OPRA District; 2231 W. Willow St.
Lansing
Description
Council set a June 8 public hearing on creating an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act tax district for AM Land Holdings' property — a step toward brownfield-style tax breaks to rehabilitate the site.
Impact summary
Roughly 20 new jobs at a rehabbed obsolete property.
Applicant
- Name
- AM Land Holdings LLC
- Address
- 2231 W. Willow St., Lansing, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 9
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 9
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Aug 24, 2026.
Meeting timeline (9)
City Council - Aug 24, 2026
A 12-year obsolete property rehabilitation tax certificate was granted for rehabilitation to be completed by December 31, 2026.
Committee on Development & Planning - Aug 17, 2026
An OPRA tax certificate for an automotive repair shop expected to add about 20 jobs.
City Council - Aug 10, 2026
A twelve-year obsolete property rehabilitation tax abatement (about $184,000) to renovate two functionally obsolete buildings into auto body/paint and repair businesses; presented and referred to committee.
City Council - Jul 27, 2026
A 12-year obsolete property rehabilitation tax certificate for a $700,000-plus renovation of a blighted commercial building into two businesses, including an auto-body shop, with about 20 jobs. August 10 hearing set.
City Council - Jul 13, 2026
A request for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act certificate at 2231 W. Willow St. was received from the mayor and referred to the Development and Planning Committee; a public hearing will be set later.
City Council - Jun 22, 2026
The council established an OPRA tax district for the former industrial property so the developer can pursue rehabilitation tax credits later.
City Council - Jun 8, 2026
Developers Joseph Brooks and Brent Schattenberg want to turn a decades-vacant industrial warehouse into an auto body and fleet-repair shop with about 30 jobs, using an OPRA tax freeze plus a $350,000 brownfield cleanup grant.
City Council - May 18, 2026
Council set a June 8 public hearing on creating an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act tax district for AM Land Holdings' property — a step toward brownfield-style tax breaks to rehabilitate the site.
City Council - May 11, 2026
The mayor requested an OPRA district designation for a property on West Willow; it was referred to Development and Planning with a public hearing to be set.
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