All the news from the DDA monthly board meetings and more…
Downtown Businesses
- Grand River Brewery, 1 E. 14 Mile, (former Pumachug) continues to wait for the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to issue licensing.
- We welcome two new businesses to the downtown:
- 247 E. 14 Mile, Mada Hair Salon (former Hart & Harlow Salon)
- 145 E. 14 Mile, Exclusive Nails (in the ACE Development)
- The name of the new Irish pub at 38 S. Main will be Gus’s Snug Irish Pub (former Lucky Duck) interior renovations are underway and they hope to open in September or October this year.
- Triple Thread has changed operations to an online business and has given up the storefront location
- Burger King site has completed the demo and the owner and architects have met with our Development Team as they are completing development plans for the site
- Developers interested in the PNC site at 150 N.Main are considering options for the site. No plans at this time.
- Available for lease:
- 25 W. 14 Mile (former Triple Thread)
- 29 S. Main (former Yarn Stop University location adjacent to The Yarn Stop at 25 S. Main)
Commercial construction projects continue in and around the downtown
- Broadway Square; continues to complete apartment units. Leasing information for The Clawsonian apartments can be found at https://www.clawsonian.com
- 400 S. Main has a current building permit – potential local brewery location
- 76-84 W. 14 Mile (former Lim’s) has current building permit
- 516 N. Main; townhome development framing work nears completion
- Clawson Manor, 255 E. 14 Mile; (senior high rise); interior & exterior renovations continue
- 436-456 W. 14 Mile, plans have been approved by Planning Commission for an apartment development
Main Street
Main Street 2024 Technical Visit update:
The $7500 grant from Main Street for a Technical Visit is being utilized towards updating the 2015 Downtown Master Plan. City Planners Giffels Webster were retained for the update as they crafted the 2015 plan which received recognition by the American Planners Associationreo as best of small city plans.
A progress report was given to the DDA showing the effectiveness of the current plan which called for development such as the ACE project, the Weiss/Sabbath type improvements, the improvements to making an inviting public space with the E. 14 Mile alley and the anticipated Burger King site development. The new plan will include considerations for potential parking and roadway improvements. Discussions on building heights, ground floor uses on multi-use projects, and potential zoning change considerations will also be topics for consideration. These will all be part of future public meetings and surveys with residents.
Grant follow ups
- Pedestrian crossing signal update: The update of the crossing signal at E. 14 & Florence is delayed while repair is completed to the signal base in the island.
- Alley Heart Artwork: Further modifications to the artwork supports have been completed to allow the art to be temporarily removed during the remodel of the adjacent building to take place next year. The art will be installed in the next few weeks!
Committee Reports
Events
- ClawsonFest returned bigger and better on August 27th and was a HUGE success. Our hats go off the primary organizers Sean Nasry, Sean Dunlop and Charlie Samson. Thank you for making this amazing event part of the DDA annual event calendar.
- Planning is underway for the downtown October events – Trick or Treasure and the Great Pubkin Crawl which occur on Saturday, October 28. We will be sending our more info very soon.
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