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Thank you for posting the update here, I hadn't seen it published elsewhere and didn't know the outcome.
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Yeah I remember hearing that a gravel parking lot was part of the temporary plan.
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I was disappointed that Rory Neuner was absent from the Planning Commission meeting that night. She seems pretty progressive and forward thinking about bike advocacy and I think she would have approved this because this development pushes students t…
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I hadn't heard of the hardware store closing until I read your comment, and then I saw this on the LSJ: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinion/columnists/judy-putnam/2017/11/13/old-fashioned-hardware-store-okemos-closing/841069001/ K…
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Bernero has selected a developer, Beitler Real Estate Services, to redevelop city hall. City Hall would move to the old LSJ headquarters (the LSJ moved in to the Knapps building in January 2016). http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/loca…
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Yeah, they're still "new unit" pricing. Most people would be able to find a house for that price if they look long/hard enough. But by renting here they may get a better location/less maintenance/newer furnishings/etc.
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The rents being lower/reasonable is good for the renters, but might be a bad sign for large developers. To be fair, I do think it's good that the rents are more affordable from the renters point of view, but if the market isn't willing to pay the hi…
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The LSJ did a story on the development today with pictures of the exterior and interior: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2017/11/09/venue-east-town-opens-its-doors-east-michigan-avenue/822414001/ The article mentions that the karat…
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$2 million is a lot of money. We built Ranney Skate Park for $400,000 around 2002. With $2 million we could probably build 4-5 parks/attractions like the skate park.
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This is the project in Detroit, https://casscommunity.org/tinyhomes/
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There is a similar development in Detroit that is doing these really affordable for Wayne State students and other people with special qualifications. That would be a great model to use here for LCC.
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Yeah I remember the photos from the other thread. I think the artist here could have done a better job that's all. The "tiny home" market isn't just for low income. There's a trend now where people want to live a very minimalist lifestyle. I t…
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Infill is good but I must say that when I look at these homes I see the types of homes that the rail roads were building and they look like shacks I would expect in a ghost town out west. Maybe it's just the artwork though.
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Worth noting that the talk is now about a "performance guarantee" and not a "performance bond". The guarantee will be guaranteed by the developer, not an outside insurer like with the bond. I believe this is the major change that is allowing the pro…
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After @ratchetwrench's comments I was pretty sure that the developer was at least waiting until after the election to say that the project was still on. But I guess they want their crews out there this week rather than next week.
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Yeah honestly I'm expecting more strip malls and possibly a suburban apartment complex or a big box retailer. Pretty sad to lose all that green space to what will probably become a parking lot (East Lansing just did this for Costco )
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That's great! Do we know why there were 23 open spots?
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From the article, "Before the office, many Deloitte employees were housed within state buildings, working alongside State of Michigan clients on IT and consulting projects." Also https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/footerlinks/office-locator/michigan…
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Welcome! It certainly doesn't seem like they are 100% out of the deal yet. This feels like a negotiating tactic to me. Waiting for the election is something I didn't consider and I think you're in the right direction. At the very least the develo…
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Worth noting that East Lansing passed form-based zoning code for this area. I think this may be the first development that will be based on it.