Here is a summary of the latest
February 2026 BRA packet. Items in
red are ones that weren't yet tracking on this forum -
1. The Tradewind Co. / 1003 Ampersee Ave. - recommendation to sell the property to the owner of the adjacent parcel. The purchaser indicates interest in installing small residential cabins (approximately 800 square feet, two-bedroom units) and potentially utilizing the site for beekeeping activities. This is in floodplain and natural features protection overlay area, so any permanent development is iffy (even with the applicant's track record of similar other developments around Michigan).
2. The Trailhead Outdoors / 910 Oneil St. - recommendation to sell the property to a developer for a project called “The Trailhead” Kalamazoo Riverfront Outdoor Retail & Event Hub. The concept includes specialty outdoor equipment retail sales, equipment rentals, product demonstrations, community classes and educational programming, youth-focused activities, and outdoor gathering space oriented toward the Kalamazoo River. The development is contingent on a few things, including acquisition of the adjacent property at 350 Blain St., currently owned by the Kalamazoo County Land Bank.
To see anything built here would frankly be amazing. I have long wished for the city to embrace its connection to the river more wholeheartedly. Maybe this can be a good step towards that reality. There's not a whole lot to go off of, but the sketch implies an outdoor deck / pavilion connected to the building. There is a small bar and retail shop implied -
Source:
BRA Packet / TowerPinkster
3. Kalrecovery / 1900 Belford St. - a BRA grant was approved at the last meeting. Development plans now call for a three-story / 36-unit main building, and two 2-story / 6-unit structures -
Source:
BRA Packet / TowerPinkster
4. Tiny Homes of H.O.P.E. Phase II / 707 N. Westnedge Ave. - sounds like this one is slowly moving through approvals and purchase agreement steps. This would be kitty-corner to phase 1, on the opposite side of the intersection. A victim of the pandemic and escalating prices, like so many proposals, but not dead.
5. Zone 32 Phase II / 901 Porter, 825 Porter, 810 N Pitcher, 915 N Pitcher, & 314 Parsons - developer is requesting more time due to funding. The proposal has been retooled to account for mixed-income and affordability.
6. 116 W Cedar St. - purchase agreement / title work approved in January, which helps explain why demolition activities were underway last month.
7. Peregrine Peninsula / 111 Portage St. - redevelopment of the upper two floors into 11 apartments (five third floor units, and six second floor units). The building was previously damaged by fire.
8. Bronco Commons / 3625 W Michigan Ave. - this gets a mention in the packet (going through approvals). We were tracking it already, as 3625 W Michigan Ave.. I found a rendering on a random website - no clue if this is accurate at all, because the same site also indicates that it will be 50,965 stories
Source:
Berkadia
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