Mixed use re-zoning considered for Research Park

Research Park, Ann Arbor's oldest research park, may be re-zoned for a "green" retail/service development.

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Now that property owners are no longer bound to the requirements to only house research functions on the property, [developer Jeff] Hauptman wants to turn a 3.5-acre parcel at the opening of the park into a retail/service hub for the 5.5-million-square foot office market south of Ann Arbor.

He pictures a 30,000-square-foot center facing South State. Tenants might include a drug store and restaurants, and the design would be LEED-certified in a nod to the city's goal to encourage "green" construction.

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