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.
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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.
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