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I thought this was a really weird framing of what happened: City Council recently voted against a zoning ordinance needed to make the originally-proposed project work. This is not what happened, and the weird thing is that they link to…
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Had no idea Michigan and Grand River were paved so late; it's wild how rural this looked even in 1910. Kind of shows just how rural minded the city and college were, and how that's colored city policy even to this day in being more development-skep…
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The LSJ picked this up: Boji Group plans revamp of Farnum Building after $4.5 million sale Boji Group is also planning to submit a brownfield plan to the city of Lansing worth about $2 million for help cleaning up asbestos in the building, …
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We got an announcement of the hotel this one landed: Courtyard by Marriott will be the first full-service hotel to open downtown in 33 years LANSING -- For the first time in more than three decades, downtown Lansing will welcome a new full-…
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Yes, it's still there. It's always looked abandoned, but it's my understanding that it's always been used as storage as it relates to its history with Stamp Rite. The address includes both the old single-family home structure and the modern commer…
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I was messing around on the city website seeing if any more permits had been issued for a project, and noticed that across the street from 600 East Michigan the old Stamp Rite at 154 East Larch had been sold t the Gillespie's and they got a demoliti…
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Yeah, it was revealed and then covered back up when they built the City Center I building at the corner of Grand River and MAC. It's on Curious Book Shop (tiny little building to the right):
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Were Frandor developed, today, it would look considerably different due to our zoning code. The code requires that a site plan include a proposed stormwater management plan; in the case of a development as large as Frandor that would at least mean …
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I though this was completed almost a year ago? Historic downtown Lansing landmark purchased LANSING, Mich (WLNS) - Part of the fabric and history of downtown Lansing, the Farnum Building was sold today to The Boji Group. The buil…
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A little development that I found interesting for what it represents. https://eastlansing.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1959&meta_id=77301 246 East Saginaw is an unassuming property built in 1972 in a strip of retail j…
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Looks like the developers didn't meet their self-imposed April 16 deadline, but requested a rezoning to go before the Downtown Development Authority Board for their upcoming meeting. They say hey will have the site plans and such ready this time. …
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Waterfront Bar & Grill in the City Market has lost their cases in the state Court of Appeals to stay in the market. They could attempt to take this to the state Supreme Court, but it looks like they were doing this to buy them a bit of extra ti…
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In a 7-1 vote tonight, the city council has approved the development agreement amendment and browfield plan for this one, the two largest hurdles for the project: MONDAY, April 22 — Developers are one step closer to construction at the former …
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Ha! Yeah, it would have been smart of me to simply do a search for the address. lol https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1033-S-Washington-Ave-Lansing-MI/12861876/ Looks like the 1st (garden level) and 2nd floors are for lease, so maybe they've al…
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In a general story on Frandor in the LSJ this morning, we get an update on the Red Cedar renaissance: Additionally, pedestrians will eventually be able to use pathways at Ranney Park just east of Frandor. The asphalt pathways also w…
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A really great and detailed story in the LSJ this morning about Frandor. A few excerpts about the mall itself and some traffic plans for the area: Love it or hate it, Frandor is here to stay. What would make it easier to walk, drive the area…
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Good Slice Pizza to open on Michigan Avenue, serve TurboChef oven-fired pies by the slice LANSING — A pizza restaurant that vows to be different than others in the area has plans to open across from the Lansing Center on May 17. The fas…
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CSO work. It goes as far east as Bradley: https://lansingmi.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=6390 I'd forgotten they'd just closed down Mt. Hope the other week, which is why I ended up going down Barnes. I really do hope they fix it b…
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I have no idea what's going on at the Wing. I imagine they are still working on it, but I haven't been by in some time. Since it's a project phased out over years, it'll be under construction for every year. lol As for 1033 South Washington, th…
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Oh, that's great! I was worried about what would end up there. Not a big Panera's person, myself, but as far as aesthetics of their buildings, it's better than most chains.