Developer proposes new CVS for downtown Ann Arbor

A developer wants to clear away a couple of historic storefronts on State Street next to the State Theater to make way for a new CVS.

New York-based Blue Star International wants tear down 209-11 S State St. to make way for the pharmacy. West Bloomfield-based Velmeir Construction submitted the paperwork. Those addresses might sound familiar because Concentrate featured them as an example of single-family houses that have morphed into commercial spaces over the last century.

The building looks like the traditional downtown storefront from the sidewalk. However, the old roof tops and gables of the original house are still visible from above. The house started as a Queen Anne Victorian for a single family in the 19th Century. It eventually became a boarding house and then a storefront in the 1920s for everything from a dance hall to a credit union.

The developer originally proposed maintaining the historic structure but redoing the front interior for more efficient use of retail space. Those plans have apparently changed. However, the City's Historic District Commission must sign off on the project before any demolition can take place.

Source: City of Ann Arbor
Writer: Jon Zemke

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