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'Incredibly long road' for new Lansing City Hall, now under construction

LSJ Photo of City Hall Groundbreaking

Source: Mike Ellis with Lansing State Journal

The groundbreaking happened about a year after the current plans were first announced: The building now under construction was a plan B after the initial proposal to repurpose a former Masonic temple in downtown was rejected by City Council members.

LANSING — Lansing’s new city hall took its first concrete steps as officials broke ground April 23 on the 65,000-square-foot, three-story building.

The new city hall is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, with the current city hall expected to be turned into a hotel by a Chicago developer once city operations are moved.

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