Former state legislator Lingg Brewer is taking on a massive project in Lansing's popular Old Town neighborhood. Brewer is gutting and completely renovating the 308 Grand River building.
The 308 building is one of the few remaining Old Town buildings in need of a complete renovation. Lingg wants to turn the bottom floor into expansive retail space and add several lofts to the upper floor.
The roughly 4,000 square foot building is in bad shape. When Brewer first went into the building, he removed 20 semi-loads of trash.
Brewer doesn’t have a deadline for the building’s completion, but he’s renovated a destitute Old Town building before. Brewer successfully renovated the 317 Grand River building, a former check cashing store that was covered in bulletproof steel.
“It shook the whole neighborhood when it came down,” Brewer says about removing the bulletproof steel.
Brewer recently found a tenant to fill the bottom half of the building. Vintage clothing store, Scavenger Hunt, is putting in a second location at the 317 location. The beautiful upstairs apartment and rear loft are also occupied.
Source: Lingg Brewer
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