Yeah, it doesn't look too bad, and hopefully it ends up with some decent materials.
1. There could be a new 49-unit, low-income housing development coming to downtown. It would demolish and take the place of Rugger’s Up and Under Pub and Restaurant. This is preliminary; construction could start in Spring 2020.
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Proposal would demolish Kalamazoo restaurant for affordable housing space downtown
Franque Thompson | WWMT
September 18, 2018
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — New affordable housing options could come to downtown Kalamazoo in the near future. The area has been booming with big developments and ideas. However, the latest proposal could cost one local restaurant to be demolished. Woda Cooper Companies, of Columbus, Ohio, is proposing to build a 49-unit apartment building. The potential project would be built at the current location of Rugger’s Up and Under Pub and Restaurant. Jeff Chamberlain, deputy manager for the City of Kalamazoo, said downtown Kalamazoo is seeing a lot of new growth and change...
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2. Here's a story on the Bates Alley transformation, along with another view, from overhead. According to the article below, Bates Alley will have a 'grand opening' during Kalamazoo’s next Art Hop, on Oct. 5.
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Kalamazoo alley transforming into pedestrian mall
Brady Gillum | WWMT
September 17, 2018
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Work is underway to turn an alley in downtown Kalamazoo into a new pedestrian mall. You may have walked by or driven through Bates Alley, but you probably didn’t give it much thought. The alley, which runs parallel to W. Michigan Avenue between Edward and Portage streets, used to be open to delivery trucks and for parking after 6 p.m. But someone saw the diamond in the rough...
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WWMT
3. Building a house in 2 days sounds crazy, but apparently it's doable?
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Kalamazoo contractors race to build an affordable house in two days
Franque Thompson | WWMT
September 13, 2018
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Contractors are in a race against the clock to complete an ambitious project in the Eastside neighborhood of Kalamazoo. Contractors are hammering away to build an affordable home in 48 hours and there is no time to waste to finish the home before Friday afternoon. The project is expected to help revitalize the neighborhood and the workers are volunteers...
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4. This last one is kind of random. I've wondered what was on the top floor of this building at 230 N Kalamazoo Mall. I thought it was a fitness center, but it's really just part of the expensive top penthouse. Some interesting interior pictures at the link below. Absolutely crazy that this sits just one block and a few floors above the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, and the highest concentration of poverty and homelessness in all of SW Michigan.
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Kalamazoo with a view - this downtown condo will cost you $750,000+
K102.5
September 17, 2018
Want a million dollar view of Kalamazoo? This downtown loft will cost you 3/4 of that. "Industrial chic and contemporary elegance" come together in this brick condo made for entertaining with open-concept living room, dining room, and kitchen in the round. Custom features include a walk-in pantry, walk-in closet and walk-in shower. And that's the beauty of the downtown location- you can walk anywhere...
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