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  • That sounds great on the surface, count me as also very interested in where this money goes. I'd generally assume major and minor arterials are "major streets" (Cedar/MLK/Waverly/Jolly/Saginaw being major arterials and Miller/Holmes/Washington being…
    in Streets & Transit Comment by hood 4:30PM
  • Saginaw is such a mess over there. I'm still not a fan of a 7 or 8 lane road but the J-turn option with medians seems like a nice enough idea.
    in Streets & Transit Comment by hood May 20
  • Gentilozzi shared a video with more renderings of the tower and a cool virtual construction time-lapse for the last two minutes.
  • I snapped a picture of the beginnings of work on the fish ladder amphitheater early last week (below). I'll be around getting pictures of all the major goings-ons again at some point this week: both the LHC apartments have nearly completed elevator …
  • To be fair, I think someone could renovate 308 Cesar Chavez and break even, it'd have been done if values in this area were a little higher. I certainly don't mind it being razed to make room for a development that someday includes the artic corner …
  • That was a cool little building. In a different universe I could see the original portion still there, sandwiched between two skyscrapers. That being said, I can't say that I'd be arguing too much against its demolition even today if it still existe…
  • I snapped a few pictures on Sunday, showing the beginnings of a busy year. Tower on Grand: (demo of three floor building done, on Monday the area behind the Atrium Building was cordoned off and the old Hacks Key shop razed) Riverview 220…
  • I'm unsurprised by the Turner & Dodge River Dr redevelopment, I saw that little building on the corner go up for sale and seemingly sell pretty quickly. It's a fairly ugly 5-over-1 building but what are you going to do? I don't have an LSJ subsc…
  • ...Turns out it's the other Gillespie and it will be in the old church at Michigan and Hayford: https://www.facebook.com/thegillespiecompany/posts/pfbid033CSz7pqcvSmR8U6c3FqXimxR5QjkyVkwky2x6mek3Wug2HYQ69rrcAztVaYgyD9fl
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 20
  • I really have no idea. If not in a new building there's certainly some office buildings along Saginaw in the Groespeck area that I could see it going in, there's a couple medical office buildings near Sparrow or maybe there's room in The Armory? New…
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 20
  • A 40 unit four-floor building would be a very pleasant surprise. That being said the plans in the building permits would seem likely to be what's actually happening, especially considering that was the original plan. I guess we'll see.
  • It sounds like we're still maybe a year or so away from maps taking effect. One thing I did find promising was a quote from Gillespie saying that he's considering mixed-use-hospitality buildings on part of the site now: "Some of the other calls …
  • I do hope that he gets back to work in the Stadium District, he's bought up so many properties there before finishing what he stared. Even seemingly completed projects like the original Stadium District building and Block 600 have tons of surface pa…
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 15
  • I mention sidewalks on Miller not necessarily for this sports development (though that lot is lacking sidewalks), but because last year (or the previous year??) the city added built a lot of sidewalk along Miller where there previously was none but …
  • I share the surprise that Gillespie Group is the selected developer, this sort of thing doesn't really seem in their wheelhouse. I guess I'm happy to see a local developer upping their game, hopefully that same energy shows up when he turns his atte…
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 12
  • Great to hear that the powers-that-be aren't going to go the obstructionist route on this one. I believe that a project like this will be a clear net benefit to the city and the southside's business community while being, at the very worst, a net ne…
  • I guess I'm of the opinion that this development is better than I expected. I agree with everything @P2005 said, especially on the driveways between the building and road, but I find it difficult to nitpick too much on this one. If anything, I wish …
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 9
  • Heavy equipment showed up on site yesterday so this one appears to finally be getting going.
  • It says that the developer (who apparently has already been selected), is responsible for financing the hotel, market rate housing, retail/office, and parking. So in the site plan that'd be the buildings labeled "Hotel", "Residential + Retail", "Off…
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 5
  • The upcoming MSU BoT meeting has an authorization to proceed for the new Olympic sports arena and surrounding development, this project is moving much faster than I anticipated. I attached a pdf with renderings and more info. Fairly impressive. h…
    in MSU Development Comment by hood April 5