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[hood]

I mean "Capitol View." Until recently it was called the Boji Complex, it will be a hard habit to get into, calling it that. But I think I'll always call "The Boji Tower" Michigan National.

Lmichigan, on Sep 2 2005, 10:10 PM, said:

The part of the blocks facing MLK should have retail, no doubt.  I like the idea of residential better for that area since there is already small neighborhoods over that way.  Office space, IMO, should be confined to the CBD/core of downtown.  There is still plenty of parcels immediately west of the main core to build high-rise office towers, and plenty of room in south downtown to do that as well.  The areas to the west should begin to blend in with the residential character of the area.

Once again, it's all just a difference of a opinion, but I think we both agree that the current proposal is just ridiculous.

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I see your point, I'm hoping we can get some large office towers right up against the freeway, there are several surface lots and worthless buildings that can be done away with. I would love to see downtown be dense clear to the freeway, maybe even south of it someday, in the distant future of course.

[dunveth]

But what's a Boji?

[Lmichigan]

Where are you from dunveth?

Anyway, Boji is the last name of a immigrant Iraqi family who is now a major player in downtown Lansing real estate.  If I remember right, Louie and hiw family immigrated to the Metro Detroit area in the 1970's.

They have bought up, and are quietly buying up, many properties in downtown Lansing including the signature Michigan National Tower (Olds Bank Tower), now called the Boji Tower, the Boji Complex (now the Capitol View), the Hollister Building, and a few smaller downtown buildings.

[dunveth]

Thanks for the info, Lmichigan.

We have been in contact before. I lived in Lansing (S. Magnolia/E.Michigan, and

Cavenaugh at Logan before renaming). I live near Memphis, and tarry in Lansing

every time I go to visit my mom in Midland.


I'm glad Lansing has bright young people to lead it into the future ...




                                                      dhl

[hood]

T ogive you an idea of what the apartments at Shiawassee & Grand could be, here is a picture of Trumball on the Park in Hartford, CT it is 9 floors, with ground floor retail and cost $38.5 million. The proposed complex at Shiawassee & Grand is 88+ units and appears to use close to the same amount of land.

[hood]

I meant to also say that the above building is also only 88 units.