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The mural on the North Grand Parking Garage has been completed. It's called "Let Me In." https://twitter.com/CiesaDesign/status/1145747809641140226
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Look what they've found during excavation: the old gasoline tanks! https://twitter.com/GillespieGrp/status/1145692323759738881 Now this one was a true brownfield for sure.
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Looks like the City Pulse finally picked up on the new business at 1009 South Washington in the north part of the district we'd talked about some weeks ago: East Lansing hardware store relocates to REO Town after 70 years in business T…
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It's less about density than it is about changes in retail culture. Ground floor retail doesn't even do well in apartment buildings. But I really think it's a lot about potential business owners not even wanting to take the risk. I think if more …
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Saw that they had put up a nice stone retaining wall on the south property line, or at least something fashioned to look like stone if it isn't. I was just glad to see they didn't put up some crude cinder-block retaining wall.
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Not much in next weeks planning board agenda, though I spotted a little trend from one item. Someone is looking to rezone a single family home on the 500 block of West Hillsdale downtown to professional office (D-1) usage, specifically a law office…
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Caught this little thing in tonight's council agenda. P&D committee is forwarding to the council a request for an easement along Michigan Avenue for some underground (3-to-5 feet down) footings. It's funny, because the footings would only ext…
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MDOT is seeking a waiver of the city's noise ordinance to speed up work on the rehab of MLK all the way from Pleasant Grove Road to the JAIL railroad tracks just south of Victor Avenue. The city council agenda reads that they'll be doing a "an asph…
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The Planning Commission will be taking up a new site plan for the second phase of Gaslight Village on July 10. This redo will include: 3 five-unit apartment buildings, 7 four-unit apartment buildings, and the conversion of a part of the existing co…
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With as fast as cars come up Homer, you'd probably need a stop light to control access. There is really just too much speed and traffic to hot have something highly visible to control access either from the ramp or continuing up Homer. I guess tak…
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All special use permits and liquor license permits for all of the new retail and restaurants opening were approved: https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=d99498ce3806962a5ede26662&id=4762c43d50 Location: 918 East Grand River Ave., Suite …
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Oh, I see the LSJ had a story on this today, now. And it appears I was right about eastbound Grand River and northbound Homer: The area in question is a hotspot for crashes, Michigan State Police data shows. There were 69 collisions, n…
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Yeah, this will only help south of the exit ramp, like they said, for the cars turning north onto Homer from say Fernwood and Sellers. North of there, it's not going to make much difference. The problem is that cars exiting 127 will always have to…
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Ah, yes. I remember now; it's called the Governor's House. Happy to hear about the goings on in this part of the Westside Neighborhood. I've always thought it was a shame that GM didn't built neighborhood retail on its lots in between the two s…
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I'm glad they took it down. It allowed AF a front entrance and opens up views and made the area along Grand more pedestrian friendly. More important, we finally got access to the riverfront because of the renovation and new construction. The board…
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Yep. Took these back during the reconstruction: It was a massive expansion on the garage.
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BTW, noticed the new artwork going up on the stairwell/elevator tower of the North Grand parking garage on Saturday. From the City Pulse: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/grand-avenue-parking-structure-gets-facelift-with-new-mural,12943 …
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GB, you'd mention this back in December, but I'd just noticed the "REO Town" signage on the old Main Street apartments when on I-496 yesterday evening. Funny how a little detail can change the look of a building (for the better) so much. I went on…
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Looks like the remains of the Eastside Gateway at 615 East Kalamazoo have been demolished. Hopefully, something even better rises from the ashes. With this demolition, there are now only three structures remaining on this part of the street on e…
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The Kilbourne-Mead House on Center Street and 2003 West Malcolm X/Main on the block in between Everett and Buffalo both seem to lay claim to the oldest. Some give the date of the Kilbourne-Mead as having been built in 1847. The city gives 2003 Wes…