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No deal yet as AAATA officials explore solutions for Y Lot's 'bus problem'
By Ryan Stanton. MLive. October 30, 2015.
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority's governing board met behind closed doors again Thursday night to talk about what local developer Dennis Dahlmann calls "the bus problem" surrounding the downtown Y Lot.
AAATA officials say they're taking seriously Dahlmann's concerns that the location of bus stops on three sides of his property along Fourth Avenue, Fifth Avenue and William Street present a challenge for redeveloping the lot next to the Blake Transit Center.
Dahlmann has proposed different options for relocating the on-street bus loading and unloading zones, but no agreement has been reached yet.
No decisions were made Thursday night.
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A year and a half after buying the former YMCA property from the city for a new mixed-use development, Dahlmann hasn't formally submitted any plans to the city.
Under terms of the sale, Dahlmann agreed to redevelop the property within four years, giving him an April 2018 deadline.
Last month, he publicly shared renderings for a couple of ideas he's considering, one that's primarily an apartment high-rise and another that's a six-story office building. He said last month the apartment high-rise was the current frontrunner, and it would include other elements stipulated in his agreement with the city, including office space, ground-floor restaurant/retail, and a landscaped open space with a fountain.
But for the development to proceed, there needs to be a resolution to the bus problem, Dahlmann has maintained.
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Dahlmann says he's leaning toward making this design which would be residential aimed at working professionals and older adults:
This design would be an office building:
Currently:
One of Dalhman's suggestions is to move all the bus stops to the north side of the lot via a two-way bus lane.
