LEAP Thrive

Vision

A stronger, more vibrant Lansing region—where local people, places, and economic possibility grow together.

Mission

We catalyze sustainable development across Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties by partnering with developers to facilitate community-oriented projects, improve the built environment – both public and private spaces—and unlock opportunities that retain, grow, and attract diverse businesses, talent, and vibrant communities.

Gillespie Group 600 Block Project

LEAP THRIVE is proud to have partnered with Gillespie Group as their nonprofit co-developer to bring this project to reality. With additional economic development partners MEDC, MSHDA, City of Lansing and its Lansing EDC, and LEAP, all had to step up to make the $7.2M redevelopment project feasible. The project will create 15 housing units, including affordable units, while also revitalizing nearly 6,900 square feet of commercial retail space on first floors of these critical Stadium District buildings. LEAP THRIVE acts as a financial partner that is responsible for injecting public fund sources into the project, both as subgrantee to LEAP for the $3M MSHDA grant appropriated by Senator Anthony’s office in the 2025 state budget, and then also as the direct grant recipient of a $617,210 MEDC Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) award. The two fund sources together constitute approximately half of the total capital stack, and were essential to making the project financially viable. LEAP THRIVE is proud to be serving in this capacity, as a creative financing platform for community-oriented development projects in the Lansing tri-county region of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.

For more information, contact LEAP THRIVE President Keith Lambert at keith@purelansing.com or 517 331 2990.

PRESS RELEASE

Below: Current state of the development area & projected rendering of the completed project improvements.

Questions?

Keith Lambert

Chief Operating Officer