The new IRS Building:

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The Durant.....getting close to finishing.

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Something I didn't mention earlier, but The Durant grew about 8' during it's renovation
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Can't say I'm satisfied with the backside of the Durant. But I guess it wasn't a particularly stellar building in the first place.

Very glad to see it get a new lease on life either way.

That glass entrance doesn't fit very well, but I'll take it when compared to what it looked like before the renovation:

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I don't mind the glass entrance at all, but it would have been nice if the deck was raised up a bit higher with maybe some retail space, not that retail space is in heavy demand at the moment, but hey you never know in the future.

There is retail space in the front corners of the first floor.

It looks fine to me...

Genesys to close two emergency departments, open new urgent care centers in Flint and
 

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/inde...emergency.html


Well, this is certainly interesting news.

Happy to hear this. I remember their west campus facility looked like a pile of sh!t bricks. Which is not what you'd expect from an excellent health system like Genesys. This is very exciting news for Flint.

Hamilton Community Health looking to build new $5M facility in Flint
 

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/inde...alth_look.html

The giant parking lot out in front of the MMB would be a good place to build. :)

MMB? Do you mean the Mott Foundation Building? I don't think this Genesys project is going to be big enough for that lot.


I think Windmill Place would be a good spot. Something has to be done about that place - it's on a high profile corner, plenty of parking, and easy access. With the new IRS building, The Durant, Witherbee's Market, and the Family Dollar store that was built a few years back, the north end of downtown would be very stable.

Yeah woops, I typed that out thinking "Mott Memorial Building." I suppose you can guess where I go to school. ;)

Take into account it's going to need a decent parking requirement. Unless we are stacking program here, I'm nervous about this being on any high profile corner. Worse case scenario you have a huge surface lot out front.

That's why I say Windmill Place - every thing is already there, although it needs some major renovation. When I said a "high-profile corner", I was really just referring to the fact that it's on 2 major roads and is easily accessible. It's not like it's smack-dab in the middle of the CBD.

I really don't care where it goes, I'm just glad it's happening. Obviously there are plenty of surface lots in the immediate downtown area that they could build on.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/inde...ntent=FaceBook
Anybody gonna fess up here.

Lucky bastards.

So basically the city supports the owner of GT here? Hell I'll admit I walked into the parking garage of that place before any fencing went up about 5 or 6 years ago. At the time people weren't really kept out. But I bet those people forced there way into the actual building somehow.

I need to correct myself - I believe there will be retail space along the entire east side of the Durant.


Also, Rolls R Ready Bakery will be moving (with an expanded menu) from the Patterson Building to a new location where the Metro PCS sign in the pic below. Hopefully this is just the beginning of a good trend for this block:

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Is it? If they were in the Patterson building they are essentially just moving next door. Does that mean MetroPCS went out of business? Sounds like a loss actually.

I don't think MetroPCS lasted very long there. In fact, I don't remember seeing anything in that building - ever.

Yes, it's basically just a move around the corner, but this is going to give Rolls R Ready more room and visibility (I never noticed them in their current location) so business should boom. Plus, I read somewhere that the owner of the Patterson Building owns both buildings, so he's not losing out.