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Print Article: Ground broken for downtown Kalamazoo redevelopment Page 1 of 1 <br />X Logo <br />I <br />Ground broken for downtown Kalamazoo redevelopment <br />2010 -12 -14 17:29:20 <br />KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) — Downtown Kalamazoo is about to get a facelift. On Tuesday <br />developers broke ground on what's called the Metropolitan Center Redevelopment Project. <br />Downtown Kalamazoo has a section that looks out of place, being in much worse shape than the rest of <br />the street. That's the metropolitan center group of buildings and it is getting some attention. <br />With the breaking of a brick, crews are starting to turn back the clock on a piece of real estate in the core <br />of downtown Kalamazoo. <br />The city hopes to move forward by restoring four buildings in the 100 block of West Michigan to the way <br />the looked in the 1800s. <br />"Structures that had been empty for a number of years, in bad condition, now have this grand opportunity <br />that will bring new life to the structures and downtown," said Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell. <br />For more than ten years the buildings have been largely unoccupied and untouched, an eyesore in the <br />middle of a redeveloping downtown. <br />"It's at one of our 100 percent corners," said Ken Nacci, Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. "We have three out of <br />four developed, this one was sitting there waiting for something to happen." <br />At a cost of more than $11 million, the buildings will be transformed into business space and 28 <br />apartments. To make the project happen took federal tax breaks, state funding and developer MAVCON <br />doing the work. <br />"We basically developed the area around this," said James Dally, MAVCON, "now we're coming back for <br />what was the original downtown." <br />Downtown advocates say they hope the redevelopment is just another step toward a new downtown <br />Kalamazoo. <br />The project is expected to take 15 months to finish, along with the cosmetic improvements, the buildings <br />will be going green with grass growing on the roof and less energy use overall. <br />© Copyright 2011 Freedom Communications. All Rights Reserved. <br />Privacy Policy I User Agreement I Site Mao <br />http: / /www.wwmt.com/ common /printer /view.php ?db= wwmt &id= 1384949 6/7/2011 <br />
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