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@cliffordzang I haven't been over that way much lately, but I'll definitely look when I make it by there. It would be really nice to see that building reused or at least demolished. I just can't imagine what good the building would be for anything b…
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I'm very curious to see what they come up with for the Temple Building and when it will happen. I've heard good things about all their places so hopefully they'll continue to impress.
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I just hate the office building on the corner in the new design. It's essentially the same as the two office buildings to the north of it, just a more modern design. Having a two floor building on that corner would be bad enough, having it be single…
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If you're saying that the office and loft buildings are both part of this proposal, then yes that's what I gather also. I still don't like the office building, neither in it's scale, location or design; at bare minimum it needs storefronts on the…
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It looks like the apartment building pictured in the rendering of that Washington & St Joe office building is a real proposal after all: South Edge Lofts It's the building to the left in this rendering:
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Can't say as though I'm surprised here, I think this developer bit off a little more than they can chew. I also agree that I won't miss this proposal. It would have been great in the sense that it would add a lot units to the downtown housing market…
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Thanks for keeping us updated with the pictures. It reminds me that I really need to get out and take pictures myself like I used to... Work here seems to be moving quick, I still find it odd that they're simultaneously drilling the foundation fo…
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Things seem to be looking up for 1600 block of Kalamazoo, the Allen St Farmers Market seems poised to continue expanding and improving while their presence also makes other business more willing to set up nearby. It seems like I remember other good …
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BRT has been pushed back to some point after 2018, right? If that's the case then there's no way they can wait to repave it. I'd think the best thing to do would be large properly done patches over the worst parts of the road, like they did on Mt Ho…
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I've been surprised to see how slow the work is on The Outfield, I wonder what's taking so long? The article is a little misleading, Capital City Homebrew is moving into the Stadium District area, not the actual building. It says they'll be at 62…
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MichMatters was able to find the height of Skyvue in the planning documents a couple pages back in this thread. The main roof parapet wall will rise to 106', the highest point of the roof will be 125'. So the height of the main roof will only be 4' …
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Yeah, it will look very out of place, at least for awhile. I've been trying to picture how tall it will be compared to the Sears water tower, I'm thinking they'll be pretty close in height.
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Yeah, I have no idea what it could be. I expect that Gillespie will redevelop the plaza he owns at that corner someday, but not very soon as it looks like he put a decent amount of money into remodeling it when he built Midtown. I can't imagine the …
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Christman has a webcam for the Sparrow construction: Sparrow Plaza Also, Sparrow has website dedicated to construction updates (I'll add this link to the first post): Building Sparrow
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For reference here's a picture of the mural:
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Regarding the debris in the river, the BWL organizes the Adopt-A-River clean up every spring: Adopt-A-River - BWL I participated in it a few times when I was a kid, I really should again. There's events and giveaways for the volunteers plus they …
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A quick update on the various Sparrow construction: -The new medical arts building on Saginaw was topped out last week. -The structure is complete and they've finally begun on the facade for the new cafeteria -The new parking structure is a…
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It's good to see this moving forward. I'm especially happy that they chose a location besides the old GM properties, those sites are befitting a more intense use than a solar farm.
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I'm by this site a lot so I'll be anxiously watching how the construction unfolds, it's great to hear that things are getting going. The "scooper" would likely be a back hoe (on wheels, smaller with a wide bucket up front and a narrow one in back…
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I wouldn't be surprised if the approval of this incentive is why they expected a November start, the decision just may have come a little later than expected. Hopefully we'll see this project get going soon.