Looks like East Lansing is closer to picking a developer for the multi-building City Center II project. It appears that only DTN of East Lansing and Lurvey White of Flint are left, is leaning heavily towards the latter:
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E.L. City Council to decide on two developers to obtain city land
By Derek Kim | The State News
May 22, 2013
DTN Management Co. and Lurvey White Ventures were recommended to the East Lansing City Council by the Park District Planning Area Review Team to potentially obtain a slot of vacant downtown land including the former City Center II project area to develop projects.
A 14-2 vote at Wednesday’s meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, eliminated Urban Cultural and Arts District LLC from contention. The decision was the culmination of two months of discussions, where criteria was reviewed, proposals scored, public interviews conducted and a financial review administered for the top three developers.
DTN Management Co. is proposing to build a new parking structure that would have 400 park ing spaces and a 10-story building with hotel and residential units. Lurvey White Ventures’ proposal would include a year-round farmers market, a 120-room hotel with a 200-person banquet center and new parking and residential mixed-use buildings.
The city council will begin discussions on the developers in June and review both developers throughout the summer, East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas said.
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I'm glad they are leaning away from the local guys. DTN has a reputation for cheapness, and they are seemingly not wanting to work with the neighbors, whereas the city seems to be hugely impressed with Lurvey White. I went to their website and they look like they do good work, certainly better than anything DTN could offer. I believe I posted a snippet of the Lurvey White's plan on the previous page, and it's the one that most respects and builds on the streetscape.
The really ambitious (two ten-story towers) Studio Intrigue proposal was cut.