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I'm all for replacing the dams with rock rapids if they can keep it passable for boaters, it'd sorta suck if the Michigan Princess couldn't operate anymore though. At the North Lansing Dam I would like to see the fish ladder and attached dam structu…
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@lansplant Yeah, I just don't even know what to say about it anymore. It's been painful to see just enough positive things happening to give real hope for Lansing's future yet never turning the corner so to speak. I will say, with all the new indust…
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The MSUFCU HQ's precast elevator shaft is interesting to me, I don't think I've ever seen that done before. I assume the rest of the building will be more traditional concrete or steel, at first I was wondering if the whole building would be built l…
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Yeah, I don't know what to make of the numbers but it's difficult to argue with statistics. I still believe that an increase in housing going to MSU students, who often aren't going to report that residence on the Census, is part of it. There's also…
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@MichMatters I'm seeing a 16.6% growth rate for the Lansing metro area from 2010-2020 in Wikipedia, they're showing a lower population (464k vs 534k) for 2010 than other sources. Do you know if the counties included in the MSA changed? I'm not su…
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In some interesting news a study has found that the Lansing metro area is growing at a faster rate than any other in the Midwest: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/study-pegs-lansing-among-fastest-growing-cities-in-midwest,19831
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A follow-up story from the City Pulse: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/downtown-arts-venue-breaks-through-to-daylight,19778 Not much more in the way of details but they do try to explain how they got to this point of such a severely down…
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@MichMatters That would be a complete non starter for me. I actually would give up on this city if that were to become a reality.
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Yeah, I'd like to find the Ghafari Study they refer to in the RFP that outlines all the space and facility requirements for the potential new buildings but I've had no luck. Without that it's hard to offer any insight as to what kind of site might b…
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I could imagine there being a case where you could pull off a genuine an art-deco or art-modern building but it wouldn't be easy and I don't think that's what I'd go for here personally, it's certainly not gonna happen with Studio Intrigue. I hav…
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@MichMatters Ok, I'm kinda glad you came out swinging on this so to speak. I was getting a little soft in my stance and willing the entertain the thought that they would ever actually consider a new complex that would be appropriate for a city like …
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@Lymon89 What little I saw when I was driving by looked more like the same type of precast panels you might see make up a parking garage. That was only maybe two or three vertical panels though, at least one facing the street already had the brick o…
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And we're back to this... https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2022/02/03/lansing-asks-developers-new-city-hall-proposals/9304876002/ The city is saying that remodeling the current City Hall would cost $60-$80 million, which I guess see…
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@MichMatters Yeah, if they were building significantly more residential and going taller with I think it would make sense, but doing it the way they are is just goofy and it forces the city to become a landlord. Regarding the city hall thing, I …
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@gbinlansing Thanks, I didn't realize the print version had the floorplans, but that leaves me with even more questions. Why is the big blank walls at the corner of the building if that's a two floor lobby right there? Why not open that up to the st…
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I was by there earlier this week when there were just a couple panels up and I was also wondering if this whole thing is going to be precast? It appears to be being built with a construction method I don't think I've seen before, I'll have to try to…
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They've been really unclear about financing, total budget and partnering with a developer. I guess that's what this press conference is probably for though. I'm somewhat assuming there will be a housing element incorporated here and the city won't b…
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Yeah, there was mention of the Lake Trust site but no confirmation. Awhile back I remember something that implied that the old Michigan Theater was also a candidate and in the article above they mention that the Masonic Temple was briefly considered…
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According to the City Pulse Mayor Schor will announce the new performing arts center tomorrow at 3pm at the Lake Trust building. They don't say so, but this obviously implies that the new center will go on the remaining portion of the Lake Trust blo…