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Commission holds NEZ hearing for proposed mixed-use development at Vine & Burdick
Summary
City staff opened a public hearing on a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) for a proposed five‑story, mixed‑use development at the southwest corner of Vine and Burdick; staff said the NEZ would be single‑parcel, tied to state incentives, and that a resolution could come back to the commission on March 2, 2026.
The Kalamazoo City Commission opened a public hearing Feb. 2 to consider creating a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) at the southwest corner of Vine Street and South Burdick Street tied to a proposed 5‑story mixed‑use development.
Assistant City Planner Bobby Durkee told the commission the NEZ is a state-authorized tool intended to encourage housing and that the current step is a boundary hearing rather than project approval. Durkee described the proposed development as a five‑story building with roughly 85 dwelling units and some street-level…
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