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Developer outlines 80-unit 'B on Burdick' plan; commission raises demolition and preservation concerns
Summary
Bogan Developments presented plans for an 80-unit workforce housing project on Burdick that would replace four contributing houses in the Vine Historic District. Commissioners pressed the developer on property ownership, demolition-by-neglect, absence of detailed drawings and the sequence of city approvals; no formal action was taken.
Jamari Bogan, chief executive officer of Bogan Developments, told the Kalamazoo Historic District Commission that the firm is proposing the “B on Burdick,” a project that would include 80 workforce housing units and an early learning center and would remove several houses on the block in the Vine neighborhood.
The proposal drew sustained questioning from commissioners about ownership of the parcels, whether the properties have been neglected, the lack of architectural drawings and what would replace the houses if the commission allowed demolition. Commissioner Underwood said the application lacked evidence needed to approve demolition under the commission’s criteria and called the request “premature” without zoning, financing and environmental approvals.
Why it matters: The parcels sit inside the Vine Historic District and the commission’s approval would allow demolition of contributing historic resources. Commissioners said that once…
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