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I was really hoping for those colored panels to end up being tile or something, whatever they ended up being looks cheap. Midtown in particular looks as if it were built of scrap materials, I don't understand why Gillespie's doing such cheap stuff. …
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I was poking around Gillespie Group's page and found a listing of their properties, the most noteworthy probably being 600 E Michigan It'd be lovely to see a building that looks like that go such a prominent corner, huh? Even with a spectacul…
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The stamping plant is kind of an odd shape, it's good to know where to expect to see it at though. I'd hate to see any vertical additions to Eastern, but I would love to see apartments made out of it. I think it's actually a pretty feasible proje…
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It looks like he does still own the properties, maybe. The documents say that the LLC proposing these buildings owns City Center II LLC, so I assume that means Chappelle is behind all this. He could of also sold City Center II LLC or brought in part…
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There's never been much doubt that Sparrow wants Eastern and if it goes up for sale I'm certain they'll jump on it. I'd like to see Eastern remain a high school, but I'm mainly concerned with the building being saved along with the field house. That…
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Along with considering the new Park District plan the EL planning commission will consider a developers plan to tear down the Citizens Bank building to construct 10 floor hotel/apartment/retail building and to raze the Evergreen Arms Apartments for …
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I thought that Sparrow did buy Bingham. I've been wondering where the stamping plant will go also. I had seen them doing concrete work just to the east of MLK, so I had assumed it was going there, but that looks like it was just to expand the par…
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What school are you talking about them wanting to get? I still want to believe that even if they do close Eastern people won't let it be tore down by Sparrow or anyone else. I have very little faith in the LSD in general though, I really don't un…
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It seems odd for them to have such a small lot isolated from the rest of their properties, it looks to only have about 20 spaces. If they don't acquire that Goodyear building I can't imagine they'll find much reason to hold onto it. I'm just hopi…
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The 28th was the public hearing and it was up for passage on Monday. In the packet, Public Services noted that any development will require a site plan review. Your talking about the lot next to the Goodyear building? If so, I"m willing to bet th…
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I've noticed the fencing and containers, but I assumed they were working on the Meijer or getting ready to. Have you seen if they're actually building something there?
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It almost seems that this is a case of the developer adding in a minimal amount of first floor commercial space just to appease the city. The fact that 3/4 of the buildings first floor is parking is bad, but that they're orienting the commercial spa…
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That's good to hear, I wonder what building they're going into. With all those renovated storefronts (and likely more to come) I expect to see REO Town gain several new businesses in the near future.
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I had forgot that the public hearing for 616 S Washington was back on July 28th, there were a few details on what's proposed in the meeting packet. I figured it'd be easiest just to copy this paragraph: "The property to be rezoned is located at t…
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I'd agree with that also, but I was more talking about new parks and plazas, along with improving existing parks. There's no point in putting a sculpture in the middle of grass field in a little used park. You have to do other landscaping, build pat…
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It doesn't sound like a bad idea, but I hope the money can also be used to buy and/or improve the parks and plazas that the art will go in. In Lansing at least, they should really create better spaces for art before they go spending too much money o…
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I really want to believe that they'll either find a use for the Dyslexia Institutes house or they'll move it. I can't imagine a sane person tearing it down.
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I would've never known about it except that my parents mentioned it before. This reminds me that I've always wanted to go back there and check it out. In trying to find something on that bridge I found Potter Park's master plan.
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I've seen those wood steps before, I'm pretty sure I went down there, maybe by a different set of steps though. I also liked checking out some of the old foundations sticking out from the bank, especially the one or two behind the On the Grand rowho…
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Hopefully the lack of a riverwalk on the west side of the river will not be permanent. I'm hoping they restore it from Michigan to Kalamazoo whenever the next project goes up along that side of the river.