More apartments proposed, this time near Michigan Stadium at Hoover and Greene:
http://expo.advance.net/img/5853b895...project_04.jpg
Mlive article with more info and renderings
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...ghborhood.html

^ It looks like 9 detached homes and 3 commercial structures would be demolished for this. The design is unremarkable, but it does achieve some positive things like some ground-floor retail on the east side and a fairly well-concealed parking ramp. There will be a partial zoning change involved for the west half of the site from R4C to C2B. I bet this will go through though.

Amidst all of the vertical expansion along South U - The Collegian North, The Collegian East, etc. - news now that Espresso Royale may go vertical with the addition of three floors of apartments. The design has already gone through some changes after going before the Design Review Board on Jan. 17.

Dennis Dahlmann, who owns several properties in the area, has filed suit with the city over the downtown lot that he bought four years ago -

A new development plan for a lot on the city's east side, just to the west of M-23, that has failed to see earlier proposals go through -

Some news from neighboring Ypsi / EMich:

Rehab of several historic structures for new co-working space on E. Huron St. is on track to open this summer:

Another new mixed-use apartment proposed for downtown Ann Arbor. The earlier plan for a new bath house on this site was a neat idea. More interesting than another apartment block anyway, and if it were to work anywhere in Michigan, Ann Arbor was a good spot to try. Too bad there turned out to be not enough interest, and the owner ran into financial problems. The public bath houses in Japan / eastern culture are a social gathering space, not just somewhere to get clean. They seem to have a stigma here though - oh well.

Regarding the Redico apartment proposal, Crain's has an article studying how this developer is making a move into more purely-housing oriented development, over large mixed-use projects, which has been the company's M.O. to-date. It cites two main reasons for this change - (a) apartment construction is quicker and easier, with less hurdles, and (b) more caution in a market that can be unpredictable. I guess you could easily add reason (c) - that the demand for apartment housing in places like this is presently very high.

Renderings were unveiled at the DDA Board meeting on Wednesday, March 7, to illustrate planned improvements for the downtown Ann / Ashley parking deck. The DDA's plans for the 827-space garage include adding 3 new levels of parking (375 new public spaces) atop the existing 6, adding ground-floor retail along Ashley Street and Miller Ave, and an extensive facade overhaul. There may also be some more utilitarian upgrades to electrical and storm systems, and the addition of electric car charging stations. All told, the scope of the project has increased for the better, and we may be looking at a budget of about $24 - 25 million for everything now, an increase of $7 million from the DDA's budget that was approved back in October.

Related: A2's DDA has big spending plans for the next few years -

More apartments; this time coming to intersection of Miller and Ashley--
http://expo.advance.net/img/5e8aea88..._ashley_05.jpg
http://expo.advance.net/img/29a21c42..._ashley_02.jpg
MLive - http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...propose_1.html

As well as on Commerce Drive on the west side (behind the post office on Stadium)--
http://expo.advance.net/img/4473559d..._update_09.jpg
http://expo.advance.net/img/ec30c2f0..._update_01.jpg
MLive - http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...ed_on_ann.html

Groundbreaking on U of M's new Ford Robotics Building was yesterday -

https://xevq3w.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none
Source: ClickonDetroit.com | Courtesy U of M

Update on the Y lot downtown, as the city considers its options on whether to exercise its right to purchase it back from the current owner, or to try and negotiate some sort of deal. The owner / developer has offered up many excuses for not developing the site within 4 years, which was a requirement of the sale back in 2013. He is now trying to sue the city.

1140 Broadway is now known is Nine99

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Heres an update on a project that was proposed in mid-2017 (It's the first time I've seen anything about it...) but has gotten some updates. Being dubbed as "Game Day Condos"--
http://expo.advance.net/img/b847ab46..._condos_01.jpg
http://expo.advance.net/img/7550b4fe..._condos_02.jpg
http://expo.advance.net/img/5b7e6a9d..._condos_04.jpg
Wickfield/Bowers&Asscocaites - http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/..._game_day.html

Hadn't seen that either. Lots of glass on the east elevation, facing the big house.

Timelapse video of the construction of the UofM's new Biological Science Building--
https://vimeo.com/260087212

Future of Ann Arbor's Library Lot could go to voters in November
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...news_ann-arbor

Ann Arbor NIMBYs are a special breed

No joke. "the Ann Arbor Committee for the Community Commons" - say that five times fast.

I believe I said this in the designated thread for this, but putting a park on top of the Library lot makes literally zero sense lol. On the other hand, now that they got their signatures maybe people don't have to run into them everytime they go downtown on a Saturday; "help us petition against building skyscrapers!". but as they usually do they will probably keep it going for another 8 years if they don't get their way... it's just nonsense.

LOL at all those old fucks there, why do they think they get to decide what housing get's build for future generations?

How does one even rationalize this absurd logic?