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Not to be a downer, but the first proposal for City Center II (then Michigan Museum Place) was before 2006. My first post in the [East Lansing Development forum over at UP] from August 2005 references an already dated proposal for the site. There wa…
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This fiasco has gone on for far too long, I can't even bring myself to care anymore. At the very least I hope the buildings at Abbot and Grand River are demolished within a reasonable amount of time.
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I'm surprised that details of a seemingly important piece of the financing are up in the air at this stage of the development. I'm also surprised that the city owes over $5.5 million on the Evergreen properties and planned to "sell" them to the deve…
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A stop/yield sign would be a great idea at the 127 exit, a traffic signal may work but I'd be worried about traffic backing up onto the freeway when the exit's light was red. They really need to do something with that exit though, along with the Cli…
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That's a really nice example of a town center/lifestyle center, with any luck Eastwood will grow to resemble something more like it. I like how they concentrated all the public space in the middle surrounded by taller buildings, it's especially nice…
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http://develop.metrolansing.com/forum/ is getting a forbidden message, that was my bookmark. Any way to give that address the same message you had on the home page to point anyone else that may have bookmarked that page here?
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I'm glad to see that the City responds to these sorts of things. I may have to start using one of these services as there's been many times I saw something that was probably worth reporting, I just didn't want to have to call someone or find the rig…
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Not to excuse the mediocre design here, but the north end zone addition has the locker rooms, recruitment center and media center to justify it's higher quality and larger size. The outside of this sounds like it will just be the backside of bathroo…
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I'm really happy to see this building getting renovated but I'm disappointed to see it become a self storage facility. I'm also skeptical of giving tax incentives to such a facility. If they do grant the tax credits they should at least require the …
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Posted by Michmatters earlier in the General Lansing Development thread: School for the Blind project could get finalized soon
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I was worried that the School for the Blind project was dead, it's really great to see that it's still a go. I'm going to re-post that link over in the School for the Blind thread for posterity's sake.
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It's disappointing to see the Beer Grotto close, that space was empty for a long time before they filled it. I think the biggest problem in this area is parking, there needs to be a parking ramp south of the Stadium District building. As far as I kn…
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It's been a few years since I've been at the downtown library, but I remember it looking pretty dated at the time. I'm sure it needs a renovation that is more extensive than the one it's about to receive though I'm still glad to see it get a refresh…
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There's a news story today regarding some renovations to the downtown library, maybe it's related to that? Downtown Lansing Library closing this month for renovations
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Maybe I was a pessimist, but I always assumed that Skyview was going to be student housing, I never remember hearing any indication that it would be targeted at anyone else. I do not have a problem offering incentives on student housing, my criteria…
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Yeah, a lot of times all I can say is "I agree" also. That's one of the problems with a niche site like this is that I think we all have similar opinions when it comes to the stuff that's discussed here. There's also some times where I don't post be…
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Purely anecdotal, but I'm around to the various student apartments fairly often and there is definitely a disproportionate amount of Chinese students living in the newer/higher-end complexes. They are the ones driving the Lamborghini's, Mclaren's, M…
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I hate the bluish LED lights, they're ugly and cause health and safety concerns for humans and wildlife. It's possible with current technology to have LED's give off a warmer glow, I'm assuming those bulbs are more expensive or haven't been scaled u…
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Well, this is disappointing but not surprising. It really brings me back to my hope that maybe they'd consider building the wall around the substation to look like a building facade, at least where it faces the streets.
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@Lymon89 First I have to say I'm truly flattered that you appreciate my idea/design. I've tried to put a fair amount of thought into it and I've tried to be as accurate and realistic as possible without being able to get onsite or see the inside of …