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The local paper picked up on the height limit increase in East Lansing. It's a rather detailed story about an issue that's been roiling the city as developers are beating down the door to get in downtown. The planning commission actually strongly recommended denial of the increase in a 1-7 vote, and the downtown development authority only marginally recommended approval, so the city council vote wasn't looking good until it actually happened.
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Looking west down Grand River with the Landmark in the background https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp Looking southeast with the Hub in the background https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp Looking east down Abbot along the ground floor of Newman Lofts https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp Looking northwest over downtown at the Landmark (left) and New Lofts (right) https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp |
Back in Lansing...
Michigan School for the Blind restoration project on pace to finish in 2020 Quote:
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The Abigail: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3u3RrIW0AwRr6M.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3u3RrMW0AAD5bC.jpg The high school https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3u3RrJWsAMFofc.jpg The completed Walnut Park Apartments (new construction, 72 units): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3u389tW4AAcnQO.jpg |
View from the top of the Hub's rooftop deck. This is going to be something else.
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^Those are some great views
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Census figures out yesterday point toward the core city estimates coming in July posting some pretty impressive gains. Lansing MSA's 2017 population estimate was revised upward over 3,000 people with the 2018 estimate hitting 481,893. That puts the metro up almost 18,000 since the last Census, or already the fastest growth for the tri-county area since the 1970's.
The area added Shiawassee County this year, however, so the growth isn't going to look quite as impressive next year. In the rest of Michigan, the only major area for the 2017-2018 period still showing a steady decline is Saginaw/Midland/Bay City; Saginaw and Bay City are still bleeding steadily, and Midland's growth is estimate to have been flat since 2010. Genesee County is also declining, too, but last period's estimates show a major slow-down in the loss. Same with Metro Detroit where Wayne County saw it's smallest estimated annual loss in over two decades. Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Lansing are all showing healthy growth. |
The $242 million Red Cedar Renaissance redevelopment passed it's two largest political hurdles, last night, with council approval of the complex development agreement and the projects brownfield redevelopment plan. Construction should start in late summer, as they still have a few other administrative issues to clear up for this one:
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https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp Love it or hate it, Frandor is here to stay. What would make it easier to walk, drive the area? Quote:
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600 East Michigan announces it's new hotel chain, and a new name: Block600
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Landmark from about a week ago:
https://instagram.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.....fna.fbcdn.net https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwp4BZmFujM/ Most work is happening inside, now, but as you can see the tower crane is still up. The Graduate Hotel next door must have started work this week. So that's five high-rises in some stage of construction central East Lansing all at once. Must be a record or something. The ground floor Target is still scheduled for completion this summer before they open the apartments. Newman Lofts behind Landmark has been quickly signing leases for its ground floor retail space. |
Looks good! Glad to see plans for the Farnum also.
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^ Excellent. I hadn't thought about it before, but from a construction sequencing standpoint, it's convenient that the tower crane for Landmark did not have to run through the floor plates of the building, but rather was able to occupy that central courtyard area.
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The "central courtyard area" is actually an alley; Newman Lofts is the building going up on the other side.
https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Im...ocumentID=6357 It's actually fairly heavily used to bypass Albert and Grand River when those sidewalks get packed. And because there are large parking garages off of it, it's also used by those who come to the downtown by automobile. |
^ That's right, thanks for the reminder. Should be a neat space, when finished.
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With the site finally cleared - and quicker than I thought - Block600 in the Stadium District had its official ground breaking on Monday:
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From East Lansing Buzz last week:
https://www.eastlansingbuzz.org/sing...pdate-05-10-19 Well, it's official, the Graduate Hotel in Park District is now under construction with piles started this week. This makes five high-rises under construction in some phase or the other in East Lansing. 100 West Grand River concrete pours and decking are up to the second floor. The next big thing is the installation of a large transformer on site. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f...a48db~mv2.webp Over a Center City, painting is up the the top floor at Landmark and sidewalks and pavers are complete on the Grand River side. They are almost ready to start moving merchandise into the ground floor Target. On the Newman Lofts on Albert, the masonry work on the parking garage portion is complete with storefront builds outs nearly complete. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f...38599~mv2.webp On The Hub, drywall is up to level 9, finishing is occuring on floors 3-6, and masonry along the base is nearly complete. Ground floor retail spaces are nearly built out. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f...0a1f3~mv2.webp |
This one kind of came out of nowhere. Various developers have been trying to redevelop this land opposite the state Hall of Justice for going on two decades, now. Mostly recently, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters bought the block in 2013, but their last attempt to develop it failed. So imagined my surprise when I saw something was under construction this month without an formal announcement.
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The Center City crane comes down next week as work is being wrapped up on the project:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D761KJEWsAUbJh3.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D761FbKWwAEQHsj.jpg https://twitter.com/CityofEL/status/1134543822984273920 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7rsyNgXsAET633.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7rsyNcXsAAtLbZ.jpg https://twitter.com/HarborBayREA/sta...78696587845633 In that last shot you can also see 100 West Michigan Avenue rising next door. It has formally been named The Abbot, and will become the tallest building in town upon its completion. Next door to that is the Graduate East Lansing hotel, which is also formally under construction with foundation work ongoing. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7rlcUTXoAA4ZVg.jpg https://twitter.com/eastlansinginfo/...70597873373187 A reminder of what those two will look like: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7rldjhWwAA-uoR.jpg https://www.liveabbot.com/wp-content...t-1400x934.jpg In other downtown EL news, the council is being presented with a moratorium on all construction downtown until the form-based code is done, which at its soonest will be done mid-September. |
In Lansing, the new McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital began vertical construction last week with the first steel being raised. The FAA has this one as being 178 feet tall, but that may be including rooftop communication equipment, not sure. Old elevations I saw showed something in the 158-foot range though they asked the city to be cleared for 178 feet.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D77CMjjXYAYDQe_.jpg https://twitter.com/bartonmalow/stat...57682852093953 Downtown, a developer has proposed turning the vacant Genesee School in the Genesee Neighborhood into 38 efficiency apartments. Rezoning is up for this one next week. Built in 1910, it's been vacant for quite a few years now, though still relatively intact. https://www.restorelansing.com/sites...ool-Front.jpeg Restore Lansing In the lower eastside, the old Holmes Street School will be turned into multi-family housing, as well, though details are still unclear of the specifics. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6NtqnqWAAE6qIk.jpg Martin Commercial In other news: https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webp Census: Lansing's population grows for eighth straight year, hits highest point since 2005 Quote:
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Is the old Masonic Temple downtown still vacant? Anything planned for it?
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As far as I know, since it's renovation in 1996, it's been apartments and office space for years. Whether the office space on the ground floor and basement is currently in use, I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's been used by the owner consistently.
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