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The four-bedroom units are renting for $1.73 to $2.15 per square foot, or OF THE WEEK The massive $90 million SkyVue younger professionals living in student $2,840 to $2,916 a unit. SkyVue’s two- project under construction next to housing" in the Lansing market. bedroom apartments will be renting for Frandor was approved by Lansing with However, the company’s website — $1,740 to $1,800 a month, or $1.80 to the intent that it provide new and need- LiveSkyVue.com — has nothing about $2.19 a square foot. ed apartments for young professionals. young professionals. The lead informa- By comparison with a complex Now it appears that the market for the tion on the site calls the development aimed at professionals, the Stadium development is primarily students. “SkyVue Student Apartments near District two-bedroom, two-bathroom The developer’s marketing pitch and Michigan State University.” units are renting for $1,200 to $1,550 its pricing “by the bed” reflect the prac- The Rise has also hired EdR, a a month, according to apartments.com. tices used by the region’s large student Memphis, Tenn., company that bills it- Some of the Stadium District Apart- housing providers. Each apartment self as “a leader in the collegiate hous- ments are fetching as high as $1,460 to comes fully furnished and renters are ing industry since 1964" on itswebsite, $1,900 a month, according to the web- prohibited from bring their own fur- EdRTrust.com. site, or $1.16 to $1.70 per square foot. niture to the apart- One bedrooms ments. at SkyVue are going “This is student for $1,235 for 637 housing,” said Jody square foot unit. Property: 1023 S. Pennsylvania Ave. That’s $1.93 per Washington, First Lansing Ward City Council- square foot. At the woman and chair- Stadium District, woman of the Devel- a 597-square-foot The passing of Labor Day hints of the opment and Planning bedroom is renting approaching chilly football Saturdays and the Committee. “I don’t for $1,010 to $1,325, heat of Election Day. Since most press is direct- care that it’s students. or $1.69 to $2.21 per ed toward the national elections, we might be Just be honest about square foot. inclined to overlook local affairs, where the it. This is about hon- SkyVue has set need for change is obvious. Letters to the edi- esty and transpar- strict limits on oc- tor are offered by people who are quick to find ency. It’s lacking.” cupancy. Leasing fault, although few are willing to bring about But Bob Trezise, officials told City change, whether by seeking municipal office or president and CEO Pulse that the apart- serving on local boards and commissions. of Lansing Economic ment floor space is The structures shown here are being sold not large enough to through the Ingham County Land Bank. Area Partners, LEAP, Todd Heywood/City Pulse which helped broker allow three people Although the interiors of the house and garage the deal, defended The $90 million SkyVue apartment building is still under construction, but to reside in the two- remain uncertain, their exterior compositions the development. He developers are already offering leases to MSU students. bedroom units, and seem workable, once the exterior doors are said the project has that even if a couple replaced and the windows are repaired. The “market rate apartments,” which would The company recently opened a did want to lease a two-bedroom unit, buildings are available at a reasonable price be “marketed to young professionals.” leasing office on Grand River Avenue they would be required to execute sepa- but, according to the Land Bank’s website, He said developers originally proposed in East Lansing, across from the MSU rate leases — one for each bedroom. interested parties must submit a renovation a 100 percent student housing devel- campus. However, Marshall said Tuesday that plan for the work. opment, but LEAP officials convinced Asked to cite any marketing aimed if an individual or couple wanted to rent It would be a shame if the lack of such a plan The Rise from Atlanta to make 144 to at non-students, Marshall said he didn't a two-bedroom, "I suppose we could do is discouraging redevelopment. 146 one-bedroom apartments for young know of any off the top of his head. that." In the spirit of communal progress, we will professionals, or about 43 percent of But he added that even when a com- The current plan’s variance with assist interested buyers in establishing the required plan. Depending on the level of inter- the 337 units under construction. plex is aimed at students, "it doesn'tstop the original proposal shows up in the est, this assistance will be extended to all future “We were excited to have turned non-students from leasing." 25-year, $25 million Brownfield reim- Eyesores, particularly those owned by the Land this building from 100 percent student SkyVue leasing officials said the new bursement deal, where the developer, Bank.