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Noticed a change in the old Packard Plant area last week
I was driving down East Grand Boulevard last week, heading to a client's gym in Midtown, and I had to take a detour. It put me right past the southern edge of the Packard Plant. Three years ago, that whole stretch felt like a ghost town, just broken windows and weeds. Last month, I saw a crew out there with heavy machinery, clearing a section by the railroad tracks. But last week... they had a real construction fence up and a sign for a logistics company. It wasn't just cleanup. It looks like a full build-out is starting. Makes me wonder if all that talk about the I-94 industrial corridor is finally turning into real brick and steel. Has anyone else seen new activity over there, or heard what's actually going in?
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umar5912d ago
That stretch of East Grand has felt empty for so long. It's good to see real work starting there.
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wadem8912d ago
Saw in the paper they're finally putting in that mixed-use building with retail on the ground floor, @umar59. The plans showed a small grocery store and a couple restaurants. Should really change the feel of that whole block.
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terry6774d ago
That empty stretch was the only quiet part of the whole street. A small grocery store means delivery trucks idling at six in the morning. Those new restaurants will just bring more noise and trash. The traffic is already bad enough without adding more people trying to park. It might look nicer but it will make living here worse.
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