This meeting was held in person at City Hall.
Commissioner Abrons was absent.
Commissioner Mills was absent.
Commissioner Norton was absent.
APPROVED: Site plan for “Arbor South” at 2845 South State will permit a downtown-style development of 14 new buildings: a hotel, apartment and condominium buildings, some with ground floor retail uses, restaurant/commercial buildings, and parking structures. The 23.5 acre site includes existing buildings at 777 and 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway. (Legistar)
- According to the minutes, “Chair Lee recused himself from the meeting due to his previous employer’s involvement in the project.”
- On April 4, 2022, City Council rezoned these properties TC-1 (Transit Corridor) district. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-april-4-2022/
- Developers Oxford Companies and Crawford Hoying hosted a resident participation meeting for this project on January 9, 2024. https://a2council.com/777-e-eisenhower-oxford-resident-participation-meeting-january-9-2024/
- The developers of Arbor South requested City help in the construction of parking decks for the project. They proposed that the City purchase property and use tax revenue from Arbor South to pay for the construction of the decks. The City would own, operate, and maintain the decks.
- On April 7, 2025, City Council approved a resolution directing the City Administrator to prepare the issuance of $146 million in bonds to fund parking decks at Arbor South. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-april-7-2025/
- On June 16, 2025, City Council approved up to $175,000 in consulting fees for “due diligence” related to City-owned parking decks at Arbor South. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-june-16-2025/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/06/massive-469-million-arbor-south-development-plan-gets-green-light.html
- On July 7, 2025, City Council directed the City Administrator to negotiate the issuance of public bonds to fund parking decks at Arbor South. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-july-7-2025/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/07/massive-taxpayer-subsidy-for-big-development-has-ann-arbor-council-divided.html
- City Council approved the Arbor South brownfield plan and development agreement on February 2, 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-february-2-2026/
- City Council approved an amended development agreement on March 16, 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-march-16-2026/
Legistar and Video Links
Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1252597&GUID=F787BB97-758A-4442-9ED2-ED23EFDB5662
YouTube: https://youtu.be/siF_SCHuDR8
CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/10635
Meeting Length: 1h 22m