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  • Yeah, I'll be there. Would be good to see MichMatters there too if possible
  • The building at Grand River and Kedzie was previously discussed at http://develop.metrolansing.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=19&Focus=6178#Item_16. Thanks for the link, nice to see the renderings of some good mixed use infill. I have heard…
  • The LSJ is reporting that a Biggby franchise is going to open up in the old PNC Bank location across from Midtown. I really wish that building would be torn down and a new mixed-use structure built in-place. Occupancy of the building is a good sign …
  • MSU has announced that they are planning on building apartments on the former Michigan State Police Headquarters site across from Breslin Center on Harrison Rd. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/campus/2014/09/12/msu-build-apart…
  • Wasn't sure if this should go in the General Lansing Development thread or this one, but since the last conversation here was about the restaurant space, I found it fitting. The LSJ is reporting that Beer Grotto will open in the Stadium District.…
  • How does Monday, Sept 22nd, 7pm at The Nuthouse sound then?
  • Poached business, no, but Old Town has benefited from more locally owned businesses. Downtown really needs at minimum a medium-sized grocery store. It would be such a boon if downtown Lansing could convince Goodrich to open there. Besides that, I th…
  • The LSJ published an update on the addition of a non-motorized pathway along Moores River Drive. The $1.65 million project along Moores River Drive near Mt. Hope Avenue, east of Waverly Road, involves tearing down a seawall and replacing it with a…
  • Good read in to the site plan, j! It would be nice if they added more green space like a park between some of the buildings (instead of just at the back of the property, which isn't clear if it will be accessible or gated off). I don't think the …
  • The Citizens Bank and Evergreen Arms would be great to have, but I won't believe it until I see shovels in the ground. Happy that it is being talked about though.
  • I know that Meijer has been trying to get a Meijer gas station in that spot for the longest time, but has faced considerable backlash from residents of the nearby neighborhoods. Perhaps I missed the announcement? I think any type of retail was fough…
  • It's a sort of a chicken/egg problem. The city wants to have year round residents living downtown, but many businesses that would support permanent residents don't exist because there aren't permanent residents (a large-scale grocery store, for exam…
  • They *could* also build the expansion in the same style as the Showroom Shine detail shop that was built with the option of adding on extra floors in the future. This would allow some eventual apartments/lofts on top without tearing down the structu…
  • hood, maybe a scaled down version of the Gateway project? My other guess would be something near Frandor Plus.
  • No, I'll have to look through the archives to find the meeting and watch the video. My guess is the scale and proximity of rentals to the rowhouses.
  • I watched the recent Planning Commission meeting and at the end of it (around the 52 minute mark), it was mentioned that the Gateway Project is now on hold due to concerns from an earlier Planning Commission meeting. http://eastlansing.granicus.c…
  • Anything but a fast-food restaurant with drive-thru or a gas station would be good for the corner of Washington and St. Joe. It would be great to get rid of one of the surface parking lots in that area.
  • The LSJ is reporting that the lawsuit from the owners of Frandor against the City of Lansing and the drain commissioner is likely to be dismissed. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140623/NEWS01/306230050/Lawsuit-over-Lansing-s-Red-Ced…
  • They built a new handicap ramp on the northside of Dem Hall, but that was about it for the exterior changes. Which buildings along Grand River are you referencing? I can't think of any outside of Brody Complex that have changed in the last few ye…