Developers in Ann Arbor could soon have a harder time demolishing homes and building large apartment projects in near-downtown neighborhoods. A report three years in the making has been released by the city's R4C/R2A Zoning District Study Advisory Committee and it recommends a series of zoning changes.
Construction has begun on City Place, a student housing project being built on Fifth Avenue in Ann Arbor, just south of William Street and downtown. The project has been controversial as many residents and even city officials believe it's out of character with the neighborhood. Seven houses were demolished in ...
Ann Arbor is poised for a significant transformation that might not be readily apparent to the casual observer, and 2012 could be the year that a few major initiatives get going. Thousands of new beds are being added in and around the downtown with a wave of new housing developments, ...
The last of seven houses on South Fifth Avenue in Ann Arbor was demolished on Friday afternoon to make way for City Place student apartments. Several passersby stopped to watch as the house was reduced to rubble, all in agreement that it was a sad day.
There's a big pile of rubble on South Fifth Avenue where a century-old house once stood, and soon six other houses surrounding it will be leveled.
Crews from Materials Unlimited are salvaging doors, cabinets, windows and other items from the seven century-old houses that will be demolished to make way for the City Place student apartments.
Last week, trees were cut down on the City Place property in downtown Ann Arbor. Now, the developers are closer to demolishing seven houses that will make way for the City Place apartments.
The tree-cutting comes as the developer is seeking to have utilities shut off. Both are precursors to demolition, Ann Arbor officials said.
Larry Kestenbaum is asking City Council to save the 7 homes that could soon be demolished for City Place apartments, citing historical significance.
These seven houses on South Fifth Avenue near downtown Ann Arbor are expected to be knocked down soon to make way for boxy apartment buildings and surface parking.A last-ditch effort by Mike Anglin to stop the controversial City Place apartments project died a slow death Monday night at a special ...
Ann Arbor developer Alex de Parry has offered a rebuttal to claims that miscalculations on his part are to blame for the apparent inviability of the Heritage Row apartments project. City Council Member Carsten Hohnke, D-5th Ward, said last week he talked to Jeff Helminski, the new developer of the ...
That leaves city officials assuming the development team now will push forward with the controversial City Place apartments development - which calls for demolition of houses on the downtown property.
Previous story: Revised Heritage Row proposal wins initial approval from Ann Arbor City Council Jeff Helminski told Ann Arbor officials Monday night his development team is still running the numbers to see if Heritage Row apartments is viable. But he understands, as the city's attorneys explained, there's no turning back ...
The Ann Arbor City Council voted 8-3 tonight in favor of a revised version of the Heritage Row apartments proposal in an effort to stop the demolition of seven century-old homes. Eight votes are required to approve the 85-unit project when it comes back for final approval next Monday, and ...
The Ann Arbor City Council will consider a revised version of the Heritage Row apartments proposal when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday inside city hall. Eight votes are required to approve the planned unit development, which calls for a deviation from the city's existing zoning on 1.23 acres at ...
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