A city park? You've got to be kidding me.
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The logic is that it's public property being sold to a private developer so the public should benefit (aside from the income of selling the property), but of course the NIMBYs just don't want any more high rises downtown.
Speaking of more high rises, the same firm design the Collective on Fifth also has a high def rendering of "The Calvin" at 603 Huron. Construction is supposed to start soon if not already on this high rise. http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psyitimtqp.jpg http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...eloper_as.html http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psn4wfmpyf.jpg http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psnvvvafoq.jpg http://www.myefski.com/projects/modern-urban-living |
Urgh, these people realize they live in Michigan right? You'll find parks and nature literally everywhere. The public will benefit from a healthier city with more tax revenue it's common sense and the developer is already providing a great public plaza. Ann Arbor needs to become more urban.
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Each new student apartment doesn't seem any prettier than the last. That density tho.
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Visited AA for the first time in years this past weekend.
I sure love the place. Perhaps one of the 2-3 best college towns in the country. While I like the density of the new development that has gone up, I'm for the most part not impressed with the design. Pretty standard, schlocky stuff. Ann Arbor would be wise to take cues from the Hyde Park area of Chicago, another "college town". Much of the newer development there, both on and off campus, has some very cutting edge design. Whatever gets built in downtown Ann Arbor may or may not have anything to do with U of M, but it will still reflect on the University in the minds of students and visitors. |
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Ann Arbor outpaces Detroit with highest real estate values
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An overview of the 17-story development planned in downtown Ann Arbor
An overview of the 17-story development planned in downtown Ann Arbor
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From the renderings and descriptions on that site, it looks like a strong effort has been made to engage the neighborhood at street level. I like it.
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So this news article has aerieal photos of Ann Arbor and the thing that got me is how funky A2's skyline is. I mean, you can kinda see Ann Arbor's original downtown towards the center of the picture and then UofM over to the west with sort of it's own ring of midrises and highrises. It almost looks like you can draw a line between UofM and A2s downtown (I think the street I'm looking at is literally Division Street).
Anyway, it just makes me think I wish there were more highrises on/near Main Street to balance out the density around UofM. http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps5qicaco4.jpg http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...rt_river_index |
It surprises me how small it looks given how explosive the growth has been. I guess that is just testament to how small it was to begin with. Still, a fine city.
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HOMES Brewery opening with 10 beers on tap in west Ann Arbor
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They did a really great job with the design of that place. The outdoor area reminds me of this place called Apex here in SE Portland: Google Street View
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Agreed. I think the interior looks great. Not sure of the story / reason behind the shipping container on the outside.
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Not quite Ann Arbor, but an important development for EMU's Athletic Program.
In nearby Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University released renderings on Monday for a planned $35 million 'Championship Building' that will serve every varsity athletic program at the school. The planned complex will be 170,000 SF. See renderings of Eastern Michigan's $35 million Championship Building Plan https://7bp0dq-sn3301.files.1drv.com...&cropmode=none https://97p0dq-sn3301.files.1drv.com...&cropmode=none https://7lp0dq-sn3301.files.1drv.com...&cropmode=none Photos Source: MLive, provided to EMU by AECOM |
3 large apartment buildings starting to rise in downtown Ann Arbor
611 E. University Ave. - 13 Floors http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psxjyipdyd.jpg http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psmduiapxx.jpg 603 E. Huron St - 12 Floors http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psltm0wuqb.jpg http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psn4wfmpyf.jpg 615 S. Main St. - 6 Floors http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...pst0quxsxt.jpg http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/s...psikzyv1j0.jpg http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...ldings_on.html |
Some Ann Arbor skyline shots. Pictures taken in April by Melanie Maxwell at MLive.
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