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Old Posted Feb 23, 2022, 2:46 AM
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Some project updates that have popped up in the last month in Ann Arbor

New downtown Ann Arbor development will create housing for artists, homeless

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A six-story, 68-unit affordable housing development is coming to downtown Ann Arbor with a focus on housing artists and those exiting homelessness.

The city’s Housing Commission has chosen nonprofit Avalon Housing to co-develop the city-owned site at 121 E. Catherine St., a public parking lot in the Kerrytown district.

Construction is expected to start in 2024 and finish in 2025, bringing 15 studios, 48 one-bedroom apartments and five two-bedroom apartments — all affordably priced for people earning up to 60% of the area median income.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...-homeless.html


Demolition begins to make way for 19-story high-rise in downtown Ann Arbor

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The high-rise is to include about 240 apartments ranging from studios to five-bedroom units. It’s expected to attract a mix of people, including University of Michigan students and workers, with a mix of incomes, with 19 affordable housing units.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...ann-arbor.html


Construction begins on 13-story high-rise for University of Michigan students

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A towering crane, backhoes, concrete trucks and piles of steel beams along South University Avenue mean one thing: another high-rise is underway in Ann Arbor.

Construction has begun on Vic Village South, a 13-story building with apartments expected to cater to University of Michigan students, a stone’s throw from campus.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...-students.html


1,200 new student beds coming in $190 million project on University of Michigan North Campus
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The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday a $190 million investment to expand North Campus student housing by 2024.

The project will add 1,200 beds spread throughout three residence halls, according to the supplemental agenda item approved unanimously during the Feb. 17 regents meeting.

The three buildings will replace the Northwood III apartments, which will be demolished, the supplemental states.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...th-campus.html
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Old Posted Feb 24, 2022, 2:29 AM
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The 121 E. Catherine St project will replace a surface parking lot. I also like the way it's scaled appropriately for the the neighborhood. I just wish those two other student housing projects were narrower and much taller. There's so many bulky midrises going up. Someone did the calculus and found a 19 story building with massive floorplates is more economical than say a 40 story tower with half the footprint. I mean the rents they charge are practically luxury for justifying a highrise.
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Old Posted Feb 24, 2022, 3:09 AM
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I agree that most of the new developments going up in Ann Arbor are bulky. I really developers would get more creative with their designs. BTW, a 20-story tower is being planned for the Y-Lot downtown. The city has been trying to redevelop this lot for almost 20 years.

20-story development headed to Ann Arbor City Council for approval



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The plans call for two towers rising 14 and 20 stories, with 370 housing units, including 145 dedicated as affordable housing for people earning up to 60% of the area median income.

Proposed regulations would require the two towers to be fully electric buildings in keeping with the city’s A2Zero carbon-neutrality goals and green building standards.

“I’m very excited to see this in terms of just progress in the city and this project in general in terms of a lot of our goals,” Commissioner Lisa Sauve said.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...-approval.html

Also, the rezoning of 226 acres around Briarwood Mall will be a game changer for the city. I could see Briarwood Mall itself being redeveloped with maybe some 10-20 story apartment buildings surrounding it. In fact, one of the property owners in the area has already proposed an aparment building in the rezoned area. No word yet on specifics of the proposal.

Rezoning of 226 acres by Briarwood Mall heads to Ann Arbor council
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Developers now can seek council approval to rezone sites to TC1, which has building height limits ranging from 55-300 feet depending on how close sites are to residential zones.

City officials have discussed applying the new zoning to corridors such as Washtenaw Avenue, Plymouth Road, West Stadium Boulevard and Maple Road, but they’re starting with the State/Eisenhower commercial area, which also includes properties along Victors Way, Boardwalk Drive, Briarwood Circle, Market Place and Hilton Boulevard.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...r-council.html
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Ann Arbor / UofM -

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Regents approve design for new campus recreation building
Heather Guenther and Jamie V. Forgacs | The University Record
March 24, 2022

Plans for a new 200,000-square-foot recreational sports center to replace the Central Campus Recreation Building took another step forward March 24, as the Board of Regents approved the building’s schematic design. The project, first approved in September 2018 and then paused during the pandemic, has a revised estimated cost of $165 million. The facility will allow greater access and opportunity for students, faculty and staff to improve their health and well-being...
This would replace the existing recreation building, located south of Palmer Field, on the same site. The design team is Integrated Design Solutions and RDG Planning & Design. Renderings below -










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Construction photos from the past few days for The Pavilion at UMHS (the new 12-story patient tower). First picture is of a big, 1,400 CY pour this morning -


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Source: MLive | Courtesy Michigan Medicine

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The long delayed The Glen project is finally breaking ground...



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A long-planned Ann Arbor development has broken ground after delays lasting several years pushed back the target date for the mixed-used site.

The Catherine Ann Development Company said construction of The Glen, a mixed-use development at the corner of Glen Avenue and Ann Street, is “full steam ahead,” according to a statement released on Tuesday, April 12.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...ann-arbor.html
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Old Posted Apr 14, 2022, 5:41 AM
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^ I remember you shared a rendering of this project.. in like 2005. Five stories was scary back then and here we are 17 years later a bit taller.
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Old Posted May 27, 2022, 11:07 PM
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UofM Regents gave their approval on Thursday, May 19 to proceed with a $15 million renovation of the President's Residence. The property serves dual functions as the residence of the current president and as a university event center. They are taking advantage of the fact that the house is unoccupied as they transition presidents. Work includes accessibility upgrades, fire detection & suppression improvements, and new security features.

From the approval letter:

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Built in 1840 at 4,800 square feet, the President’s Residence has had four significant additions between 1864 and 1933, increasing its size to 14,000 square feet. It is the oldest building on campus – and among the oldest in the community – and the only surviving structure on the original 40-acre site known as the Diag.

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These plans were presented in January to the Transportation Commission by the Downtown Development Authority and SmithGroup -






















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Old Posted Jun 2, 2022, 11:04 PM
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Back when I was at Michigan, I never understood why that area had no streetscaping. Just sad plain sidewalks in a busy pedestrian area. Happy to see such a prominent corner see improvements.
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So instead of adding bike lanes or widening the sidewalks, they added more on-street parking? Jesus Christ.
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More on the rezoning of 200 acres around Briarwood Mall...
Real Estate Insider: Land near Briarwood Mall rezoned for high-density development
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As far as the actual mall property is concerned, the Ann Arbor office of Colliers International Inc. is marketing the surface parking development on behalf of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. As it's currently envisioned, it would bring a 135,000-square-foot office building, 585 apartments and a grocery store to the eastern portion of the parking lot at South State Street and I-94.

The broker told me last year that the apartments would be built by a third-party developer and the REIT would build the office space within about 18 to 24 months once a tenant is lined up.

The mall is nearly 1 million square feet and is the only one within 30 miles, Colliers marketing materials say.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices...ty-development
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^ With density increasing to the north and south ends of town with the campus and downtown in between, it’s the perfect formula for light rail if higher capacity wasn’t already needed….something following an Eisenhower-state street-university-observatory-fuller-bonisteel alignment.
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In the state's recently passed $76 Billion budget, $130 million was set aside for an EV Training Center at UM.

State allocates $130 million for new EV training center at UM
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A new center for electric vehicle teaching, training and development is in the works at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus.

The Michigan Electric Vehicle Center is expected to be built in collaboration with the state and university, according to UM spokesman Rick Fitzgerald.

"The creation of the Michigan Electric Vehicle Center will allow the state to leverage the existing resources at U-M and the state's other educational institutions to focus on the future of electric vehicle technology and workforce development," Fitzgerald said in an email to Crain's. "It will be designed to leverage the existing facilities within or near the College of Engineering on North Campus."
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufa...-million-state
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^ seems like a smart investment.

The development previously known as Valhalla is now rebranded as the Arbour on Main. Some refinements were made to the 450-unit apartment complex "to make the project greener and incorporate local contextual cues" - i.e. play off of The Big House, which is less than one mile north of the site. I guess I see it -
















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A 252-unit workforce housing development is planned for Ann Arbor's west side.
252-unit workforce housing development proposed on Ann Arbor’s west side





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Indianapolis-based developer The Annex Group unveiled preliminary plans this week for 252 apartments on a 4.38-acre site at 2050 Commerce Drive, across from Hillcrest Apartments between Maple Road and Stadium Boulevard.

Ann Arbor officials have expressed interest in seeing more dense workforce housing in the city, with the Maple and Stadium area now a focus, and what’s proposed by the developer would have a density of 57.5 housing units per acre.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...west-side.html
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^ The facade treatment looks promising on this. I like it
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It's about time A2 does this
Ann Arbor dissolves requirements for parking lots

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Developers no longer have to worry about parking lots, thanks to a resolution passed by Ann Arbor City Council this week.

A resolution dissolving parking minimums throughout Ann Arbor passed city council 10-1 on Monday, Aug. 15, with a single dissenting vote coming from Council Member Jeff Hayner (D-1st Ward).
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...king-lots.html
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Lol I feel like ward 1 votes no on everything. That push to build the Glen-Ann project being the most prominent opposition I can recall. I’m happy to see this. Ann Arbor has decent centralized, structured parking already so here’s the chance to build better development without a ton of parking levels and curb cuts.
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For a nearly $1 billion project, there sure isn't a lot of public coverage of the progress on U-M Health's new clinical inpatient tower. These are some current construction camera views; it is rapidly rising out of the ground now -






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