A proposed mixed-use development project in
Meridian Township has secured initial permission to proceed from the township and is now ramping up its marketing plan. The last step will be securing financing from lenders to start construction on the $35 to $42 million project.
The Triangle at
Whitehills Village project would include a unique community/business center concept where people work and live. The proposed 18-building, 364,900 square foot site plan calls for seven
townhomes with 39 units, eight work/live mixed-used buildings, two two-story office buildings and a 24,500 square foot market and culinary center.
“This is like an incubator on steroids for adults,” says Gil White of
Gilbert M. White Realtor Inc.,
Located near Marsh and Lake Lansing roads in Okemos, White says this single project could set the tone for the rest of the area.
“This project is kind of a tipping point for the whole corridor, which now includes a
Meijer and
Rite Aid,” says White. “The area is going big box.”
White says the Triangle models a different style of development that places more emphasis on walking rather than cars, encourages social interactions and provides business space for New Economy entrepreneurs. It's also located on a brownfield site, and loaded with green features: all buildings will be LEED-certified and parking lots will be made of pervious pavement that allows water infiltration.
Source: Gil White
Writer: Andy Balaskovitz
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