Plans for Ottawa Block Development in Downtown Lansing Taking Shape

Local green developer, Gene Townsend, is enhancing the Downtown Lansing Capitol area with his planned 76-condo development.

According to excerpts from the article:

Townsend is predicting 76 condominiums, 24 more than originally announced. The first 12 will go up mid block along Ottawa. We could start to see dirt being moved toward the end of the year, Townsend estimated.

Bob Trezise, head of Lansing’s Economic Development Corp., said that the Ottawa Block has spurred a the new Neighborhood Enterprise Zone and that the city hopes homeowners, or prospective homeowners, will take advantage of the tax credits to fix up or build new homes.

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