A development update with a small photo tour:
Michigan Capitol
Hollister Building - going mixed use next year
The block
The Ranney Building renovation (lofts/retail/office space) can be seen peaking through on the 200 south block of Washington Square amongst the back of the Cooley Law School Temple Building and the red Capitol Hall.
The vacant Knapp's Centre Building, a former department store.
Cooley Center, under reconstruction since 1999, will be finished this year with the final finishing of the 3rd and 4th floors which will finally bring Cooley Law School under one roof.
Washington Square Building, under reconstruction, will finish up later in the fall. It will be home to a few state offices, and will continue to be home to Michigania, an eclectic Michigan-themed souvenior shop, on the ground floor.
East Michigan Avenue, Lansing's linear entertainment district.
Riverfront Plaza against the Grand with Prudden Place and Prudden Factory, under construction and under renovation, in the background. Riverfront Plaza is part of the Lansing Center's (convention center) most recent renovation/expansion back in the early 90's.
Boji Tower framed
Some more Allegan Street towers. The upper floors of Capitol Hall, the red-brick building, are home to the Beaner's Gourmet Coffee franchise, the second largest in the country after Starbucks.
Random shot of a downtown block.
Kalamazoo Street Bridge. Through downtown, the river has been cramped and narrowed.
A mural on the side of Riverwalk Theatre which occupies this historic wharehouse along the Grand. The Lansing River Trail can be seen in front.
402 South Washington Square, the old Marshall Music Building, quickly finishing it's renovation into lofts/retail/offices. Diamonds In The Rough Inc. is also redoing the Ranney Building which made a quick appearance in this thread.
Ahptic Producations, just east and north of Prudden Place, finished it's renovation of it's current home earlier this year. Ahptic (a play on Optic) is a full service production company/facility who's clients have included A&E Biography, MTV, Animal Planet and others.
They REALLY improved the building this 1923-built building on 901 Cleveland just off of Oakland Avenue.
An update on part of Prudden Place...it's unfortunate to see that cheap materials are being used, but good to see construction, nonetheless. This is the "Granduer" model. It is one of the styles in this 8 building complex that will include 100+ luxury apartments which will more than likely become condos in the next few years.
A new retail center going up near the corner of Cedar and Saginaw just in between downtown and Old Town Lansing. Though, as you can see, part of it will have a drive through for the Beaner's coffee, it's still a decent design for a small center.
Looking over the construction site...
That's all, folks.
