Shovels are in the ground at
121 Kingsley West, a new condo development project in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown.
Earth retention and foundation systems are currently in the works for the residential condo project will be 19 units at Kingsley and Ashley, says Tom Fitzsimmons, Huron Kinsley development team partner and builder with Huron Contracting. After foundation systems are in and site work is done, utilities and steel and wood framing are next . This will keep things on schedule for moving people in during spring or summer 2016. Condos will range in size from 1,000 to 2,400 square feet, include off-street parking, and cost from $400,000 to $1 million depending on the unit.
Although a residential development, the project will likely still help boost the downtown economy by virtue of having more people living in the city's core, Fitzsimmons explains. In his own experience, he's seen more empty nesters move to downtown areas to be close to businesses and services.
"We're getting more people to live downtown, and more people living downtown affects the downtown economy," he says. "It's a good thing for the businesses downtown."
His own construction management firm employees are working on the project as well as contractors, so at any given day a dozen or so people could be working at the site, he says.
Source: Tom Fitzimmons, 121 Kingsley West partner and builder
Writer: Kristin Lukowski
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