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I think this project will really help to make downtown EL feel bigger, and denser. I can't wait to see it completed.
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I heard they figure at least 50% of reservations should turn into sales. I'm not sure how solid that is, but it's not like these are "free" reservations either, they are a $1,000 refundable deposit, so I would think a good number of these people are…
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I think the council regulars beef would be the tax incentives themselves. I do agree that you would almost certainly see a public outcry though. On the other hand, I don't think council would even suggest to a developer that they would grant incent…
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I think the building is only worth saving if the facade can be saved, and I think it can be. Residential tenants don't need balconies either, look at the Arbaugh, or any of the storefront lofts. Balconies are nice, but not a neccesity.
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Yeah, I spoke with the developer breifly a few weeks ago and he said things are going great, and it looks like they will be going at least 18 floors. As of about a month and a half ago they had over 70 units reserved. I'm pretty confident that we wi…
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All thats going on out there is Museum Place (maybe), and the new hotel at West Village, right? Besides the preditable additions to the Northern Tier, of course...
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I liked the first material they "tested" for the facade. I'm still curious what the final product will look like, they really seem to be taking their time now.
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The main problem with a lot of these hold-outs is that they really couldn't care less about their properties. They just want to either be paid a ridiculous amount of money for their property (3-4 times its value) or they just want to hold out until …
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On one hand, I'd like to see more large impressive buildings go anywhere in the Lansing area, it also gives an area more clout when it has two strong downtowns. On the other hand, I worry that maybe these projects in EL could put a dent in the deman…
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Jared, $350 a month is a ridiculously low rent. That shows just how worthless those properties are, $350 is simply unfeasable for ANY kind of new construction unless there are subsidies. Junk apartments in Lansing bottom out at around $400, and ther…
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Sounds like you found the right site...
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Downtown has fairly low office vacancy rates, there seems to be a demand for space downtown in general. There is virtually no class A office space available downtown over like 10,000 dq ft. There is a lack of available retail also, up and down wash…
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The Association Project is a proposed office building that will be targeted towards various State assciations. They haven't announced where it will be or how large it will be other that it will be significant.
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Bernero was quoted saying this in his State of the Cit y address: “Next month we’ll announce yet another major new development in the heart of downtown.” I'm going to guess that this will be either the "Association Project," or maybe the rennovation…
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I probably won't get a chance to. I really wish Lansing would pust their council meetings online like EL does.
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I didn't hear anything about it. I doubt it's a major problem though. They have a video tour of the project up also: Kalamazoo Gateway Tour
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I guess the attention its getting is helping to outweigh the design. Hopefully all the exposure actually does some good.
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There was a site plan for the MSP HQ included in this weeks City Council packet. Also, Lmich, the address will be 333 S Grand if you can fix that in Emporis.
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I like concept 1, it's a poor rendering but it looks like the final design would be decent. It would also really create a nice dense feel on that block. I don't like concept 2 at all though. The retail barely faces any street, and the ramp is an odd…
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At the very least GM could put out an RFP, just for the off chance someone responds. Theres no excuse to hoard the property if someone out there could be willing to redevelop it.