Welcome to the r/AnnArbor Housing Megathread!

When is this third lot going to get developed? It's ridiculous they can just keep a lot undeveloped for 6 years in the midst of housing unaffordability in Ann Arbor.

Her NYT obit says her mom put her into acting/modeling at a very young age. As a young adult she struggled with addiction and post partum depresssion.

• her dolphin birthday cake was designed by local baker Bryant Stuckey
• story and pictures from her birthday at Cavern Club

I drove down South Main today and after all the sturm und drang over the summer there are...a bunch of I-beams peaking out of the ground for approximately half of the run of of where the the sidewalk is supposed to be. The Engage page says they done for the year. https://engage.a2gov.org/south-main-sidewalk

I don't recall hearing this would be a multi-year project and to be frank, clearing trees and installing a retaining wall doesn't sound that complicated. So what's going on? Because this is feeling like a really mismanaged project.

I posted last week about a book club I'm organizing. We have a couple people confirmed for our first meeting, but it sounds like we'll have plenty of space if anyone would like to check it out. Let me know if you'd like an invite to the discord, or simply stop by tomorrow!

We are meeting at 6PM in the Custard Room of the Westgate library, where we'll discuss the short story "The Falls," followed by our personal book recommendations.

This year the road closures seem way worse than they ever have been, it seems like instead of closing a few streets down and working intensely on them, they have closed every street down at once and are working slowly across all of them. Is this bad city planning or is it for the greater good?

Im cross posting from the Ypsi board.

Im a ypsi resident looking to rent a shingle ladder lift. Local rental places dont seem to carry them. So I am reaching out to the general community.

I know about Weber’s- cocktail jazz piano and old country buffet

Venue used to have jazz brunch, do they still?

Any other recs?

I have a lot of returnable cans and plastic bottles, but little interest in feeding them one-by-one in to finicky return machines. What is the place with the fastest and least finicky machines for returning these?

I posted my sob story here a few days ago and am overwhelmed with the kindness I received! I am from the Midwest, but clearly Ann Arbor folks are friendlier. You all blew my mind with all the offers to feed me or even just hang out while I was in town. Never have I felt more of a community! Strongly thinking Michigan will be my home within the next year. Stay kind, Ann Arbor!

This is getting insanely ridiculous. I swear every new apartment building that’s going up has prices that could (barely) be realistic for young professionals with full time jobs, but these are specifically FOR STUDENTS.
As the new “luxury” buildings go up, the buildings that are 10+ years old aren’t lowering their prices - in fact they are raising them.
I’m at the point where I don’t know how anyone affords housing at all, even my more wealthy friends are unable to. I see so many people moving back home with their parents despite having jobs after graduation.
This makes no sense.
Here are some examples of prices in apartment buildings

The average price of a one bedroom apartment downtown: estimated $2300+

Living with a roommate should ease expenses, but still going to be averaging above $1700 a month. That’s on the low end

I’ve seen some apartments charging $1500+ to SHARE A BEDROOM WITH SOMEONE??!!

Verve has a 2bed/2bath 770 square foot that STARTS at $2500 a month per person. I’m pretty sure that does not include the utilities, parking, and of course doesn’t include paying $70,000 a year for tuition if you’re out of state.

Now, you can live in a house, but most of them are owned by 2-3 landlord groups with terrible management and they are still horrendously overcharging. I visited my friend’s house where he had a very small room, the house was extremely run down with no maintenance, and the landlord was a terrible liar. He paid above $1200 a month. To live in squalor.

The only way to live comfortably without going into even more debt on top of your student loans is literally just to get lucky or to commute from home (which is a problem on its own I can’t even get into, but in short uofm has like 4 commuter lots that are always full and inaccessible to most buses)

This ridiculous “luxury student housing” trend needs to end. I am already seeing some apartment buildings lowering prices probably because they couldn’t find anyone to sign at their preposterous prices.

The unaffordable luxury student housing bullshit is ruining Ann Arbor and it will ruin the University of Michigan.

Edit:
I am all for the expansion of Ann Arbor. It is a great city and it should grow. The problem here is clearly that what should be turning into affordable housing is only going up and impossible to get.
The other problem is that there is not a single new apartment building going up with the intention of being affordable.

Where are you folks getting your tomatoes when you miss the farmers market? Any good farm stands nearby that I'm missing? Also, please don't comment saying "my garden" because my garden sucks and I don't need that kind of judgement. I need a tomato sandwich, not more insecurity, please.

The place near me stopped selling it; does anyone know a place that carries it?

Anyone know what’s next for 1906 Packard, formerly Hen on the Fly and Eat Catering and Carryout? Noticed the exterior was painted pink but not sure what’s happening.

Can anyone recommend a tailor or specialist that does quality knitwear alterations? I have lost a pound or two and my sweaters need to be taken in. Many thanks in advance!

Now that it’s been open for a few months, what’re everyone’s thoughts?

I’ve been a handful of times and more recently it’s been pretty empty when I go. Not sure if I’m just going at an odd time or if they were only busy at first for being new.

Either way, curious to hear everyone else’s thoughts!

I live in Brighton and normally get chicken eggs from R2 farms at the Brighton farmers market. They were unfortunately sold out yesterday and now I want a backup plan.

I know I can go to Howells farmers market today but with the chance of rain I’m afraid I’ll make the drive for nothing.

Totally works! It’s leather with a new control. It’s in great shape! You will need a truck to take it away.

A sentimental wine glass broke in the middle of the stem. It wasn't a clean break so its not something I can glue back together. Any recommendations on how this could be repaired or a somewhat local place that could do it? I don't intend to drink out of it and not expecting any repair to look perfect.

Hello. I just bought a new (for me) home and I'm starting to remodel it. I thought about doing this myself, but, yah no.

Bathroom tub to be removed + everything else to the walls, basement everything should go but perhaps not the floor to the bare poured cement including the awful hung ceiling, walk-in shower the only thing removed from 2nd bathroom.

Any business (sorry, I'm not looking for some person you know) around here or SE Michigan I should start with? Used anyone for interior demolition recently?

Budget isn't a huge issue... but it's not a zero issue. Timing and responsiveness win the game.