Capital City Market

Capital City Market is a stellar example of public-private partnership, representing a $41.5 million investment in Lansing’s downtown that will revitalize the city’s core and provide important amenities to the community.

Located at 600 East Michigan Ave, the project includes a long-awaited grocery store in downtown Lansing. A 37,000 square foot Meijer will make fresh food readily accessible for the area’s residents. The grocery store is expected to support 15 new full time equivalent jobs.

The mixed-use development also adds a second hotel to Lansing’s downtown, a Marriot Courtyard which will allow visitors to stay downtown overnight and enjoy the downtown’s entertainment and dining options.

36 one- and two- bedroom apartments are also included in the development. Downtown Lansing’s growing population will continue to encourage economic growth in the neighborhood and region.

The project included unprecedented collaboration among farmers, private investors, state and regional economic developers, local governments and talent-building organizations.

Community Impact

This $41MM mixed-use project will catapult existing commercial offerings and attract talent by strategically aligning an urban market, hotel and residential units into a transformative development. The project energizes an underutilized space, expands the area’s lifestyle offerings and provides access to fresh food and trendy accommodations, all of which changes the way Lansing’s downtown core functions.

Both the hotel and urban market will add a variety of new jobs to the local economy, while the addition of a new hotel in downtown Lansing boosts the area’s ability to attract conventions and events previously unobtainable. As part of the project, the developer is focused on energizing and beautifying the avenue frontage through updated rain gardens and improved lighting of the area, which will also enhance safety.

Locally, the project will infuse nearly 300 jobs into the local job market, with average wages anticipated to be $24.67/hour, 15.9% above the region’s average wage.

Funding Mechanisms

Brownfield Plan #75
$1M EGLE loan, administered by LBRA
$1.5M Michigan Strategic Fund Community Revitalization Program Grant
Up to $2M EGLE grant/loan
In an opportunity zone

4,#8dc63f,Public Funding; 96,#5ed0ba,Private Funding

Project Partners

Gillespie Group
City of Lansing
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

‘Food desert’ of downtown Lansing to get new grocery store project, State News, Sept 4, 2018
5 key projects in Greater Lansing’s $3.2B building boom, Lansing State Journal, Dec 4, 2019
Gillespie Group breaks ground for ‘600 Block,’ City Pulse, May 6, 2019
Meijer market, hotel project billed as ‘game changer’ for downtown Lansing, Lansing State Journal, Aug 28, 2018

Capital City Market