This meeting was held in person at City Hall.
Commissioner Adams was absent
Commissioner Lee was absent
APPROVED: Site plan with landscape modifications for 416 Longshore Drive to construct a 41,212 square foot, four story condominium with 15 units. (Legistar)
- This item was postponed from the March 5, 2024 Planning meeting due to a “noticing error”: https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-march-5-2024/
- According to MLive, “The condos are expected to range from 2,500 to 3,200 square feet, each with three or four bedrooms and three baths. With anticipated sales prices from $2 million to $4 million, they would be some of the city’s highest-end condos.”
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/11/condos-priced-from-2m-to-4m-proposed-to-overlook-ann-arbors-argo-cascades.html
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/04/high-end-condos-overlooking-argo-cascades-get-ann-arbor-commissions-ok.html
- City Council approved the development agreement on June 3, 2024. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-june-3-2024/
UPDATE: According to an MLive article published in January 2025, this 15 unit development is named the J Sinclair Luxury Penthouses. From the article: “Prices start at $2.8 million with select units up to $4.9 million, said JD Lindeberg of Huron River Holdings LLC, the firm behind the upscale project.”
APPROVED: Special Exception Use modification for a Meds Cafe marijuana dispensary at 700 Tappan Street. (Legistar)
- According to a staff memo (link), “The business is currently closed but had been operating as a marijuana retailer until January 2023.”
- The site is part of a larger PUD zoning district “Casa Dominick’s Planned Unit Development”, which was approved in October 2009.
- PUD zoning changes for this site were approved by City Council in December 2021, which called for the removal of impervious surfaces previously used for parking. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-december-20-2021/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/04/new-ann-arbor-marijuana-dispensary-coming-to-prime-hash-bash-location.html
Legistar and Video Links
Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1147065&GUID=507A7132-55E6-44F1-911E-6F93A021E3D5
YouTube: https://youtu.be/SRUH-CmPjZE (video missing last hour)
CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/9468
Meeting Length: 2h 44m