Yeah, while nothing special itself, the current building is at least interesting. You do kind of wish they'd simply work with the existing architecture instead of a full exterior reconstruction.
I guess you have to look at it that one net this is an improvement of the site, because it will be filling a vacant building, and you get slight increases in density with the new out-lot buildings.
I do find it weird that they are calling this "mixed-use," though and the thought its on a suburban strip, this is still very much in Kalamazoo, so it's a bit weird to describe it as the "first creative mixed-use" building in the suburbs in almost every respect. It'll definitely have some unique amenities for the office workers given the layout, but that doesn't make it mixed use unless they, you know, plan for an actual mix of uses.
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