Articles tagged:development

Posted: Fri May 18 5:58 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Toll Brothers re-enters Ann Arbor home building market with project in Lake Forest

Toll Brothers Inc.will open a new development near Ann Arbor on June 1, marking the national builder's re-entry into the area after years of severe declines in the new construction industry. The company will open The Pines at Lake Forest, building on 24 lots in the Pittsfield Township property near ...

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Posted: Tue May 15 5:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Could 220-acre development for Chinese immigrants be headed for Milan area?

Property purchase records in Monroe County's Milan Township - located just southeast of a US-23 exit to Milan - indicate that a US-based Chinese investment firm has bought 220 acres, with township officials saying they may be planned for a 415-home upscale development, according to a report in the Detroit ...

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Posted: Wed May 9 5:57 a.m. by Lizzy Alfs Business Reporter
Townhouses proposed for vacant lots on Catherine Street in Ann Arbor

Two vacant lots on Catherine Street in Ann Arbor could become the site of a new multi-family residential building if a local builder’s project proposal moves forward.

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Posted: Tue May 8 7:41 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Ex-Greek church on North Main headed to tax foreclosure auction

Once planned for a $67 million downtown condo high-rise and more recently targeted by city officials concerned about blight, the former Greek Church on Ann Arbor's North Main Street now is scheduled to be sold for back taxes.

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Posted: Mon May 7 2:59 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Top 5: Opportunities to get rid of blight on Ann Arbor's North Main corridor

Ann Arbor City Council will hear a resolution Monday night to establish a North Main-Huron River Corridor vision taskforce. The timing is right: It's the most obvious evidence of blight in the city.

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Posted: Thu Apr 26 5:58 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

The Saline Planning Commission Wednesday night approved a preliminary site plan for a senior assisted living community on 7 acres of land at the southwest corner Woodland Drive and Maple Road. Reenders Inc. is asking the city to approve site plans and rezone the property, which is currently owned by ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 9 8:26 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Lyndon Township planners table self-storage plan for 2nd time

The Lyndon Township Planning Commission tabled a plan for a self-storage facility for a second time in two months Thursday night, this time until the township planning consultant had a chance to review a revised proposal. About 80 people filled Township Hall - this time with about a dozen proponents ...

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Posted: Fri Feb 24 3:51 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor DDA invites public to take survey to shape vision for four-block area downtown

The Downtown Development Authority is inviting the public to take a survey to help shape a vision for four blocks in the middle of downtown Ann Arbor. The survey is the first piece of outreach for the Connecting William Street initiative, which was previously known as Midtown Discovery. The planning ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 1:29 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Ann Arbor staff recommends denial for high-rise rezoning on South University

The city's planning department is recommending denial for a rezoning request at 1320 South University, next to the Landmark high-rise now under development next door.

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Posted: Mon Jan 30 5:57 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
A closer look at Ann Arbor City Apartments and how they'll cater to young professionals

Farmington Hills-based developer Village Green broke ground Thursday on the long-awaited Ann Arbor City Apartments project at the corner of First and Washington. Village Green is calling its 155-unit development the first market rent luxury apartment community in downtown Ann Arbor in more than 25 years.

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Posted: Thu Dec 8 5:59 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Long-stalled west Ann Arbor condo project to get new life as apartments

A west side condominium building - started in 2005 but never finished - soon could finally be operating as apartments under a new owner following a mortgage sale and pending foreclosure. A single building of West Towne Condominiums has stood for several years at the corner of West Liberty and ...

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Posted: Sun Dec 4 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Redevelopment? Renovation? Ann Arbor library officials revive talks about downtown library

Talks are picking up again about the future of Ann Arbor's downtown library, three years after library officials put the brakes on a redevelopment project due to a bad economy. The Ann Arbor District Library's governing board voted recently in favor of transferring $45,000 from the library's fund balance to ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 8 7:26 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
7-story apartment building planned for ex-Fox Tent property near downtown Ann Arbor

Neighbors of the former Fox Tent & Awning business near downtown Ann Arbor are learning what to expect from the development of the property: a seven-story apartment building with two levels of underground parking.

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Posted: Thu Oct 27 4:09 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Wall Street hedge fund takes control of Ann Arbor corner: What's next?

A corner on Ann Arbor's west side that once offered hopes for new near-downtown housing now stands as an example of real estate caught in the national banking upheaval.

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Posted: Tue Oct 25 1:48 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
5 lessons for Ann Arbor from Heritage Row/City Place

I’ll admit a sense of relief that Ann Arbor can stop engaging in the faux-debate of Heritage Row versus City Place. With City Council’s vote on Monday night, hopes evaporate for a new historic district and a moratorium on building on the block of South Fifth - and now the ...

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