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Lansing Economic Development Booms! |
The City of Lansing is experiencing an economic renaissance of historic proportions. In 2006, Lansing surpassed every other metropolitan area in Michigan in new job creation. In the past two years alone, more than 3,000 new jobs have been created in our community and more than a half-BILLION dollars in private investment has been generated. Here are some of the current and proposed exciting new developments that are in the works...
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Accident Fund Insurance HQ |
 | | The historic Ottawa Street Power Station on Lansing's downtown riverfront soon will be rehabilitated into the Accident Fund Insurance Company of America's new national headquarters. Plans include rehabilitation of the power plant, construction of an adjacent office building and parking ramp, and transforming the surrounding area into a park-like corporate campus. |
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| | Slated for construction on the site of the former Lansing City Club on South Grand Avenue in downtown Lansing, the Capital Club Tower is envisioned as a 12 to 20 story luxury condominium development that includes commercial space and a health club. Capital Club Tower is the first proposed residential high rise in Lansing since Lansing Towers were built in the 1960's and the first condominium tower in the area.
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 | | Market Place, along with Ball Park North, is part of a duo of projects proposed by local developer Pat Gillespie that are designed to create a new urban village along the eastern bank of the Grand River in downtown Lansing. Market Place is proposed to be constructed on the current site of the historic Lansing City Market just north of the Lansing Center. The Market Place develop will include ground floor retail and upstairs residential, as well as a new indoor/outdoor farmer's market.
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| | Ball Park North, along with Market Place, is part of a duo of projects proposed by local developer Pat Gillespie. The Ball Park North project is envisioned for construction in the area directly north of Oldsmobile Park, home of Lansing's professional minor league baseball team.
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 | | The Kalamazoo Gateway is a mixed-use, "green" project proposed by Lansing developer Gene Townsend on the north side of Kalamazoo Street between Cedar and Larch in downtown Lansing. The building would be constructed on the site of the current city parking lot at that location, which would be moved to the north to retain the same number of parking spaces. The Kalamazoo Gateway is designed as a 60,000 square foot structure with 33 apartments and 10 condos. The building is also slated to be LEED certified for being energy efficient and eco-friendly. As part of the project a new entrance to Lansing's River Trail would be constructed across Larch St from the property.
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| | Gene Townsend proposes this development for a block of formerly state-owned land bounded by Ottawa, Ionia, Butler and Sycamore Streets in downtown Lansing. The proposed development includes significant new construction, including condos, row houses, and a mixed use structure. The current plan calls for 28 row houses, 24 condos, 1 new single family structure, and a number of lofts above the retail space planned for the corner of Ottawa & Sycamore.
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 | | The Stadium District is a four-story mixed use development currently being built by developer Patrick Gillespie on Michigan Avenue directly south of Oldsmobile Park. The building is slated to be completed by spring of 2008. The building occupies the entire south side of the 500 block of East Michigan Avenue. The building includes ground floor retail, the second floor is half office, half apartments, the third floor is apartments, and the fourth floor is "for sale" condos with a rooftop patio. Leases have already been signed for much of the retail/office space in this project, including the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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 | | By the end of 2009, Lansing’s skyline will have a new dimension. The Granger Group is building a $45 million, 148,000 square foot facility for the Michigan State Police (MSP) on the corner of Grand Avenue and Kalamazoo Street in Downtown Lansing. “It really is going to be the highest level of technology in any building in downtown,” says the president of the Granger Group, Gary Granger. “It will be a really nice addition to the downtown in terms of landscape and development.” The building will have raised floors to accommodate new technologies, and will allow the MSP to consolidate three existing locations, providing a more centralized location for state’s top safety team. “This will allow the State Police to operate a lot more efficiently,” Granger says. “There are also jobs that will be created as a result of the construction.” The indirect economic impact on Lansing could be double the $45 million investment, Granger says.
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