Downtown Development Community Update, July 24, 2024
Since the last update (April), CASTO continued to revise/refine their plan while working closely with representatives of a grocer to bring a new 40,000 square foot neighborhood market to the project. However, despite best efforts from all involved parties, the grocer made the difficult decision to discontinue the establishment of any additional locations of its […]
Downtown Development Community Update, April 22, 2024
Since the September 19, 2023 update, City staff and CASTO have continued to evaluate the best path forward for the Downtown Development Project. While pursuing this effort, CASTO and the City re-engaged with representatives of a grocer who previously had expressed interest in the site but could not be accommodated due to other programming of […]
Downtown Development Community Update, September 19, 2023
On Monday evening, CASTO and North Pointe Realty (NPR) provided an update to City Council Committee of the Whole on the status of the Downtown Development project. CASTO and NPR spent the summer updating estimated construction pricing and analyzing the current rental market. While there are positive signs, there are challenges related to inflation, rising interest rates […]
Mayor George’s Update on the Downtown Development
Our team at City Hall continues to work towards achieving the community vision for the Downtown Development on the former Lakewood Hospital site with our development partner, CASTO / North Pointe Realty. The City and CASTO have been diligently working through the complex layers of site planning, architecture, engineering, finance, and legislative and administrative review […]
Downtown Development Community Update, December 13, 2022
The Architectural Board of Review (ABR) held a special meeting on December 13, 2022 to review the approved Preliminary Plan for the Downtown Development. The ABR unanimously referred the proposal back to the Planning Commission for consideration of the Final Plan. This referral confirms the Preliminary Plan, with the noted conditions, is generally in conformance with […]
Downtown Development Community Update, November 10, 2022
The Architecture Board of Review (ABR) held a regular meeting on November 10, 2022 to review the approved Preliminary Plan for the Downtown Development. The purpose of this meeting was primarily to focus on proposed changes in the design for the Curtis Block. View the recorded discussion here.
Downtown Development Community Update, October 28, 2022
The Architecture Board of Review (ABR) held a special meeting on October 26, 2022 to review the approved Preliminary Plan for the Downtown Development. View the recorded discussion here.
Downtown Development Community Update, September 8, 2022
The Architecture Board of Review (ABR) met at their regularly scheduled time to review the approved Preliminary Plan for the Downtown Development. View the recorded discussion here. The review of the approved Preliminary Plan was deferred (continued) until the next meeting which will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 5:30 pm. Please note […]
Downtown Development Community Update, April 14, 2022
On Monday, April 11th, Lakewood City Council’s Committee of the Whole met to continue the discussion regarding the proposed Downtown Development Project. Watch the 4/11/22 Committee of the Whole meeting below.