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Council approves OPRA exemption for 35 S. Johnson; owner plans $3.3M medical clinic redevelopment
Summary
Pontiac City Council approved an exemption certificate under the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act for 35 South Johnson, clearing the way for a proposed $3.3 million rehabilitation into medical clinics and a pharmacy and a minimum of 50 permanent jobs.
Pontiac City Council approved an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA) exemption certificate for 35 South Johnson Street, clearing the path for a planned conversion of the long-vacant three-story office building to a cluster of medical clinics and a pharmacy.
The project applicant, identified as Kirkland Capital Group in council materials and represented during the meeting by Jamie Leclaire of Lipstick Properties, proposed a $3.3 million renovation and said the redevelopment will create at least 50 permanent jobs and additional construction jobs during rehab.
At the public hearing, Leclaire outlined the…
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