[DetroitMan]

Lots of updates over the last 2 weeks.

250-unit affordable housing development breaks ground in Ann Arbor

The project team behind the Union at A2, a 250-unit development at 2050 Commerce Blvd., gathered with Ann Arbor officials for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Putting shovels in the dirt, the team celebrated the start of an $82 million project expected to be completed by fall 2026. The Annex Group, a housing developer based in Indianapolis, is behind the project, which is expected to provide a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments designated as affordable for people with incomes up to 70% of the area median.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...ann-arbor.html

Ann Arbor District Library seeks high-rise zoning for downtown library site

Ann Arbor District Library leaders have talked for years about the possibility of a high-rise redevelopment of the downtown library site someday.

That could include a new library on the lower levels of a mixed-use building with housing above, according to one 15-story concept explored five years ago. While there is no specific development proposed at this time, the library is now requesting city approval to rezone the three parcels that make up the downtown library property at 343 S. Fifth Ave. and 319-323 E. William St.
“The library is requesting this rezoning to provide more options for the redevelopment of the downtown library site,” states a notice posted on the city website, inviting community members to a citizen participation meeting to learn more.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...rary-site.html

High-rise developer to pay Ann Arbor $124K for park improvements

Ann Arbor has finalized a development agreement to allow a 17-story high-rise on South U.

The new building at 1208 South University Ave. will replace the Galleria Mall, longtime home of Pinball Pete’s arcade and other South U businesses.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...rovements.html

Redevelopment could bring 14 new condos to Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown

Plans are in the works to convert a prominent Kerrytown commercial complex to residential condos, bringing more housing to downtown Ann Arbor.

The project at 303 Detroit St. would transform the four-story Market Place office and retail complex next to the Farmers Market into 14 residential condos, while retaining two commercial spaces on the lower garden court level, according to plans submitted to the city in October. The plans, which include adding an extra floor to make it a five-story complex, await city Planning Commission approval.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...kerrytown.html

7-story hotel development proposed next to Ann Arbor’s Briarwood Mall

A seven-story hotel could be the next new development to change the landscape around Briarwood Mall, an area of Ann Arbor poised for significant transformation.

Missouri-based Drury Development Corp., a builder of hotels under the Drury Hotels brand, submitted a proposal to the city on Nov. 1 seeking zoning variances to support its redevelopment plan for 615 Briarwood Circle.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...wood-mall.html


$104M proposal to build 3 parking decks gets mixed reactions from Ann Arbor officials

Ann Arbor is being asked by a private developer to help invest over $104 million to make a roughly 20-acre, mixed-use development happen.

That’s the estimated cost of three public parking decks, including the land, now proposed to be owned and operated by the city as part of the Arbor South development starting at the northeast corner of State Street and Eisenhower Parkway near Briarwood Mall on the city’s south side.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...officials.html

Over 200 affordable apartments proposed as part of Ann Arbor development

A public-private partnership could bring about 200 or more affordable housing units to the State Street and Eisenhower Parkway area on Ann Arbor’s south side.

City Council was presented with a five-phase plan for the proposed Arbor South development on Tuesday, Nov. 12, with the first phase being city-owned affordable apartments that would take shape at the northeast corner of the 20-acre development site, along Boardwalk Drive.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...velopment.html