It looks as though Ypsi’s long neglected Smith Furniture Building (15 South Washington Street), after years of sitting idle in the hands of a local property speculator, may finally be coming back in play. After years of urging by the City, James Pate, the owner of the 25,000 square foot building, which was originally constructed […]
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One month from today, assuming you win the auction, you could be the proud owner of Ypsilanti’s Smith Furniture Building… If so, what’ll you do with it?
Posted in History, Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor SPARK, auction, Dennis Dahlman, food incubator, James Pate, Karen Maurer, Maurer Management, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Market, property speculation, Public Market, Smith Furniture, Smith furniture building, SPARK East, Ypsilanti real estate 21 Comments
Ypsi’s Karen and Eric Maurer challenge Snyder on brownfield and historic preservation tax credits
Local real estate developers Eric and Karen Maurer were featured in today’s Detroit Free Press, in an article about the Governor’s recent decision to eliminate tax credits like those which were utilized to restore several of the buildings along Ypsilanti’s Michigan Avenue corridor. In the following clip, you’ll not only hear the Maurers’ point of […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor SPARK, Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, Historic Preservation tax credits, Karen Maurer, Mack & Mack Building, Maurer Management, MEDC, Michigan Avenue, Mike Finney, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, SPARK East, Water Street 24 Comments
Keep Ypsi Rollin’… and the case against it
A few days ago, I posted something here written by my friend Richard “Murph” Murphy on the subject of the Ypsilanti ballot initiative to raise taxes in support of public transportation. Murph, Ypsilanti’s former city planner, is an enthusiastic supporter of the charter amendment that we will be voting on this Tuesday, as are community […]
Posted in Other, Politics, Ypsilanti Also tagged AATA, buses, charter amendment, goose food, Karen Maurer, Keep Ypsi Rollin', Mack & Mack Building, Maurer Management, Mellencamp Building, millage, Murph, Paul Schreiber, Pete Murdock, public transit, public transportation, Richard Murphy, tax abatements, taxes, Ypsi loft apartments 35 Comments