Development

One Developer Off the Hook, Another Will Attempt Affordable Housing Downtown
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One Developer Off the Hook, Another Will Attempt Affordable Housing Downtown

East Lansing’s City Council has decided to relieve developer DRW Convexity of its responsibilities where downtown affordable housing is concerned and to give PK Companies a try instead. As part of their Park District project, Chicago-based developers DRW Convexity agreed to construct an affordable apartment building at a now-vacant lot known as “Parcel C” (333…

ELi’s reporting on ACD’s proposal for 530 Albert Ave.

ELi’s reporting on ACD’s proposal for 530 Albert Ave.

ELi provides longitudinal, comprehensive, investigative reporting on big redevelopment projects in East Lansing. This page is designed to make it easy for our readers to see all of our reporting on American Community Developers’ proposal for affordable rental apartments at 530 Albert Ave.

East Lansing’s Rental-Restriction Overlay Districts Could Be Outlawed
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East Lansing’s Rental-Restriction Overlay Districts Could Be Outlawed

If a law under consideration is enacted by the State, Airbnb could suddenly become legal where now illegal in East Lansing, and existing rental-restriction overlay districts would be eliminated in Brookfield, Lantern Hill, Oakwood, Whitehills, Old Whitehills, Harrison Meadows, Bailey, Chesterfield Hills, Red Cedar and Ivanhoe, Southeast Marble, Walnut Heights, Farwood, Glencairn, Pinecrest, Hawk Nest, Hawthorn, and Shaw Estates.