A former tuberculosis sanitarium is gone, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports, and the ground it stood on has been leveled in preparation for construction of a 32-unit mixed-income senior housing development in Kalamazoo's Fairmont neighborhood.
Prairie Gardens, a $1.6-million development will be built on land at 1501 Blakeslee St., on the city's northwest side, where the Western Michigan University-owned former sanitarium stood.
Funding for Prairie Gardens came from a $15-million federal stimulus grant. The first phase of Prairie Gardens, which includes seven duplexes, a central garden, a walking trail and a pavilion, is scheduled for completion by February 2013.
For more, please read the
rest of the story.
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.