[DetroitSky]

Uptown Bay City phase 2 plans call for hundreds of new residential units and some commercial

BAY CITY, MI – The next phase of Uptown Bay City is expected to begin in the fall or in early 2020, the project’s developer said Monday. The work will include construction of a new mixed-use buildings to further connect downtown Bay City to the Uptown Bay City site.

The update was given at the Great Lakes Bay Economic Club luncheon meeting at Saginaw Valley State University on Monday, Feb. 25, where President and Chief Executive Officer of Shaheen Development Dr. Samuel Shaheen and Vice President Peter Shaheen gave updates on some of their developments in the mid-Michigan area.

“The next phase of Uptown is really working to concentrate on integrating Uptown with downtown,” Peter Shaheen said. “Currently, the centers of commerce and activity are isolated by (neighboring) blight and vacant land and we are working to bridge that gap and build the two neighborhoods together.”

The new area of land is expected to produce 700,000-800,000 square feet of residential and commercial mixed-use properties. Additionally, roughly 80 residential units will be the first to go up in the near future.

“Right now, it’s based on the square footage, but it’ll be hundreds of residential units and several commercial spaces as well,” Samuel Shaheen said, adding that the next phase will be 10 to 15 years of continuous development. “It’s a continuum of development over the next decade or so."

Phase 1, 2017

'We want to have vibrant downtowns’ in mid-Michigan, say Shaheen Development leaders

SAGINAW, MI – At a Great Lakes Bay Economics Club luncheon on Monday, Feb. 25, members listened to an area development company’s vision for the future of mid-Michigan.

“Our goals for what we try to accomplish in this region are very simple: We want to re-energize our urban core, we want to have vibrant downtowns," said Peter Shaheen, vice president of Shaheen Development. “We want to work hard and diligently to bring residents, families and businesses back into an urban core.”

He and Dr. Samuel Shaheen, president of Shaheen Development, talked about what they have done to help foster growth in the cities around the area. The meeting took place at Saginaw Valley State University.

Saginaw Future highlights 2018 developments in Saginaw County

Saginaw Future held the Economic Excellence Awards luncheon on Friday, Feb. 22 that highlighted economic projects in 2018.
The 35 projects totaled $141,607,449 and 831 jobs were created or retained, according to a Saginaw Future annual report.
The event recognized Saginaw County development projects that were assisted by Saginaw Future.