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Originally Posted by BrewInKzoo
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Thanks for sharing this! That is quite a sizeable proposal. Easily a $20 - 30 million project. I know some folks that work in the architecture studio (Intersect) that occupies the ground floor of the historic
Lawrence & Chapin Building (the one fronting N Rose St). I heard a rumor about something that was in the works a few years ago, but I didn't realize it would involve all 3 of these connected buildings of varying age.
A 3-story addition to the 2-story building on the west? Wow. I am not crazy about the aesthetics of the addition, but I think some more permanent residential of decent density (not just hotels) in this district is great. All three buildings have been under-utilized / under-occupied since before the pandemic. I hope the finishes get refined a bit more, if this actually gets built.
It's interesting to see how the designers approached the middle building, which is entirely obscured by the over-the-street Radisson parking garage on the south. They are proposing 2-level lofted units, with a circulation corridor on the south, so that all of the windows & views are presumably to the north. Aside: I have no clue how that garage was approved back when it was built (I think in the early 70's), but it would never fly today.
The question still remains" what will be come of
this vacant parcel, across from the new Home2 Suites?
Here are all of the sheets from the site plan review drawing submission packet -
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City of Kalamazoo | Bosch Architecture