Construction resumes on Upland Green's apt units in Ann Arbor
Source: Concentrate, 11/19/2009
Upland Green is getting ready to open some more apartment living options on the north side of Ann Arbor this winter.
Excerpt:
The
Upland Green project is in much more of a start than a fit these days,
now that work has begun again on the multi-use development on Ann
Arbor's north side.
New investors out of New Jersey have taken
over the project --which has been on-again/off-again since 2004-- with
plans to finish off the residential section by the end of the winter.
Model units should be open by the beginning of the new year, bringing
more life to the Plymouth Road corridor, adjacent to the University of
Michigan's North Campus.
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$10M gift for U-M Law School expansion
Source: Concentrate, 11/12/2009
The lawyers...or rather, the soon-to-be lawyers... are seeing even more money at the University of Michigan's Law School, by way of big renovations.
Excerpt:
The
University of Michigan's Law School scored a big win last week when a
benefactor made a $10 million donation toward its $102 million
renovation/expansion project.
The university's Law School is midway through the project that will renovate parts of the famed Law Quad
and add another 4-story building next to it on the surface parking lot
on Monroe Street next to Dominick's. The university plans to put that
stretch of Monroe on a vacation, which means it will become pedestrian-only. That project is expected to wrap up by 2012.
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Dominick's looks to expand retail options in Ann Arbor
Source: Concentrate, 11/12/2009
Dominick's in Ann Arbor is about to get bigger and better, but will maintain its charm.
Excerpt:
The light is green over at Casa Dominick's these days now that the city has signed off on its planned-unit-development plans.
The signature bar and eatery next to the University of Michigan's Law Quad
is looking at turning the property that houses the business and two
adjacent houses that serve as student rentals into a restaurant,
residential apartments, offices, and one or more bed and breakfasts.
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New wing of U-M's Kelsey Museum opens in Ann Arbor
Source: Concentrate, 11/5/2009
One of downtown Ann Arbor's oldest buildings is showing off a whole new side, err… wing.
Excerpt:
The
Kelsey Museum at the University of Michigan is reopening this week,
bigger and better than ever before - thanks to a significant expansion.
The
1888 building received a new 20,000-square foot wing as part of an $8.5
million gift to the museum. That wing will now make it possible to
house all of the 100,000-plus artifacts and increase the display number to 200-300 artifacts.
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Downtown Ann Arbor CVS project to go before City Council
Source: Concentrate, 11/5/2009
A new store is getting ready to go behind an old façade in downtown Ann Arbor.
Excerpt:
The
plans to slip a CVS Pharmacy behind a historic storefront in downtown
Ann Arbor are about to go before the City Council Thursday for approval.
West Bloomfield-based Velmeir Construction
plans to tear down the old Queen Anne house behind the 2-story
storefront at 209-11 S. State St. In its place will go a
13,000-square-foot CVS Pharmacy.
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Ann Arbor's 10,000 Villages expands downtown space
Source: Concentrate, 10/29/2009
Ann Arbor's Ten Thousand Villages is racking up sales in the six figures as the downtown-based store continues to grow.
Excerpt:
One
of the largest Ten Thousand Villages outlets in the U.S. is getting a
little bigger now that the downtown Ann Arbor store is expanding its
space.
Ten Thousand Villages opened up five years ago at 303 S
Main St., the space that used to be Lucky Drugs. It has since expanded
from its 1,500 square feet into the basement below, a space that's of
nearly identical size. The basement is being used for storage for the
time being to facilitate the store's growing sales.
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Ann Arbor moves forward on East Stadium bridge replacement
Source: Concentrate, 10/29/2009
Ann Arbor is working on another big bridge project near Michigan Stadium.
Excerpt:
The
East Stadium Boulevard bridges near Michigan Stadium are about to
undergo a transformation that will eventually lead to their replacement
within the next couple of years.
The 92-year-old bridges have
begun to fail, prompting city officials to remove and replace the
structures that normally have a 75-year lifespan. The bridges span
State Street and a railroad line. The City Council recently authorized
the removal of five of the 16 concrete beams after one began failing
earlier this year.
"This particular beam went from bad to worse
in the last winter because of the freeze-thaw cycle," says Homayoon
Pirooz, a project manager with the city of Ann Arbor. The city will be removing the first four beams rather than just taking out beam No. 5, he adds.
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A3C installs solar panels on downtown Ann Arbor office
Source: Concentrate, 10/22/2009
A3C is making the sun shine a bit
brighter and work a bit harder in downtown Ann Arbor these days, thanks
to its new solar panels.
Excerpt:
Just when you thought A3C Collaborative Architecture's downtown Ann Arbor headquarters couldn't get any greener, it did.
The Gold LEED
certified structure on 210 Huron Avenue is putting the finishing
touches on the installation of three new solar panels on its roof. Each
solar panel will serve as an example of just what type of
environmentally friendly options are available to A3C's customers.
"It
demonstrates some of the great renewable energy systems out there,"
says Dan Jacobs, founding principal and director of sustainable design
for A3C Collaborative Architecture.
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