Archive
Timeline
Date | Summary |
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March 16, 2017 | Discussion of site plan at DDA Project & Infrastructure Committee Meeting |
March 22, 2017 | Planning Commission Public Hearing |
April 12, 2017 | Planning Commission to consider Site Plan |
April 13, 2017 | Downtown Development Authority to hold special meeting to review Site Plan |
April 13, 2017 | Discussion of Brownfield Plan at Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting |
April 20, 2017 | Discussion of Brownfield Plan at Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting - BRA Approved Brownfield Plan |
April 25, 2017 | Public Hearings for Brownfield Plan & Site Plan at East Lansing City Council Meeting (plans approved by Council) |
May 25, 2017 | Brownfield Redevelopment Authority approved the Park District Brownfield Reimbursement Agreement |
June 1, 2017 | Downtown Development Authority held a special meeting to provide input on the Park District Development Agreement |
June 6, 2017 | City Council to consider Development Agreement - approved |
June 22, 2017 | DDA and BRA approve Park District Development Agreement |
July 27, 2017 | Downtown Development Authority approves First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement for Park District |
July 27, 2017 | Brownfield Redevelopment Authority adopts Brownfield Plan #26 and approves First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement for Park District |
July 27, 2017 | City Council held Public Hearing and adopts Brownfield Plan #26 and approves termination of Brownfield Plans #11 and #23. City Council also approved the First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement. |
Sept. 14, 2017 | Downtown Development Authority holds special meeting to approve an amended Interlocal Agreement for and Second Addendum to the Development Agreement for the Park District |
Sept. 14, 2017 | Brownfield Redevelopment Authority holds special meeting to also approve an amended Interlocal Agreement for the Park District, Amended Brownfield Plan #11, an Amended Reimbursement Agreement and Second Addendum to the Development Agreement, with the same conditions as the DDA passed |
Sept. 19, 2017 | City Council held a special meeting and approved Amended Brownfield Plan #11 for the Park District Project, the second Addendum to the Development Agreement, the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of East Lansing, the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA), the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and 110 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC with an amended Exhibit F to the Development Agreement, and the Land Transfer Agreement between the City of East Lansing, the BRA, the DDA, and 100 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC |
Sept. 21, 2017 | An agreement was not reached between the former developer of the City Center II project and the current developer regarding the Michigan Business Tax credit, so the project will not be moving forward. However, demolition of the existing properties will take place the weekend of Oct. 7 as planned. The developer proposes to re-work the site plan in the coming months. |
January 9, 2018 | City Council approved the Termination of the Park District Development Agreement, Land Transfer Agreement, and the Brownfield Reimbursement Agreement (“Termination”), by and among the City of East Lansing, the City of East Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the Downtown Development Authority of the City of East Lansing , and 100 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC (collectively, the “Developer”). |
February 27, 2018 | City Council approved the termination of Brownfield Plan #11 |
June 15, 2018 | Revised plans were submitted for the Park District site, including a mixed-used building with ground floor retail, apartments, parking, a separate hotel building and a second residential building. |
June 26, 2018 | Revised site plan discussed at the Downtown Development Authority meeting |
July 11, 2018 | Planning Commission Public Hearing |
July 25, 2018 | Planning Commission considers site plan |
July 26, 2018 | Discussion of the site plan at the Downtown Development Authority meeting |
August 8, 2018 | Consideration of site plan by Planning Commission |
August 9, 2018 | Downtown Development Authority special meeting to consider site plan; recommended approval |
August 14, 2018 | City Council to hold a public hearing to consider site plan; site plan approved by Council |
August 23, 2018 | Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting; Development Agreement and Amended Brownfield Plan #11 discussed |
August 30, 2018 | Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority special meetings to consider Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11 |
September 6, 2018 | Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority special meetings to consider Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11 |
September 11, 2018 | City Council to discuss Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11 at Discussion Only Meeting. |
September 18, 2018 | City Council to hold a public hearing on Amended Brownfield Plan #11; action item on agenda for Development Agreement - Council approves Brownfield Plan #11 and the Development Agreement (see documents above) |
September 27, 2018 | DDA approves minor changes made to the Development Agreement (as approved by Council) and approves an interlocal agreement regarding Brownfield Plan #11. BRA approves a reimbursement agreement with the developer for payment of tax increment revenues. |
November 27, 2018 | The developer obtained State of Michigan approvals for the Michigan Business Tax Credit and the State's Brownfield TIF. Construction is targeted to begin in December 2018. |
Park District Investment Group and Privately-owned Parcels
The Park District Investment Group (PDIG) site plan and SUP have been approved for Building A and B. The Developer Timeline outlines past activity.The plans for Buildings A and B can be found on the Project Submittal and Communications page and the timeline of reviews for these projects can be found on the Developer Timeline and Attachments page.
Development Agreement Due Diligence Review
The Downtown Development Authority has contracted with Clark Hill and National Development Council to provide a third-party Legal Review of the Development Agreement, Brownfield Plan and Financial Documents (PDF) related to this project. The legal review is the first report received and as additional reports are received they will be posted online. The current draft of the financial review can be found here: Park District Financial Review (PDF).DTN Management and the publicly-owned parcels
On June 4, 2015, Colin Cronin of DTN Management Company submitted a Letter Requesting that the City of East Lansing Re-engage with DTN (PDF) on their previously withdrawn Park District proposal, which included building on four DDA-owned parcels on Evergreen Avenue as well as three City-owned parcels that are currently surface parking lots. The previous proposal included an office building, a parking structure, multi-family rental housing, owner-occupied housing, rental housing restricted to residents that are 55+ and commercial retail space. The DDA has approved an Amended Pre-Development Agreement (PDF) at their June regular meeting. The agreement was discussed with City Council on July 7, 2015 at their work session and approved by City Council on August 4, 2015.RFQ/P Archive
The City of East Lansing invited experienced developers to submit qualifications and conceptual proposals in October 2012. The Park District Planning Area RFQ/P (PDF)
was drafted after two public meetings in early September to solicit
community input. More than 100 community members attended the two
meetings. The RFP/Q was due on Feb. 8, 2013.On May 22, 2013, the Review Team voted to recommend the proposals from DTN Management Company and Lurvey White Ventures to City Council for further consideration as potential development partners for the Park District Planning Area. City Council ultimately selected DTN Management Company as the development partner for the Park District Planning Area on Aug. 6, 2013.
The RFQ/P was the first step toward selecting a developer and a project. There are multiple other steps involved in the process, including significant due diligence and feasibility studies, approval of a development agreement, design work, a site plan review and more.
- City Council interview presentation (June 25, 2013) - VIDEO
- City Council PowerPoint presentation (PDF) (June 25, 2013)
- Handout from April 10, 2013 meeting (PDF)
- Letter to City Council (6/20/13) (PDF)
- Original Proposal (PDF)
- Presentation from April 10, 2013 meeting (PDF)
- Responses to questions (PDF)
- Revised proposal (PDF)
- Update letter (3/25/13) (PDF)