ELi brings you the latest news on this project, including about the design, timing, and environmental contamination at the site.
Development
Now a “Stakeholders Committee” Will Work with Developers on Evergreen Properties
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Who will work with the developers to try to hammer out a deal this time? And why did the vote split 5-4?
Development
What’s Happening with That Thing in East Lansing?
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What’s happening with Newman Lofts, police oversight, big downtown construction, and more? ELi brings you up to speed.
Government
East Lansing Business Relief Program to Provide Aid by Third Week in May
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How did the Downtown Development Authority ultimately decide to judge applications for one hundred grants of $2,500 each?
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Why Pay LEAP $10K to Administer East Lansing’s Small Business Grants?
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The DDA will meet Thursday to decide on criteria for $250K in grants to local businesses. We explain what’s been decided so far.
Development
DDA Signs Exclusive Agreement with River Caddis on Evergreen Properties
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The mayor doesn’t want to be led with an offer of an office building and told later the developers want to construct towering student housing.
COVID-19
MSUFCU Going Ahead with Downtown Project, But City Pauses Housing Study
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The credit union is going ahead. But the City’s Planning Director says they’ve put the housing study on hold. Why?
Development
City Staff Recommends Another Exclusive Development Agreement on the Evergreen Properties
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With the only active proposal for the DDA’s properties, River Caddis Development wants an exclusive agreement. But do they have a viable concept?
Development
City Council Firmly Opposed to Developers’ Ask on Newman Lofts
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East Lansing’s Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are willing to consider converting the senior housing to some other uses.
Development
Center City Developers Want to Convert Senior Housing to Allow Student Rentals
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Many predicted this would happen, but few expected it so soon. What now?
Development
Harrison Road Project Reducing Four Car Lanes to Three, Adding Bike Lanes
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The City can undertake the work in spite of the lockdown because it has designated it “essential.” What’s involved?
COVID-19
Will the New Whitehills and Pinecrest Schools Be Ready By Fall?
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With work halted under the governor’s orders, it’s unclear what East Lansing’s elementary schools’ populations will be facing next year.
COVID-19
Federal Government Provides City of East Lansing $289K in Emergency Funds
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Emergency federal legislation means the City of East Lansing will soon receive almost $300K in funding. What can it be used for?
COVID-19
Developer of Halted East Lansing Project Is Concerned
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Tenants for The Abbot signed leases expecting a summer move-in. The developer thinks work should be allowed to continue.
COVID-19
Eviction and Foreclosure Relief Available; Experts Recommend Communicating Needs
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Various groups in this region, including the Capital Area Housing Partnership, are working to help people avoid eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness.
COVID-19
Pandemic Stalls Construction – But The Abbot Lands a Retail Tenant
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The crane is no longer moving at The Abbot. But there’s some good news from the project. ELi’s Alice Dreger reports.
Development
The Slow Movement Toward Marijuana Sales in East Lansing
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What will the Skymint operation on Coolidge Road be like, and what is more generally the status of retail marijuana sales in East Lansing? ELi’s Chris Gray reports.
COVID-19
Downtown, Campbell’s Adjusts Daily During Extraordinary Time for Grocers
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In downtown East Lansing, Campbell’s Market Basket is keeping its shelves stocked with groceries. ELi’s Noa Kuszai files this report.
Development
Burcham Solar Park Blooming Soon
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The second phase of the renewable energy project involves planting native perennial grasses and flowers. This should reduce maintenance and benefit pollinators. ELi’s Patty Bonito provides an update.
COVID-19
Owner of SBS Wants the City of East Lansing to Give Financial Aid to Small Businesses
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Greg Ballein, owner of East Lansing’s Student Book Store (SBS), has closed the store for COVID-19. He tells Eli’s Noa Kuszai why he thinks the City should be giving small businesses financial assistance.
Development
And Then There Was One: Convexity Withdraws Its Proposal for the Evergreen Properties
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With one developer pulling out, leaving only one left, this isn’t what East Lansing’s DDA had in mind when it sent out a call to developers about the Evergreen properties.
Development
East Lansing Bar and Restaurant Owners Now Making Tough Choices
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Even before Ingham County Health issued a new order, some East Lansing bars and restaurants were moving to help “flatten the curve.” All face grave economic uncertainty.