Dense, urban-style development is all the rage in Ann Arbor right now, but one developer is betting students will want a little variety in their housing options.
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While proponents of building vertically in Ann Arbor are trying to win a victory with the 601 Forest development, those who back the suburban-style horizontal development are going for their own victory with the 42 North project.
They'll just have to wait a little bit longer as City Council postponed a decision on the development Monday night until Sept. 8.
The development on the city's western edge is the typical suburban-style development consisting of a cluster of 3-story apartment buildings surrounded by lots of surface parking. Throw in a recreation center in an area dominated by sub divisions, strip malls and car-centric culture between Maple Road and I-94.
And that's just what the developer, Wood Partners, wants.
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