This article explains more about what's going on with the demolition of 251 E Lovell Ave. Owned by Bronson, this vacant research lab will be entirely demolished and the site will become green space until Bronson decides what to do with it. The article also gives a hint at the timeline for the new Bronson consolidated labs project, which will be adjacent to the old Kahn-designed Gazette Building on S. Burdick. Construction for that could begin this Fall. It sounds certain that this new lab will be entirely separate from the historic 1920's Kahn structure, and that there still is not a definitive plan for what will be done with that building, which is currently being stabilized.
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Bronson demolishing former Upjohn research building in Kalamazoo
Malachi Barrett | MLive
May 30, 2018
KALAMAZOO, MI -- A long-vacant former medical research facility is being demolished in downtown Kalamazoo to make room for future use by Bronson Healthcare Group. Bronson purchased 160,000-square-foot building from MPI Research Inc. in 2016 for $2 million, according to Kalamazoo County records. "Building 126" was constructed in 1967 by the Upjohn Company as part of its downtown campus...
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