The 11,000 square foot Lansing City Market is open to the public, nearly full and ready to welcome a springtime, waterfront restaurant.
“We had an absolutely incredibly turn out for our soft launch,” says City Market Manager John Hooper of the Jan. 9 event.
Hooper says 1,500 to 2,000 people showed up Jan. 9 to celebrate the opening and the 22 vendors located in the market. Hooper says he only has space for one more vendor and is locking in a deal with the Williamston-based RiverHouse Inn owners to open a restaurant in the space.
“They’ll have designated seating inside and outside,” Hooper says. “Maybe 500 square feet outside and 800 square feet inside.”
The 11,000 square foot market includes 7,000 square feet of indoor space and 3,000 to 4,000 square feet of outdoor space. Several vendors are seasonal and only utilize the market in the summer, fall and winter.
Hooper says the January opening is “just the beginning.” Landscaping needs to be added to the market and Hooper hopes that in a year, the market will also include a mezzanine level.
The former market is being demolished. Developer Pat Gillespie plans to build condos on the demolished site.
The market’s grand opening is tentatively scheduled for April 24. Project costs total $1.59 million.
Source: John Hooper, Lansing City Market
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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