Demolition work making way for another apartment high-rise in downtown Ann Arbor – MLive.com

ANN ARBOR, MI Demolition work has begun to make way for the next high-rise development in downtown Ann Arbor.

Crews have been busy since last week tearing down a 1980s office building that housed DTE Energy at the southeast corner of Main and William streets.

Rising in its place over the next two years will be a 10-story building with apartments and ground-floor retail.

The Standard, as the development is called, was approved by City Council in early March just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But the novel coronavirus outbreak isnt stopping the project from moving ahead.

Well move forward with foundation work as soon as demolition is complete, and we expect to start going vertical early next year, said Eric Leath, development manager with Georgia-based developer Landmark Properties.

We look forward to welcoming residents to The Standard in fall 2022, he added.

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10-story development planned for corner of Main and William

The apartments are designed primarily for young professionals, University of Michigan students, faculty and visiting professors, according to plans.

There are no notable changes to the building since it was approved, said architect John Myefski.

Plans call for 218 apartments with 421 bedrooms and over 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

Amenities include fitness/yoga rooms, study areas, a small outdoor deck/lounge on the east side of the second floor, and a larger outdoor deck with a hot tub/pool on the west side of the second floor overlooking Main Street.

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The unit mix includes 89 studios, 22 one-bedroom units (two dedicated as affordable housing for people earning 80% of the area median income), 60 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and 35 four-bedroom units.

The developer agreed to include at least 1,250 square feet of rooftop solar panels, estimated to meet over 1% of the buildings annual energy needs and public art features.

The demolition of a 1980s office building to make way for a new high-rise at Main and William streets in downtown Ann Arbor on Sept. 11, 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News

Adhering to the citys height limits for the property, the block-long building will step down from 10 stories to five stories as it approaches Packard Street.

The buildings facade is to include a combination of brick, steel panels and glass.

There are 102 car parking spaces planned, including 90 interior spaces and 12 exterior spaces on the east side.

Plans include one underground parking level and one first-floor parking level in the building with access via the adjacent alley. Four spaces are to be for electric vehicles and two for car sharing, plus 84 bicycle parking spaces.

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