SLU-2-2026 / Z-2-2026 — 332 Townsend St. sheltered care facility
Lansing
Description
Rezone from Downtown Core to Residential Adaptive Reuse plus a special land use permit for about 56 beds — 30 for families and 26 for veterans through the VA.
Impact summary
The former Larch Street shelter site closes and downtown gains shelter capacity next to mission services; neighbors showed essentially no opposition.
Applicant
- Address
- 332 Townsend St., Lansing, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Mar 23, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Mar 23, 2026
Council rezoned 332 Townsend from Downtown Core to Residential Adaptive Reuse and approved the special land use permit so the N.E.S.T. can open a day, family, and veterans shelter in the former wine and beer wholesalers building.
City Council - Feb 23, 2026
Rezone from Downtown Core to Residential Adaptive Reuse plus a special land use permit for about 56 beds — 30 for families and 26 for veterans through the VA.
Related issues (1)
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