Flint development news

[robk1982]

Flint Cultural Center Academy:

20181221_124805 by Rob K, on Flickr

20181221_125146 by Rob K, on Flickr

There will be a connector from that end of the building to Sloan Museum and the Flint Institute of Music.

20181221_125214 by Rob K, on Flickr


The Marketplace
20181221_132558 by Rob K, on Flickr

20181221_132607 by Rob K, on Flickr

Mott Culinary Arts building and 600 S. Saginaw
20181221_132728 by Rob K, on Flickr

20181221_132736 by Rob K, on Flickr

20181221_132742 by Rob K, on Flickr


Hilton Garden
20181221_133001 by Rob K, on Flickr


Coolidge Elementary redevelopment by Communities First, Inc. on the westside of the city by McLaren Hospital. The new apartment building fronts Ballanger Highway, which has it's fair share of abandoned buildings.
20181221_133757 by Rob K, on Flickr

20181221_133824 by Rob K, on Flickr

[DetroitSky]

Nice update! Did you notice if the townhouses are under construction at The Marketplace project?

[deja vu]

Thank you for those photo updates. A couple of recent stories from Flintside - the biggest one is perhaps regarding Lear's upcoming hiring effort. The others are small beans, but it all adds up to a more vibrant city.

Lear plant in Flint hiring to fill 400 jobs
Ashley Schafer
December 26, 2018

FLINT, Michigan — Lear is planning a massive three-day hiring effort to fill 400 open jobs at its new Flint manufacturing facility: Resumes can be dropped off 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 3-5 at the new Lear plant, 902 E. Hamilton Ave. in Flint. Pay starts at $13.85 for the positions, which are permanent, with a second- and third-shift premium of $0.30 per hour. Lear also offers annual pay increases as well as health benefits including low-cost medical, dental, and vision coverage after 90 days of employment. Employees also are eligible for 401(k) and paid vacation time after one year of employment...

Everything Flint: A store for Flint by Flint
Alexandria Brown
December 26, 2018

Flint, MI— Tucked into cove off Beecher Road bordering Flint Township is a boutique with a bold specialization. It’s all in the name. If it’s not Flint-made, you’re not going to find it here. “That’s the key,” said store owner Devante Powell, 32. “You have to be from Flint. … I’ve had people from Lansing and I’ve people from Detroit (try to sell here). I turned them down...”

Throw back a cold one in downtown Flint's new heated igloos
Chris Ringler
December 20, 2018

FLINT, Michigan — Flint’s nightlife is getting cozy. Nestled along Second Street just off Saginaw Street are three new additions to the downtown Flint bar scene: Igloos. Table & Tap rolled out the igloos at Thanksgiving and the response has been overwhelming. Known for homemade sauces and smoked meats, the igloos are a way to give customers a way to be outside and enjoy their patio during the winter months without the threat of getting cold, general manager Becca Kunz said...

Kettering students engineer self-sustaining, water-purifying hoophouse
Jake Carah
December 26, 2018

FLINT, Michigan — The wind sweeps down Bennett Avenue on the city’s north central side, gently rippling the sides of the hoophouse tucked along an empty plot with bare fruit trees, a solar panel and cistern. Noah Lukins, a senior in mechanical engineering at Kettering University, walks along the side of the urban garden explaining the tech used to bringing purified water to the plants inside...

[robk1982]

Originally Posted by DetroitSky

Nice update! Did you notice if the townhouses are under construction at The Marketplace project?

Not from what I could see.


And just to make sure everyone knows, The Marketplace is being built on the site of the recently demolished YWCA. I'm actually kind of surprised they started construction so soon.

[robk1982]

Pictures from 1/5/19

They have been working 7 days a week on the Cultural Center Academy.
20190105_142515 by Rob K, on Flickr

The Marketplace. They have started on the townhomes.
20190105_143035 by Rob K, on Flickr

20190105_143023 by Rob K, on Flickr

Just west of The Marketplace is the former Genesee County Community Action Resource Department building. It looks like the utilities were disconnected in December, and a fence has been put around the building. I couldn't find any news on this, but demolition might be next??
20190105_143344 by Rob K, on Flickr

20190105_143246 by Rob K, on Flickr

20190105_143148 by Rob K, on Flickr

[robk1982]

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/201...WkFJOZjcYuxVOs

3 businesses moving into former Perry Drugs building in downtown Flint

By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com racosta1@mlive.com


FLINT, MI – Two additional businesses will join ELGA Credit Union in the renovated Perry Drugs building in downtown Flint.

The approximately 9,000 square-foot building at the corner of Saginaw and Second streets is expected to open by March and include ELGA Credit Union, Buckham Gallery and KeLan Foard The Brand, a men’s grooming and clothing shop.

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[robk1982]

http://www.flintside.com/features/fl...velopment.aspx

MARJORY RAYMER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2019
Flint starts 2019 with $200 million in ongoing development

FLINT, Michigan — Welcome to 2019 and more than $200 million in ongoing development projects in Flint. Yes, more than — and that’s just taking a look at eight major projects that are now under way.

The boom in development follows several year’s worth of other major, headline-grabbing projects. (See more on those below.) The majority of developments are headed for downtown Flint, but the list also includes construction of what essentially will be a new neighborhood on Flint’s northside as well as renovation of a historic, shuttered elementary school into an apartment complex.

Here’s a deeper look at the $200 million worth of development happening now in Flint, listed from the smallest to largest:

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[kcexpress69]

Nice updates!! Hopefully Flint is on the upswing!!

[robk1982]

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/201...s-by-2020.html

Baker College to close Flint-area campus by 2020
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com

FLINT TWP, MI – Baker College will close its Flint Township campus by the end of August 2020 and move operations to Owosso as part of a consolidation effort by the educational institute.

The college’s Allen Park, Auburn Hills and Clinton Township locations will also close and move into a new flagship campus in the metro Detroit area.

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[robk1982]

Flint feb2019 by Rob K, on Flickr


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Eberson Arcade Bar in the Capitol
Flint feb2019 by Rob K, on Flickr

Ground floor retail in the Dryden Building:
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Cultural Center Academy
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[DetroitSky]

Thanks for the pics! I'm disappointed with the ground floor redesign of the Culinary Arts Institute. The renderings showed a much nicer design. As built it reminds me of a 60s-70s remodeling of a much older storefront.

[DetroitSky]

State grant to help revitalize Flint commercial corridor

FLINT — Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Flint a nearly $500,000 brownfield grant to revitalize and safely reuse properties along a commercial corridor.

The state says contaminated land along Flint's Saginaw Street will be redeveloped with housing and commercial space.

The grant will be used to perform environmental assessments, remove contaminated soil and install vapor mitigation systems. A printer, warehouse, gas station, auto service and furniture repair shop were among the businesses that once operated in the area.

As part of the city's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, Norstar Development USA will construct 62 homes and one or more commercial buildings along the corridor. The redevelopment is pegged at $21.6 million. The project is being supported with $750,000 from the Flint Housing Commission and $600,000 from the city of Flint.

Flint school buildings set to get $12.9M in renovations

FLINT, MI — Ten buildings within Flint Community Schools will undergo renovations to improve heating, cooling, lighting, air, energy water and other improvements.

Officials with the school district announced plans for the $12.9 million project on Wednesday, March 20.

The district is starting to pay for the renovations with a $2.3 million down payment financed by the district’s sinking fund and state infrastructure grants. The remaining $10.6 million will be financed through the energy and operational efficiencies that will be achieved by the renovations—which are backed by the performance-based contract with Johnson Controls, according to a press release from Flint Community Schools.

Renovations to each building will include:

Administration Building—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment and building envelope/fenestration improvement

Brownell STEM Academy—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Doyle/Ryder Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Eisenhower Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Freeman Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Neithercut Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, cooling installation and pump motor replacement and VFD installation
Pierce Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Holmes STEM Academy—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement, steam trap repair and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Potter Elementary—lighting upgrades, energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement, water conservation, building envelope/fenestration improvement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

Northwestern High (Kitchen/Gym)—energy management system, air handler refurbishment, boiler replacement and pump motor replacement and VFD installation

[uaarkson]

Good. This is the kind of development Flint needs more than anything downtown.

[robk1982]

https://and.flintandgenesee.org/the-...4XYKANrGcSg8IE

The ‘Gameplan’ for downtown Flint’s reemergence

March 11, 2019 | Mike Turner

A central entertainment district along Second Street. More than 1,200 additional residential units. A network of bicycle lanes. A revamped Saginaw Street streetscape.
Those are among the possible developments outlined in the “Downtown Flint Gameplan,” a new study that set out to determine which land use, placemaking and mobility enhancements are necessary or desired in the city’s central business district.

The overarching goal, say those involved in the process, was to build on downtown’s recent successes, including the addition of several eateries, nightspots and office tenants over the past decade.

“This is a vision to keep the momentum going,” said Gerard Burnash, executive director of the Flint Downtown Development Authority.
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[DetroitSky]

Oak Street Health to build 2 outpatient centers in Flint

Two new primary care health centers for Medicare patients will open in Flint this summer under the Chicago-based Oak Street Health banner and an in-network payer contract with Health Alliance Plan.

Oak Street, which has centers in more than 200 communities nationwide, also operates five other health centers in Southeast Michigan in Southgate, Hazel Park, Cherry Hill in Inkster and Jefferson Village and Rosedale Park in Detroit.

Flint's first health center will be located at 3525 Saginaw Rd. and is expected to open in early April. The second, which is expected to open in early July, will be located at 102 W. Pierson Rd. in northern Flint. Oak Street plans to hire about 50 health care employees in Flint over the next year to staff the centers, officials said.

[robk1982]

Even though I just took these on Monday, they have made significant progress on the "connector" which will connect the school (to the left) to Sloan Museum (straight ahead) and the Flint Institute of Music (to the right). It will run right though this area.

20190408_122547 by Rob K, on Flickr

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Looking from Kearsley Street. The gap between the buildings will eventually be filled in, and students from the school will be able to go to either FIM or Sloan without going outside.
20190408_123031 by Rob K, on Flickr



The GCCARD building on Harrison Street got torn down. You can see the townhomes at the old YWCA site in the background.
20190411_130244_Burst01 by Rob K, on Flickr

20190411_130312 by Rob K, on Flickr

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Construction on the Murchie Science Building expansion at UM-Flint is officially underway.
20190411_105555 by Rob K, on Flickr

[LMich]

What was the GCCARD Building? Is that just a clearing of blight, or is something planned for that site, too?

I got curious about the site plan for the new academy and found this:



BTW, what was torn down that faced Durant Plaza for the new traffic circle on Forest? And kind of tangetially related, do you know who owns the three blocks on the north side of Longway? Those blocks would be perfect for some urban retail in the future to compliment the area. The area immediately around the cultural center has so much potential for quality infill.

[robk1982]

GCCARD is the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department. I honestly don't know how long it had been vacant, and I haven't heard anything about plans for the site.

The Sarvis Conference Center was located where the traffic circle is. It was owned by Flint Community Schools, but sold to the Cultural Center in 2013 because it was losing money big time.

I don't know for sure, but I think all of that property on the north side of Robert T. Longway (all the way down to Dort Hwy) belongs to the city. The there are plenty of houses and businesses, some occupied and some vacant, along Poplar St. and Nebraska, but there is nothing on the southern half of those blocks. Obviously the LDS church owns that entire block.

[LMich]

Yeah, I was talking particularly about the south side of the block fronting the highway between the church on the west and Kearsley Park Boulevard on the east. It looks like there used to be something on these blocks, but then I look east of KP Boulevard, and maybe this was just a rail corridor all the way to the river/downtown?

In any case, those two or three blocks along Robert T. Longway look ripe for development given thier proximity to the cultural center.

[robk1982]

Originally Posted by LMich

Yeah, I was talking particularly about the south side of the block fronting the highway between the church on the west and Kearsley Park Boulevard on the east. It looks like there used to be something on these blocks, but then I look east of KP Boulevard, and maybe this was just a rail corridor all the way to the river/downtown?

In any case, those two or three blocks along Robert T. Longway look ripe for development given thier proximity to the cultural center.

I've always wondered whether they just bulldozed an entire block of houses to put Longway Boulevard in. A rail corridor would make sense as well.