Lansing-East Lansing, MI Development

[hood]

Originally Posted by deja vu

Moody Nolan has been selected to design the new student recreation and well-being center at MSU. Some conceptual renderings are included with the firm's announcement. Hood, this is the same project as the last one you posted above, right? The renderings look a little different, but it sounds like the same thing.

Yeah, same project it just looks like they're a little further along in the design. It seems they may have expanded it a bit from the last conceptual renderings, I liked the old design but I think I like this new one better. Nice find on the renderings.

[mindbender]

That last rendering looks like it's at the corner of Shaw and Harrison across from the Breslin.

[hood]

A couple of projects working there way through various approvals...

Stadium North is a residential project slated for the Chief Cart property in between Cedar & Larch and south of Erie St just a bit north from the Lugnuts' stadium and Gillespie's associated developments. If will contain two four floor buildings with 66 units each, one for seniors and one regular multi family.
stadium north 2 by Jason, on Flickr
stadium north 2 by Jason, on Flickr

1506 N Grand River is a long vacant industrial building next to the Grand River near Old Town. Here they are in the early stages of approval for a 10 floor 168 unit building with integrated parking and just over 17k sq ft of ground floor commercial space. This is a biggie if it happens, it could really shift the course of Old Town's future. (Thanks to MichMatters for digging this up early in the process and posting it on Develop.MetroLansing)

Turner Dodge NE by Jason, on Flickr
Turner Dodge SW by Jason, on Flickr
Turner Dodge N by Jason, on Flickr


In other development news around the area two long vacant schools are slated to be renovated soon: the old Walter French at Mt Hope & Cedar along with the old West Junior at 500 W Lenawee will both be converted into apartments and are at various stages of approval. There are also two more run-of-the-mill 4 floor hotels currently under construction in the Lake Lansing/127 area on Wood Rd and West Rd respectively. And something I'm very much looking forward to: A major trail project to connect the eastern end of the Rivertrail at Hagadorn to Lake Lansing Park North and to Haslett & Green Rd should see its first phase go out for bid this month with funding already secured for its entirety. This will add almost 5 miles of new trail and connect another 4+ miles of existing trail extending the contiguous trail system to the far northeast edge of Haslett/Okemos and accessing two county parks (Lake Lansing North & South) along with one of Meridian Twp's largest and most developed parks along with a township owned natural area. This is thanks to Ingham County's still relatively new dedicated trails millage which should see our trail system vastly increase in size over the coming years.

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East Lansing -

MSU FCU progress -




Source: LinkedIn | Neumann/Smith Architecture

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Mason -

It's been a long time since an update on the new Ingham County Justice Complex. I spotted these photos; the first from a few months ago, the second from one week ago -


Source: Architectural Metals Inc.


Source: Granger Construction

Rendering -

Source BKV Group

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Lansing -

There was a special meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals on August 23 to review this 10-story, 135-ft. proposal for 1506 N. Grand River Ave., on the site of a currently vacant industrial building. Due to its proposed location, variances are required for the building height and number of stories. Under the new, form-based code, the current limits are 60 ft. / 6 stories. No published minutes from that meeting yet, so no word on if it was accepted -














Source: City of Lansing | Board of Zoning Appeals

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City View Apartments progress -








Source: LinkedIn | The Wieland Group

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REO Town Gateway Apartments progress, from 2 weeks ago -


Source: LinkedIn | Jeff Deehan

[Klippenstein]

Originally Posted by deja vu

East Lansing -

Source: LinkedIn | Neumann/Smith Architecture

Cool brickwork!

[subterranean]

That's looking way better IRL than in the renders.

[DetroitMan]

A development that would bring 500 apartments to the site of Dublin Square Irish Pub has been proposed for Downtown East Lansing.

500 apartments, new high-rise buildings proposed in downtown East Lansing

Owner, operator and multifamily housing developer The Michaels Organization officials spoke on the project at an East Lansing Downtown Development meeting Thursday that would raze the pub. The proposal includes 201 student apartments, 209 other apartments and 93 "essential" or affordable housing units in three separate buildings of 12-, seven- and four-stories, respectively.

However, Dublin Square fans can rest assured as the proposed plans include putting the popular pub back into the proposed 12-story building for that site.

“Dublin Square will always be Dublin Square," pub property owner and real estate developer Paul Vlahakis said Thursday.

If the plan comes to fruition, a four-story affordable housing building would be developed at the corner of Valley Court and Evergreen Avenue. A 604-space parking garage would be developed northwest of that building and a seven-story student housing building would be built to the east, according to the site plan.

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/...s/69596792007/

[DetroitMan]

132 new apartments proposed for Lansing’s Stadium District

Plans are underway for an estimated $33 million development project that could bring more than 130 apartments to the city’s Stadium District.

Pivotal, an Ohio-based developer that’s been developing affordable housing since 1993, plans to build two apartment buildings with 66 units each for multi-family and seniors on about 3 acres at 500 N. Cedar St., Lansing Economic Development Corp. Vice President Kris Klein said in an email.

Pivotal, formerly known as MVAH Partners before an August rebranding, is calling the development Stadium North Lofts and Stadium North Senior Lofts.

“The Stadium North Lofts/Senior Lofts will further redevelopment efforts and create a greater mix of housing options for residents looking to reside in the district and have access to downtown amenities,” Klein said.

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/...t/69706293007/

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East Lansing -

MSU FCU progress. These were posted to LinkedIn 1 day ago, but judging by the leaves still on the trees in the background, in reality, this must be from a few months ago -






Source: LinkedIn | Walter P. Wyderko (MSU FCU)

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Temple Lofts had its grand opening two weeks ago. While I think this overall turned out very well and very likely saved the building from demolition, some of the design decisions / modifications that they made to the historic façade feel kind of off -








Source: LinkedIn | MCC

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City View Apartments progress -


Source: LinkedIn | The Wieland Corporation

[DetroitMan]

Excellent photos deja vu! MSU announced today that they will be building a multicultural center on campus. It should be complete by fall 2024.

MSU to build $38 million multicultural center on East Lansing campus

The MSU Board of Trustees authorized construction of the 34,000-square-foot center on Friday.

The new, freestanding center symbolizes MSU's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by establishing a safe space that enables a stronger sense of belonging for students of historically underrepresented groups, the university said.

The MSU Multicultural Center will include:

• An outdoor amphitheater
• A "Dreamer Center" to help undocumented students succeed academically and professionally
• Offices for the Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and the Council of Progressive Students Council
• Prayer rooms, a resource center, art gallery wall and spaces for collaboration.

Students and community stakeholders provided input that informed the design process through community engagement meetings facilitated by SmithGroup, the project's designer.

The project is expected to be completed by fall 2024.

​https://www.crainsdetroit.com/educat...lansing-campus

[deja vu]

^ sharp-looking building! Looks like it will be a great asset to the campus.

[hood]

A photo update of construction projects from around Lansing and MSU:

Downtown Lansing projects:
A new 900 person capacity entertainment venue/club on Washington Sq: https://www.hall224.com/


The remodeled Lansing Center Skyway:


Work on the Lansing Center promenade:


The Lansing Shuffle Club (a new food court-type of venue in the shuttered City Market building) from a distance, it seems to be consistently busy:


Site work beginning on the new accessible playground and fishing pier at Adado Riverfront Park (Grand & Saginaw):


The completed Gannon Ramp:


Heritage Hall and the restored Capitol West Lawn:



Mostly completed City View Apartments:


The somewhat disappointing REO Gateway at Washington & I-496, three suburban style apartments buildings on a river front lot:


No vertical progress on Neogen's major expansion yet:


The Stadium North development (two four floor apartment buildings) has both buildings elevator cores complete with the first floor walls up for the Cedar St building:




Red Cedar project updates
New hotels nearing completion:


Old Bag of Nails Pub:


Senior Apartments:


Overview from rear:


Water features:




Red Cedar amphitheater:




Ranney Park, part of the associated Montgomery Drain project, is getting more landscaping and paths
Looking north from park parking lot:


Looking NE from SW corner:


Some sort of deep concrete structure at the north end of the park near Saginaw:



MSU Projects:
MSU Football building addition:


Site work beginning on Multicultural Center and Farm Lane bridge:



Full album with a few more pictures:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAEBSA

[DetroitSky]

Awesome updates, thanks!

[hood]

A few updates...

There's a proposal for a 5 floor 65 unit affordable apartment building on S Grand Ave across from the CATA transit station, this would be built by the Lansing Housing Commission. In the article there's also mention of a new building on the adjacent half-block parking lot containing offices for CATA on the first floor with apartments of some sort of above along with possible homeless services.

https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/sto...pulation,56063





There's another 5 floor 120 unit affordable apartment building proposed for downtown East Lansing on the city lot at Albert & Bailey.

https://eastlansinginfo.news/develop...y-parking-lot/





It appears the renovation of the old Walter French School is close to beginning, construction fencing was put up around the property this week. This is one of the largest vacant buildings in the city and will be one of the largest adaptive reuse projects the area has seen. Random old pic of the school pulled from Flickr below:
Walter H. French Junior High School by Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, on Flickr

And finally I made it out by the new GM Ultium battery plant that's under construction and grabbed a few pictures: