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Council approves New Vision Lansing brownfield plan after public endorsements
Summary
The Lansing City Council approved Transformational Brownfield Plan No. 87 (New Vision Lansing), a developer‑backed package covering five downtown addresses that supporters say will bring a $300M+ mixed‑use development and 573 apartments; one councilor registered a dissent over lack of planned voucher units.
The Lansing City Council voted to approve Transformational Brownfield Plan No. 87, known as New Vision Lansing, after multiple public speakers urged the council to back the redevelopment.
Jody Washington told the council the project represents “a monumental 300,000,000 plus investment spanning over 602,000 square feet of development, which includes 573 apartments, commercial, office, and retail space,” and called it a needed step to revive Lansing’s downtown. Leanne Zimney, a board member at On the Grand condominiums, urged the council to approve all five addresses in the plan and said the project would “clean toxic waste in Old Town,” calling it the largest redevelopment investment the neighborhood has seen.
Council debate recognized both the project’s scale and unresolved affordability questions. Councilman Jackson recorded a public dissent, saying he could not fully support the plan because “out of those 573 new units, none are for voucher holders or Section 8 holders,” and he said that while a voucher might be usable in individual cases, it was not contemplated in the project planning. Vice President Hussain said he supported the plan and estimated the development could bring about $1,000,000 a year in income tax revenue from new residents, arguing added revenue would increase the city’s capacity to support vulnerable residents.
The council approved the resolution by voice vote. No amendments or roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes; the motion was moved by Vice President Hussain and carried by voice vote.
Next steps noted at the meeting: the resolution was adopted and will proceed per the city’s brownfield implementation process and any applicable state requirements.
