Recent exterior and interior remodeling on a historic grocery store on Lansing's Eastside amounted to a $19,000 improvement to the property.
The exterior improvements on the 2200 Michigan Ave. building, which is now home 
to public relations firm Serkaian Communications, included new awnings, new siding and improvements to the upstairs apartment.
Building owner Colleen Serkaian says the exterior was designed to replicate what the building might have looked like in the 1920s, when it was the neighborhood grocery store.
"It's an image that you want to portray," Serkaian says about the importance of updating and taking care of the building exterior. "It's just like with your home. You want your home to look nice, and we wanted the building to be a positive reflection not only on my husband's PR business, but on the community as a whole."
The Serkaian's used a more than $9,000 façade improvement grant distributed by the Allen Neighborhood Center to help pay for the changes.
Source: Colleen Serkaian, owner
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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