Had no idea this one had gone vacant, but it's basically the only major building left vacant in Old Town:
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Alexander Alusheff | Lansing State Journal
$1.6M Old Town project will transform historic building into lofts
By Alexander Alusheff | Lansing State Journal
August 24, 2017
LANSING - One of the last vacant buildings in Old Town will be transformed into luxury lofts.
Developer Tom Arnold bought the three-story building at 204 E. Grand River Ave. for $34,400 in 2015, according to property records. He's planning a $1.6 million renovation project. The historic building was constructed in 1890 and designed by architect Darius Moon, who designed the ballroom additions to the Turner-Dodge house in 1903.
"Tom puts a lot of pride and passion into his redevelopments," said Vanessa Shafer, executive director of the Old Town Commercial Association. "Having such a big and beautiful building go without a tenant for so long has been a source of sadness. We're glad to see a new addition to our Old Town family."
The project will have commercial space on the first floor, two micro-lofts on the second floor and two two-story lofts on the third floor and roof.
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To be clear, this building was occupied with ground floor retail space and upper-story apartments not tat long ago.