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citykid, that parking is an SLU, now, certainly makes it more difficult, but does not fully preclude them from using that site as parking if they can convince enough city councillers to approve it. I know folks here think it kind of shuts the door o…
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The Grangers are all connected and go back a long way in the community. I even know a few. lol I know I sound harsh, but I sound harsh because it's not like they don't know how to build. The Grangers, Eydes, and the rest do quite well...in the su…
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I mean, every developer has a plan; hell, the Eydes have always had big "plans" for the westside of downtown. It's not a real plan if it involves a tenant or partner who has made it clear they are never going to partner with you. Otherwise, it's jus…
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Did I scare @citykid away? I wanted to ask him if he could sum up what they did with the sign ordinance? I'm looking at the packet for the planning commission next week, but I'm not reading all that. lol
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Yes, parking is a "special use" in all commercial-mixed use differences under the current code. Ironically, the city years ago basically talked them down from demolishing the building by basically telling them that they couldn't turn it into parking…
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The issue with (big) Lansing developers is that almost none of them live and/or spend time in the urban core - or even in Lansing-East Lansing - and this results in them having a complete lack of an imagination or vision. So the ONLY thing they can …
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Lots of new the past week or so of the Granger's old Walter Neller Building at Allegan and Grand facing the wrecking ball, again. The Grangers are mad the city didn't take their city hall proposal and wrote some ridiculous letter to the city. And th…
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Finally, the old one-story, mid-century brick building immediately south of the Holy Cross homeless shelter on Larch north of Shiawassee has been demolished. For some reason, I thought this building belonged to them, but apparently it's the Eyde's w…
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The city finally has up some formal drawings for the MLK redo. Despite moving the northbound lanes adjacent to the southbound lanes, the new roadway only goes from 55.5 feet wide curb-to-curb to 62 feet wide because the left turn lanes get consolida…
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We already know the general outline of what CATA/Boji is planning here. A bit over 50 apartments and 4-5 floors; it's going to be similar in scale to what's going to go next door. I'm curious to see the massing. I remember CMs Brown (against) and…
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The property is still in possession of the land bank, so I've long suspected after the initial splash that this wasn't a serious project. Next week's council agenda includes: - Sale of Parking Lot #1 on South Grand for $760,000 to the Bojis. T…
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Oh, interesting. The rendering does a good job of hiding the ridiculous amount of parking out back. lol
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he public safety complex does have their aesthetic Have you seen a rendering, or are you just talking about the site plan?
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Like you said, it's inside the freeway loop and it's a huge up-zoning of the area from the lowest-density single-family home district to the highest residential density district, so I don't have much complaints. Only stuff I've been really disappoin…
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Ah, yes, now I can kind of recall. It was a zoning issue. And the thing is that this is solved now with the new form-based code; the zoning for that district allows some of the most diverse range of uses for any district. Unrelated, but does anyo…
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Nope. The thing was that there was a lot less state money, then, for those kind of projects. I do wonder if they are seeing Stadium North and want to get in on PILOTS since so much money is going toward building affordable housing, now.
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It gets warm outside, and everyone decideds to start their projects on the same day/week. lol Anyway, what I saw today... They have started removing the trees on the north side of Michigan to prepare for the street reconfiguration; it's kind of v…
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From the LSJ: Despite saying OK to accepting $40 million for a city government campus, council members rejected a plan to buy the Masonic Temple for a new City Hall. Council member Trini Pehlivanoglu said residents don't understand how the Ma…
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The city finally accepted the grant for New Vision, last night, and are very keen that the skyscraper happens and is given priority. While more discussion has to happen for a new or renovated city government campus, the $40 million for the $228 …
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Honestly, that was the crazy thing to me. Like, even the "enhanced" Ovation proposal is kind of dumpy, if we're being honest. I've become more sensitive to issues of costs and such over time, but that definitely needs to be weighed against needs to …