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The State News must have nearly nothing else to report on because they seem dedicated to City Center II news. This time, EL Mayor Vic Loomis is claiming that City Center II could still move forward, despite looming foreclosures on many of the proper…
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More bumps in the road for Strathmore, and, this time, the project might be as good as dead. The State News is now reporting that Huntington Bank is going forward with foreclosures on seven of the properties in the project area, all currently owned …
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It hasn't been discussed in awhile, so I figured I'd chime in with the latest. The State News mentions that they still expect construction to begin in the Spring, despite not having raised the $40-45 million yet for the project. The University spoke…
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A recent State News article discusses MSU's plans for the current MSP Headquarters once it's vacated. Terry Denbow notes that there has not been any "in-depth" discussion about what to do with the property yet, but they're considering a lot of optio…
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Good point actually about the first couple floors really protruding. That'll really make the upper portions of the development look disconnected from the base. Also, the State News appears to have clarified last week's premature posting about Cit…
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Despite earlier reports, the State News is reporting today that City Center II is not facing foreclosure. The Ingham County Legal News apparently posted a notice stating that Strathmore was about $3.6 million in debt on its mortgage, but the situati…
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I'm loving all the amenities being added across campus, especially the construction that includes private funding. But you've gotta wonder if there aren't some cuts that could've been made here or there considering the current state of public univer…
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I totally agree with MM's idea about connecting Detroit and Toledo. That would really heighten the value of the project for the Detroit area, and, as you said MM, open Detroit up to places like New York and D.C. It would seem as if that couldn't cos…
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The Detroit Free Press also has an article on the subject. This article talks about connecting Chicago with Detroit, and then, I would assume based on the cities listed, a system that would go south from The D to Toledo, Cincy, and then Lexington, K…
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Not sure if this was a possible April Fools joke, but it was leaked that Mateen Cleaves, on "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio, along with Chris Webber are going to be opening a sports bar somewhere near campus called "Mateen Cleaves' Cente…
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Somewhat bad news about the new Broad Art Museum. The State News is reporting that the project's "initial outside estimates" in terms of cost were about $160 million, 4x the original cost. I have no idea how the University would get enough in donati…
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Thanks Jared. I'm sure more people would be inclined to register and post on the site if they didn't think that either their opinions would be disregarded, or themselves berated for posting something they felt lent value to the conversation.
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I was a little worried about Obama possibly having some influence if this decision came later since it was a Department of Energy project, but I'm sure that was just paranoia on my part. Great news for the University, and Michigan as a whole.
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That really is fast. I give these business owners a lot of credit for opening new restaurants in this economy, but lets hope that they actually last as a result.
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Not overly sad about that one, and nobody else should be either unless you absolutely loved BTB compared to the other million burrito places in East Lansing. There'll certainly be some open EL Grand River real estate now with BTB and Steve and Ba…
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I'm assuming it is, but do any of you know if the express purpose of this project is to attract the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams?
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Good point LMich. I could see Bogue getting crazy during class time with the pedestrians and those wanting to drive in and out of the East Village. Luckily they'll have plenty of time between here and construction to figure all that out. BTW, that u…
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Ask and you shall receive I suppose. I went back to the SN article, and noticed that they stated the renderings ARE on the City of East Lansing website. I don't have a chance to look at them in detail right now, but those that do have fun and let us…
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According to the State News, The Pierce Group is still going forward with preliminary planning for the East Village Project, and has actually unveiled detailed renderings regarding the project. Unfortunately, there's no link to the renderings from e…
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And now for the news we've been waiting for. Per the State News, pre-demolition of the City Center II site will begin in the coming weeks, and demolition of the site is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Construction of City Center II …