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  • A new bar called The Boardroom is opening at the former location of Skyline Chile/Famous Taco/Downtown Doghouse. Maybe a bar will finally be the business to succeed at that location: New bar to bring 20 jobs to 3,600 square foot Downtown Lansing loc…
  • A new program is beginning in Lansing that will include free bus rides along with discounts and promotions at area businesses, the program is called First Fridays: First Fridays
  • No it has not been built yet, construction hasn't started yet either. From what I understand the smaller version of the project including about 150,000 sq ft of retail and a parking ramp is basically a sure thing and is supposed to start constructio…
  • Not that I know of. The library and museum are still open, unchanged from before.
  • They are saving the old depot. I've seen some new windows installed on the front of it, they look to be testing the materials or how they fit/look or something. Anyone heard when construction is supposed to start?
  • I have no doubt that something will be done with this site eventually, it's just a matter of time. A park wouldn't be a bad use either, but I'd rather see some development in the area. I don't see houses being directly across the street from large s…
  • That house was hard to justify saving. it had been so heavily altered that, from what I understand, virtually nothing was left of the original house on the inside, it had also been modified on the outside quite heavily. That, coupled with it's locat…
  • I'd say this project is fairly likely to happen at this point. I also think there is virtually zero chance of Knapp's being turned into a parking lot.
  • As far as I know the project is still moving forward, albeit slowly. They just rehabbed one of the buildings on the property into a Neighborhood Empowerment Center and an old house on the site into commercial space. I still haven't seen any site pl…
  • The figures are unsurprising to me. The Census was being too pessimistic on the figures for the Lansing area. In the next census I wouldn't be surprised to see Lansing hold steady or even gain population. Clinton county growing faster than predicted…
  • The video doesn't really offer any details on the project. It was just discussing the issue with the PLA the council was trying to impose on him. Gillespie interview video
    in Marketplace Comment by hood March 2011
  • A rendering and two different site plans for the Marketplace project: This is what I'm pretty sure is the current rendering of Marketplace, 5 floors of residential over ground floor parking with a nice atrium-looking area joining the two phases. …
    in Marketplace Comment by hood March 2011
  • Davenport University To Close Some Michigan Campuses Davenport is closing a few of it's campuses to the benefit of others. Luckily Lansing will be one of the campuses that will see an expansion. I would love to see Davenport build a new building …
  • Here's a few of the pictures from MSU's Physical Plant Facebook page: Cyclotron/FRIB office addition: Plant Sciences expansion: Wells Hall addition: Emmons Hall renovation: (Is this part of the Brody complex?) A view f…
  • From the Capital Gains earlier this week: 8,600 square foot NEO Center set to open by June Old Town resident invests more than $140,000 restoring historic gas station and home The NEO Center is in an odd place for a commercial building, b…
  • It looks like this project could finally get off the ground, or the developer could just be blowing smoke to get an extension for the site plan and special use permit. I'm skeptical of this project my self, but I certainly hope it really happens thi…
  • I'm glad to see at least a couple of the L&L stores finding new life. I'm even happier that the new owner plans to put some money into them because they really needed it. Too bad L&L had to mismanage their business.
  • On the Broad Museum's site they have some aerial pictures of the construction up: Broad Museum Photo Gallery
  • That sucks, but it's not surprising. I just about lost all hope when they started trying to lease out the remaining building on the site.
  • Wasn't a restaurant supposed to remodel that building a few years ago? Wenco properties has done a couple other projects in REO Town, I think. If there the ones I'm thinking they're some of the nicer buildings on that stretch.