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Ex-Ithacan

Aug 18, 2018 3:40 PM

Yikes, Ann Arbor is booming. Thanks for the pics.

Fvn	Aug 20, 2018 4:22 AM

Something big(?):
This isn't anything new apparently, but I just came across it...There's a clinical inpatient tower in the early phases at the UofM Medical Center campus...
Some info:
-Architect: HOK
-Contractor (preconstruction): Barton Malow
-Beds: ~264
-Procedural Suites: ~23
...and it is the U of M so there's a pretty good chance of it happening and possibly in the near future. Keep in mind that this is just a study, no renderings as of yet
https://image.mlive.com/home/mlive-m...e0e9a3ffbe.png
U of M

http://umaec.umich.edu/projects/majo...oject-details/
http://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m...tient-facility
MLive article that I completely missed...
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...tion_of_n.html

(pardon my ignorance if this has been posted already somewhere, but its new to me)

LMich

Aug 29, 2018 1:45 PM

Update on Broadway Park:

See plans for $75M redevelopment of 'forgotten island' in Ann Arbor

https://expo.advance.net/img/2ad0e61...t110752pm.jpeg

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ANN ARBOR, MI - The Detroit-based Roxbury Group has submitted detailed plans to the city of Ann Arbor for a $75 million redevelopment of a 14-acre riverfront property owned by DTE Energy.

Roxbury and DTE announced in May they were cooperating to breathe new life into the vacant and polluted MichCon site at 841 Broadway St., located along the Huron River next to the Broadway bridges.

Roxbury's plans, dated Aug. 23 and prepared by the SmithGroup firm, are now in the city's hands and await staff review and ultimately City Council approval.

Quote:

The first phase also includes construction of four six-story buildings with a total of 104 residential condos along River Street, a two-story parking structure connected to the condo buildings, and a series of parking lots. The plans show a total of 486 automobile parking spaces and 46 bicycle parking spaces.

The second phase of the project includes a nine-story, 132-room hotel at the start of River Street just off Broadway, with a two-story riverfront restaurant connected to the hotel, and a series of retail spaces in two other commercial buildings along River Street, plus some commercial space in one of the condo buildings.

The big problem with this one is if no one knows whether they will be able to get this approved before the more development-skeptic council gets seated in January.

https://expo.advance.net/img/b53307f...ay2018jpg.jpeg

https://expo.advance.net/img/c9231cf...t111135pm.jpeg

LMich

Sep 18, 2018 1:46 PM

This one has cleared another hurdle. It's probably the project NIMBYs have fought the hardest, which is funny since this isn't really anyone's "backyard." I'm not one to believe that NIMBYs never have a point are or never right about anything. But boy, the opposition to this one is particularly ridiculous.

https://expo.advance.net/img/2ba8417...062018_03.jpeg

Ann Arbor council votes 6-4 to OK agreements with high-rise developer

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ANN ARBOR, MI - The Ann Arbor City Council has approved two more agreements as part a deal to sell the city-owned Library Lot to Chicago developer Core Spaces for $10 million.

Continuing to try to make way for a 17-story high-rise on the Fifth Avenue property, the council voted Monday night, Sept. 17, to approve a workforce housing covenant and a parking agreement for the development known as The Collective on 5th.

Those agreements confirm details previously negotiated between the city and the developer, including the use of hundreds of parking spaces in city-owned public parking facilities downtown and provisions for dozens of workforce housing apartments.

Quote:

The Library Lot is the parking lot atop the city's Library Lane underground parking garage next to the downtown library, along the east side of Fifth Avenue between William and Liberty.

As tentatively planned, the development includes retail space on the ground floor, along with a hotel lobby, residential lobby and common area, office space on the second floor, 131 hotel rooms on floors three through six, 360 apartments on floors seven through 17, and a 12,000-square-foot plaza and event space open to the public.

Before voting on more agreements with Core Spaces, Eaton, D-4th Ward, argued the city should wait to see how things go with pending litigation over the $10 million deal and with a citizen-initiated November ballot proposal that asks voters whether the city should keep the Library Lot and transform it into a downtown central park.

The mayor is trying to move this along, as a new council is seated in November and will be dominated by decidedly anti-development or at least developer-skeptic. To get the development agreement out fo the way would be a big deal, as then all the new council could do is fight over the site plan and such. The funny thing is that the causes of the very tight housing market in the city is the city's lack of review of the it's very tight height and density limits. They could solve a lot of this for the next few years not even by expanding downtown, but simply increasing the height limit and FAR restrictions in the area already zoned downtown.

DetroitSky

Sep 24, 2018 9:23 PM

Plans move ahead for solar-powered, mixed-income Ann Arbor community

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ANN ARBOR, MI - Washtenaw County is moving forward with plans for a unique solar-powered, mixed-income housing development in Ann Arbor.

The county Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at a committee meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in favor of purchase agreements that call for the creation of 75 market-rate homes and 50 affordable housing units at 2270 Platt Road.

Washtenaw County is set to sell nearly 14 acres for the housing development - known as Veridian at County Farm - to THRIVE Collaborative and Avalon Housing for $1.025 million.

County commissioners will give a final vote on the purchase agreements at their Oct. 3 meeting. Then the site plans would go through the city's approval process.

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Fvn	Oct 1, 2018 9:59 PM

Block-long redevelopment planned on Ann Arbor's Main Street

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Another major mixed-use development is being proposed in downtown Ann Arbor, one that has the potential to increase activity along Main Street south of William.

Documents submitted to the city show plans for a block-long redevelopment with 235 apartments and 11,315 square feet of retail space along the east side of Main Street, starting at William Street and going all the way down to Packard Street.

https://expo.advance.net/img/fe2293e...t103154am.jpeg
https://expo.advance.net/img/96098c2...t103044am.jpeg

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...ent_plann.html

Fvn	Oct 1, 2018 10:07 PM

Ann Arbor OKs 171 apartments to replace entire neighborhood block

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The demolition and redevelopment of an entire neighborhood block in Ann Arbor is now approved, making way for 171 new apartments with a total of 182 bedrooms.

The City Council voted 10-0 without discussion Monday night, Sept. 17, to approve the rezoning and site plan for a four-story apartment complex catering to young professionals at 151 E. Hoover.

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https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...rtments_t.html

Related:
Residents moving out as entire Ann Arbor block is set for demolition
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...as_entire.html

Fvn	Nov 7, 2018 11:36 PM

Central park approval a 'gut punch' for affordable housing in Ann Arbor, mayor says

Lmao the NIMBYS actually pulled through... well it's gonna just keep being stalled because Taylor is still mayor and he's in favor for development so we're just gonna get another 10 years of argument

LMich

Nov 10, 2018 1:55 AM

The mayor in Ann Arbor is mostly a ceremonial position, and his allies on council were wiped on Tuesday. I'm not exactly sure where this is in the approval process, but if it has to go back before council for anything, it will run into some serious trouble. If folks thought that the city council micro-managed projects to death before, they ain't seen nothing yet.

DetroitSky

Dec 3, 2018 12:16 AM

From November 25th

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4809/...c72286a4_h.jpg
Collegian North

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4814/...83311c05_h.jpg
Michigan Union

deja vu

Dec 3, 2018 2:48 AM

Collegian North looking impressive. They are restoring / remodeling the Union? I guess I forgot / missed that.

Rizzo

Dec 4, 2018 5:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deja vu (Post 8397122)

Collegian North looking impressive. They are restoring / remodeling the Union? I guess I forgot / missed that.

Here’s a rendering of the courtyard conversion to an atrium
http://www.umaec.umich.edu/wp-conten...uCourtyard.jpg

Fvn	Dec 25, 2018 2:23 AM

5-story condo development 'The Garnet' proposed near downtown Ann Arbor

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Another new condo development near downtown Ann Arbor is in the works.

Plans have been submitted to the city for "The Garnet," a five-story condo building proposed to be constructed at 325 E. Summit St.

https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry...net-condo.html
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University of Michigan buys Fingerle Lumber property for $24 million

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Just one week after Fingerle Lumber announced it was planning to close after more than 87 years of business, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents approved the purchase of land owned by the business.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...4-million.html
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Also, I heard rumblings that allegedly the air rights for 417 & 419 E. Liberty St. have been leased to someone who wants to build a highrise nearby (if I'm recalling how air rights leasing works)...dunno anymore then that but it wouldn't surprise me... that's some valuable land. Landmark Properties did say a while back that they were eyeing a student housing development in Ann Arbor in the next 5 years, maybe they're moving forward with that, or maybe Spark is looking to expand...

Rizzo

Dec 27, 2018 12:44 AM

December 26

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jmcilreavy

Dec 27, 2018 10:10 PM

19 story apt tower (241 apartments) propsed

per crains Detroit a 19 story apartment tower is being proposed for E Washington street in downtown A2.

Rizzo

Dec 27, 2018 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmcilreavy (Post 8419876)

per crains Detroit a 19 story apartment tower is being proposed for E Washington street in downtown A2.

http://www.umich.edu/~ifmuth/constru...C77490EA4D.png
SG Architecture & Design / J. Bradley Moore & Assoc.

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SG Architecture & Design / J. Bradley Moore & Assoc.

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SG Architecture & Design / J. Bradley Moore & Assoc.

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SG Architecture & Design / J. Bradley Moore & Assoc.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-e...partment-tower

Ex-Ithacan

Dec 28, 2018 2:16 AM

Can't believe I've never been to Ann Arbor. Hope to make it there some day. Quite the building boom going on.

Fvn	Dec 28, 2018 4:25 AM

About time CA Ventures did something in Ann Arbor.

That must have been what I heard regarding the air rights of a nearby property being sold...
Some more renderings in the Mlive article--
https://expo.advance.net/img/500bd59...t104221am.jpeg
https://expo.advance.net/img/696628b...t104123am.jpeg
ESG Architecture & Design and J. Bradley Moore & Associates - https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry...osed-behi.html

...And the Mlive article comments are as always...amusing

deja vu

Dec 29, 2018 3:52 PM

^ That's substantial! This will wipe out a small handful of properties - mostly detached dwellings of 1 or 2 units, by the looks of it, along with a single-story commercial building with 2 storefronts. Quite the upgrade, and it will really extend the density of the street towards UofM's central campus.

Rizzo

Dec 29, 2018 5:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deja vu (Post 8421082)

Agree. I was in that camera shop in that 1 story building earlier this week. I wouldn’t consider anything heritage-worthy along that stretch so I’m personally OK with the demos. That whole area can be Ann Arbor’s “highrise district”.

DetroitSky

Jan 16, 2019 10:15 PM

Silicon Valley company hires 100 in Ann Arbor

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PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI - Software development company Nexient has promised to bring 300 jobs to the Ann Arbor area by 2020 and has already hired more than planned in the first year.

The company aimed to fill 60 jobs in 2018 but reached 100 with help from a $1.5-million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Nexient aims to hire jobs in digital product design, development and quality engineering, according to a news release.

https://i.mlive.com/resizer/93mMIw9k...ZT6EV7F4A.jpeg

19-home development proposed in southeast Ann Arbor

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ANN ARBOR, MI – Plans are in the works to build 19 new single-family homes in southeast Ann Arbor.

The city’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend City Council approval Tuesday night, Jan. 15.

The project is being proposed on 3.77 acres of wooded land at 3300 Cardinal Ave. next to Mary Beth Doyle Park.

Five homes would have driveways off Cardinal and 14 others would be along a new public street called Sharon Court, an extension of Sharon Drive ending in a cul-de-sac.

https://i.mlive.com/resizer/JZY0dOj_...REGIHBFQZU.jpg

DetroitSky

Mar 5, 2019 6:38 AM

Plans unveiled for 13-story ‘Vic Village South’ high-rise in Ann Arbor

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ANN ARBOR, MI – As new high-rise construction continues along the north side of South University Avenue in Ann Arbor, plans are in the works for another 13-story building across the street.

Oakland County developer Ron Hughes of Hughes Properties is transforming South U with high-density housing for University of Michigan students, plus new ground-floor commercial spaces.

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Fvn	Mar 5, 2019 11:31 PM

I like it, however, this part of town needs less brick... its turning into a cliche... anything is better than University Towers though

Fvn	Mar 7, 2019 10:36 PM

Quote:

Two hotels proposed for Michigan Inn site in Ann Arbor
https://i.mlive.com/resizer/HR5UCRMd...EES6IUHM4.jpeg
ANN ARBOR, MI - A developer wants to build two adjacent hotels on a site where an eyesore of a shuttered inn stood for years on the city’s west side.

Ann Arbor Best Hospitality is proposing an Aloft by Marriott and Home2 by Hilton at 2800 Jackson Ave., former site of the Michigan Inn hotel, which was demolished in 2009.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...ann-arbor.html

That's actually pretty big news

Rizzo

Mar 8, 2019 7:57 AM

Crazy how much South U has changed. It was all two story buildings and university towers for the longest time. Looks nothing like the mid 2000’s

That’s alright though, a lot of the buildings along there weren’t the greatest.

DetroitSky

Apr 25, 2019 11:13 PM

Latest look at new high-rises proposed in downtown Ann Arbor

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ANN ARBOR, MI – After a wave of new high-rise construction lasting more than a decade, Ann Arbor could see at least a few more tall buildings in the next few years.
City officials are now considering proposals for high-rises at the corner of Main and William, on Washington Street behind the Michigan Theater, and on South U.
The plans are still under staff review and not expected to go before Planning Commission before June, said Brett Lenart, the city’s planning manager.

Quote:

The city also is considering a new proposal from the Bloomfield Hills-based Catherine Ann Development Co. to tweak previously approved plans for a nine-story, mixed-use development at the corner of Glen Avenue and Ann Street.

The $40-million project still includes 162 hotel rooms, 24 apartments and 4,000 square feet of commercial space.

The developer wants to remove a hotel entrance on Glen Avenue, reduce the number of valet parking spaces and revise the rear elevation. The changes reduce the number of automobile parking spaces from 252 to 241.

The development team indicated in December it hoped to break ground on the project in 2019.

https://expo.advance.net/img/05e55a7...pdate2019.jpeg

subterranean

Apr 25, 2019 11:45 PM

Ann Arbor is becoming quite the little city. I looked up home prices recently and they're almost on par with Portland, which isn't really surprising except for the fact that it's in the Midwest. Is there any indication that the proposed developments might soften prices, or are these targeting a different demographic?

LMich

Apr 26, 2019 9:23 AM

The Glen site has got to be cursed. Developers have been trying to build something on the site since 2005. The land was cleared for a second proposed project way back in 2007. The current hotel proposal is, like, two years old almost.

My favorite of these is the tower behind the Michigan Theater. The Standard, on the other hand, could use a little work.

DetroitSky

May 15, 2019 7:02 AM

New $120M building being proposed for University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

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ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan is proposing a new home for its College of Pharmacy that would more than double the square footage of its current home.

UM’s Board of Regents will vote on the proposed $121-million, 130,000-square-foot facility planned for the corner of Glen Avenue and East Huron Street during its Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, May 16 on the UM-Dearborn campus.

The proposed building would replace three small buildings currently owned by the university on the spot. UM Spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen said it’s not yet known where occupants of those existing buildings would be relocated.

https://www.mlive.com/resizer/C9uMs-...TK3DTGHGQM.jpg
Current College of Pharmacy building

Fvn	May 16, 2019 9:56 PM

^^^ Regents approved... expect more specifics soon

DetroitSky

May 24, 2019 10:46 PM

Ann Arbor condos get initial OK after developer agrees to more bicycle parking

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ANN ARBOR, MI – Plans for a 10-unit condo building just north of downtown Ann Arbor are headed to City Council.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously this week to recommend approval of “The Garnet” at 325 E. Summit St., after convincing the developer to add more bicycle parking.

The site is located by the Broadway bridges at the northeast corner of Summit and Beakes, a stone’s throw from the Huron River and Border-to-Border Trail.

https://i.mlive.com/resizer/ayAAc35Y...QBTNMPB5FY.jpg

DetroitSky

Jun 29, 2019 2:24 AM

Redico breaks ground on 167-unit multifamily project at prime Ann Arbor site

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Redico LLC broke ground this week on a 167-unit, multifamily apartment community in downtown Ann Arbor, shortly after closing on the prime piece of property north of Michigan Stadium.

The Southfield developer assembled a city block of nine properties over the course of two years, according to Dale Watchowski, Redico's president and CEO, who declined to provide investment details. The site is bounded by East Hoover Street, East Davis Avenue, Greene Street and Brown Street.

The multifamily community at 950 Greene St., named Hoover + Greene, is expected to open by spring 2021, according to a news release.

https://s3-prod.crainsdetroit.com/s3...20Greene_i.jpg

DetroitSky

Jul 8, 2019 11:15 PM

High-rise developer buys property from Michigan Theater for $3M

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ANN ARBOR, MI – A major real estate deal to make way for a 19-story high-rise behind the Michigan Theater has been completed.

Bloomfield Hills-based Cerca Trova LLC purchased a 0.24-acre property at 514 E. Washington St. from the Michigan Theater Foundation for about $3 million on June 19, developer Howard Frehsee of Cerca Trova said.

City records list the sale price as $2.9 million. Frehsee said that’s because his company already paid $100,000 for some site cleanup, so he considers it a $3 million deal that “took place in two bites.”

The property includes an old car dealership building that in recent years has housed a camera shop and tattoo parlor, as well as bathrooms and office/storage space for the theater.

Part of the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., extends into the back of the Washington Street building, which the nonprofit theater foundation acquired in 1997.

Cerca Trova, along with Chicago developer CA Ventures, is proposing a mixed-use high-rise to replace the old commercial building and a row of four rental houses behind the theater.

Cerca Trova previously acquired the rental houses from separate owners for more than $4 million.

The high-rise development plans include 241 apartments, including 19 dedicated affordable housing units for low-income tenants, plus 6,000 square feet of commercial space.

https://i.mlive.com/resizer/yqU7Ghuv...B7GJU4KIY.jpeg
The building's site

Fvn	Jul 11, 2019 9:30 PM

5-story development on Ann Arbor’s Main Street moving forward

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ANN ARBOR, MI – A long-delayed development at the corner of Main and Madison streets is moving forward, the first action in years on the vacant dirt lot where Happy’s Pizza burned down in 2014.

WCD 600 LLC, a company affiliated with Wickfield Properties in Ann Arbor, has broken ground on a five-story, mixed-use building.
https://i.mlive.com/resizer/tRa5-8wD...OE7RUQHE44.jpg

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...g-forward.html

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Ann Arbor residents suing city over Lower Town development

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ANN ARBOR, MI – As a major housing development takes shape along Broadway Street in Ann Arbor’s Lower Town area, the city is facing a lawsuit from concerned neighbors.

Traver Street resident Tom Stulberg and a Lower Town neighborhood group called Ann Arbor Neighbors for Responsible Development filed suit against the city in April, claiming the city improperly rezoned the property in 2017 to allow the development.
https://i.mlive.com/resizer/duhfO9OL...QISERNGY4Y.JPG

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...velopment.html

DetroitSky

Sep 20, 2019 12:01 AM

U-M to build new $920 million hospital on Ann Arbor campus

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Michigan Medicine, the academic medical arm of the University of Michigan, will build a new $920-million, 12-story hospital on its Ann Arbor medical campus.

The 690,000-square-foot adult hospital building will house 264 private rooms capable of converting to intensive care, a state-of-the-art neurological and neurosurgical center, high-level specialty care services for cardiovascular and thoracic patients, along with advanced imaging, according to a news release from the school.

U-M's Board of Regents approved the project at its meeting Thursday afternoon.

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp

subterranean

Sep 20, 2019 1:23 AM

Damn.

the urban politician

Sep 20, 2019 2:16 PM

Quote:

264 private rooms capable of converting to intensive care

Being in health care, I find this part intriguing. I wonder if this is the beginning of a new trend?

DetroitSky

Oct 26, 2019 1:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSky (Post 8692772)

U-M to build new $920 million hospital on Ann Arbor campus

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp

Ground was broken for this project today.

Fvn	Jan 8, 2020 5:10 AM

How the F did I miss this.....from August 2019...

9-story hotel proposed on Firestone site in downtown Ann Arbor

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A nine-story hotel is proposed to replace the Firestone auto repair shop that has stood at the corner of Huron an Division streets for the better part of the last century.

Several apartment high-rises have risen around the one-story building at 402 E. Huron St. in recent years.

Minnesota-based Mortenson Development Inc. is now proposing tearing it down and adding another new building to the changing downtown skyline: a 160-room “Ann Arbor Campus Hotel.”

Also, there's this neat list of new residential developments since 2000 to present;

Timeline: Ann Arbor’s downtown housing boom and what’s to come

...And of course a Library Lot update; the city has appointed a 'City Task Force' to attempt to come up with a (real) idea... anyway we all know how it's gonna probably end up going. But I did find it funny when they released their 17 conceptual sketches 6 of which look to suggest constructing a building(s) around or on a part of the lot the wasn't designed for vertical expansion (that has to be more expensive, right?). While 10 proposals actually involve building something on top of the structure were intended (not all as tall, but still, better than a park I would think). One actually proposes razing part of the library and putting a tower that looks slightly taller than the Core Spaces development in its spot, which made me LMFAO. Only one looks like its just a park. So it seems like they realize that not using the space as intended is a massive waste, makes 0 sense and is a loss for the local economy. Anyway there's a public feedback session of the concepts on January 15th, we'll see how that goes :rolleyes:

*A couple of extra things and details
-CaVentures/Cerca Trova development should get underway in May.
-MMED Inpatient Tower has no activity on location; still a park.
-If all goes right the New College of Pharmacy building should be underway by the second quarter.
-Landmark Properties development at the old DTE office building on south main (The Standard) should get underway later this summer.

uaarkson

Jan 8, 2020 1:08 PM

Man it's crazy how bad some of the architecture in new developments was over the past decade.

DetroitSky

Jan 13, 2020 11:29 PM

The Michigan Union reopens in Ann Arbor

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ANN ARBOR – The historic Michigan Union reopened to the public on Monday after 20 months of renovations.

The $86.6 million project was prompted by students, who wanted more gathering space for student organizations and study groups.

Long lines formed before the grand reopening and Michigan Union director Amy White said that students were already taking advantage of the space.

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jmcilreavy

Feb 11, 2020 12:24 PM

Great break down of developments completed, underway and proposed. Not included is additional 12 story building being constructed at U of M hospital. If all future high rises in this piece are a go, A2 could have as many as 10 new 100+ft buildings.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...s-to-come.html

DetroitSky

Mar 4, 2020 2:31 AM

I'm happy to hear about the approval, but of course AA's NIMBY problem persists. Why vote in favor of the development if you're not actually for it?

Ann Arbor officials have mixed feelings about latest high-rise plan

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ANN ARBOR, MI – While a 10-story high-rise planned for Main Street received near-unanimous approval Monday night, some Ann Arbor council members still had mixed feelings.

Though he joined the majority in voting 8-1 to OK the development March 2, Ali Ramlawi, D-5th Ward, said the project falls short when it comes to affordable housing and environmental sustainability goals.

https://www.mlive.com/resizer/gX5IpQ...64QBXHK25Q.jpg

DetroitSky

Oct 7, 2020 12:58 AM

German Chemical Company Plans to Build a $51M Headquarters Near Ann Arbor

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A German chemical company is building its $51 million North American headquarters south of Ann Arbor, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

Wacker Chemical Corp.’s North American Innovation Center and Regional Headquarters in Pittsfield Charter Township will house its research and development operations and create 70 high-paying, high-skilled jobs over the next five years. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.

“Wacker’s expansion in Michigan means well-paying jobs for Michigan residents and underscores the strength of the state’s advanced manufacturing industry and talented workforce,” says Josh Hundt, chief business development officer and executive vice president at the MEDC.

“This new innovation center and regional headquarters continues to build on Michigan’s R&D leadership and sends yet another strong signal that Michigan’s economic recovery is well underway. We’re pleased that Michigan was chosen over competing sites in other states for this new headquarters facility, and we look forward to working with Wacker as they continue to grow and add jobs in Michigan.”

https://cdn.dbusiness.com/wp-content.../10/Wacker.jpg

deja vu

Oct 7, 2020 7:21 PM

Wow. That's big news!

deja vu

Oct 16, 2020 7:21 PM

A2's Healthy Streets Program that started this Spring is extending into November with additional temporary bike lanes, pedestrian-only zones, and road closures -

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Ann Arbor's Healthy Streets program test-drives non-motorized transportation infrastructure
Emily Benda | Second Wave Media
October 14, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Ann Arbor to block off car traffic lanes to allow for more distanced pedestrian and bicycle traffic, walking and cycling enthusiasts are seeing an opportunity for longer-term change. This summer Ann Arbor implemented a series of pilot projects called the Healthy Streets Program. Areas of downtown were closed off for walking and other streets blocked off lanes to be used as bikeways. After receiving feedback on the program and in partnership with the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority's (DDA) People Friendly Streets project, additional adjustments were made in August to create more temporary bike lanes, walking space, and road closures. The second wave of the pilot will last until Nov. 10, as the city and DDA continue to receive feedback from the public via an online survey...

One of the pilot projects of the program, on Broadway -
https://uarmrw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none
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Oct 22, 2020 11:25 PM

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'Council of the Commons’ to help Ann Arbor plan downtown central park
Ryan Stanton | MLive
October 21, 2020

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Oct 27, 2020 1:35 AM

Pittsfield Charter Township -

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Wacker Chemical to build regional headquarters near Ann Arbor
Jim Johnson | Crain's Detroit
October 8, 2020

Wacker Chemical Corp. will build a $51 million innovation center and regional headquarters for its North American operations in Pittsfield Charter Township near Ann Arbor.

It is expected to add 70 new jobs, according a news release from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The new project will be built on a roughly 14-acre site at 4950 S. State St., according to a planning document. Capacity at the new headquarters will be more than 300 employees. This will include workers relocating from Wacker's current regional headquarters in Adrian as well as the new jobs to be created over the next five years...

https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none

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Dec 4, 2020 4:34 PM

A portion of S. University Ave. will be closed (for quite a while) to support construction work for Vic Village South. I guess that means this has started construction? Or it's going to start soon? Anyone have any other updates?

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Construction to hinder Ann Arbor’s South University Avenue traffic until 2023
Dana Afana | MLive
November 30, 2020

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Dec 6, 2020 11:39 PM

Brightdawn Village is back from the dead -

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$32M development proposal calls for 120 new condos in southeast Ann Arbor
Ryan Stanton | MLive
November 30, 2020

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s been over a year since the Ann Arbor City Council voted 7-4 to reject a developer’s rezoning request, blocking plans for a 160-unit apartment complex known as Brightdawn Village on Burton Road. That would have been 40 more units than allowed under existing zoning, with 40 affordable housing units for people earning up to 60% and 80% of the area median income. Lacking support, the project died...

Meh. The large yellow rectangle is the site -
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gqgv81v99e...Plan.jpg?raw=1
Source: MLive | City of Ann Arbor

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