles doing anything beyond renovation (expansion) is that it's very firmly in the floodplain, which is why I'm assuming nothing else was ever built on the large lot. And with the city's policy of actually offering to buy ou…
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I mean, two of the buildings are at least oriented toward the street. This is a strange site being wedged in between a freeway and a river, so I'm not really disappointed about the siting, much. It's crams quite a of density on a relatively small si…
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Looks like a fourth building is being added to REO Gateway Apartments according to media reports on Tuesday. None of us are fans of the architecture, but the increased density will be nice. Though, I'm surprised they are going to cram it somewhere o…
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@citykid, I'd brought this up in the general thread, but City Market/Riverfront Drive is being certified as city street according to a council resolution for next week. Who did it belong to, before? I always thought it was a public city street. Is t…
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I read the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LBRA) resolution for their meeting, today. It appears that the resolution is to permit the LBRA to expend up to $57,000 to reimburse the airport authority for an environmental assessment as the …
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I looked back through the thread, and it seems hood did post that they'd put their Michigan Avenue building up for sale. BTW, I noticed prep work is still being done in the Motor Wheels development area.
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I could see it making the site more attractive for transitional/supportive housing. Since they haven't been able to get it off the ground, anyway, maybe that might be an easier get. The interesting in the LSJ update on this is that they speak of …
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Looks like this is continuing to move forward: https://twitter.com/LSJNews/status/1775613249859334428
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Ahh, thanks for explaining the lot combinations. That makes it easier to understand. Oh, so the "housing" they are talking about is for some good press because of all of the other crap they are doing. Great. lol I do hope that the planning office is…
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We'd talked about it a some months ago, but the renovation is for a job training company specializing in medical jobs. There are going to be 4 commercial units on the west end of the property and the main part of the old furniture store will be the …
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I may have to take back what I was saying about Sparrow, at least part of it. lol From WILX just now: LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - University of Michigan Health and Sparrow Hospital have outlined plans to create more affordable housing in Mid-Michiga…
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Looks like the EDC/Brownfield Authority are finally posting agenda packets, and we've got a few interesting ones coming up. The first is for the renovation of the commercial plaza at West Miller and South Washington. A nice renovation, but defini…
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What "interested developers" are you talking about? I hadn't heard that anyone was interested in these lots. BTW, which lots exactly are we talking about of Ferguson? Are you saying they want to make the old tire center site and the houses they own …
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Didn't I read somewhere that Sparrow simply wants to make this some kind of green "buffer"? I do hate how density is decreasing on nearly all sides of their campus. They seem to think of themselves as an island and not part of the neighborhood. Hope…
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citykid, that parking is an SLU, now, certainly makes it more difficult, but does not fully preclude them from using that site as parking if they can convince enough city councillers to approve it. I know folks here think it kind of shuts the door o…
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The Grangers are all connected and go back a long way in the community. I even know a few. lol I know I sound harsh, but I sound harsh because it's not like they don't know how to build. The Grangers, Eydes, and the rest do quite well...in the su…
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I mean, every developer has a plan; hell, the Eydes have always had big "plans" for the westside of downtown. It's not a real plan if it involves a tenant or partner who has made it clear they are never going to partner with you. Otherwise, it's jus…
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Did I scare @citykid away? I wanted to ask him if he could sum up what they did with the sign ordinance? I'm looking at the packet for the planning commission next week, but I'm not reading all that. lol
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Yes, parking is a "special use" in all commercial-mixed use differences under the current code. Ironically, the city years ago basically talked them down from demolishing the building by basically telling them that they couldn't turn it into parking…
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The issue with (big) Lansing developers is that almost none of them live and/or spend time in the urban core - or even in Lansing-East Lansing - and this results in them having a complete lack of an imagination or vision. So the ONLY thing they can …