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I look forward to seeing how this will work out. There is room for a whole new neighborhood over there. I have not seen the new tree cuts I guess they may need to change the name of the street from Forest Road. It's always the trees get it first ar…
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I like this idea, I have had similar ideas about what to do with that huge area. It would be good to include all of "Frandor" in a new street and sidewalk plan. I could see a "Main Street" going from north to south through the Frandor parking lots u…
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Here in REOtown at the new Ellison Brewery they laid some nice old bricks in the outside "patio"? area. The bricks have makers marks printed in them and look like the may be reclaimed from an old building ,there a lot more of them piled up inside. I…
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This is great news! I really do hope they start over from the ground up at this site. The Sears building had some nice Mid-Century -Modern features but it really is just a '50s version of a big box store surround by a sea of blacktop and most of the…
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I believe the council has approved the new Form Based Code this week. It will be interesting to see how the code effects and improves the plans for new developments.
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There is an article in the LSJ.com today about a new restaurant/pizza/provisions shop being put together by the Detroit Frankie's Pizza and the Good Truckin' Diner owners at 3135 S Pennsylvania. Sounds like a good plan but the location has had seve…
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I noticed on my walk today that Principal Financial has moved from the old bus station into the two story office building at 608 S Washington that has been under renovation. I wonder what kind of business could move into the old station, maybe a nig…
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Today I heard about a huge project that is being planned for the Grand Rapids downtown riverfront. It is a big plan with large parks, pedestrian bridges over the Grand River and a river rapids course and zipline rides over the river, a large perform…
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The signal light that I noticed was out is back on! , I think some one read my post! It seems to be a slightly less bright and blinks on and off rather than strobe flashes. Thanks for the information, there is another large tower in the BWL yard th…
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The renovation of the old REO building into the Allison Brewery has restarted, I was happy to see. That is a really big space I hope it will help to expand REOtown redevelopment down the street to the south. I am worried that the former Quality Dair…
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I agree those blocks with the many standing 100 year old buildings could be another "Old Town" center. "West Town" could keep the "town" theme going or maybe "St. Lawrence Town". There are already several anchor businesses like the Rite Ad and El …
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I was not sure what the building was before I thought it was a mattress outlet, but it is the one right next to the tracks across from the old train station and BWL on S Washington. I just happened to notice it had been cleared out while on a walk. …
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The building next to the CN tracks on the north may have been sold as all of what ever was in there has been cleared out and the for sale sign is gone. It would be great to see something going on in that large building.
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Just a point of interest, I took a tour of the new Capital View Apartments the other day. It is a very successful renovation, very clean and modern looking. As it is a renovation of a '60s building that was built in the old school brick cement and s…
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I use the Clifton Street /Scott Park entrance to the river trail quite often, once in a while the lot is full. The non-wooded part of the park is small as is the parking area. I think taking over some of the old hospital parking lot is a good idea a…
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What the heck is pickleball? all the sudden this last year I hear the name pickle ball! I have never heard of this sport! Today the lsj.com has some nice shots of the new hotel in the Block 600 building, the rooms are really nice. [subscribers only…
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Very exciting news! I'm thinking if this is a big success[I think it will be] they will be building on that large parking area soon. I am looking forward to riding my bike over there on the River Trail.
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The facade work here is looking good. I noticed they are installing stone [like?] siding on the lower level. I like the more residential look of this building which improves the street in this more residential neighborhood.
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I think it may be a good thing to limit height in that area, there is enough space elsewhere to build higher buildings, the Sawyer's lot on E Michigan comes to mind . This plan would have created a dark street of shadow canyons, and a lot more vehic…
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I think the Temple Building could be a great hotel and conference center, maybe building a residential tower/parking structure connected on the surface lot next door. Over on Cheery Hill the computer depictions of this project are not very good. I …