Eyesore of the week

Looking beyond the weedy pavement and the board-covered windows, this building is located on a promising corner site, with an active, neighboring business that enjoys a great reputation. This building’s faux ashlar cladding, which was once both stable and stylish, is now deteriorated. A new finish of smooth stucco or exposed concrete block would fit the light industrial atmosphere of the neighborhood.

The apparent success of the Golden Harvest diner nearby suggests that this area is not too remote for willing patrons to find. Perhaps the answer for this site is to determine a symbiotic enterprise. For instance, a bookshop, where one might linger and browse while waiting for breakfast, might be a golden opportunity.

Marked with graffiti and a boarded-up door and window, the building is surrounded by an overgrown lawn full of debris and an unsightly chain link fence. The building is crammed between residential homes and it does not fit into the neighborhood.

“Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lansingcitypulse.com or call Belinda Thurston at 999-5065.