Housing Development Proposed for Church Site
By Beth Milligan | Dec. 1, 2025
A housing development with a mix of 18 townhomes and an 18-unit condo building is being proposed for the former Traverse Bay United Methodist Church site on Ramsdell Street off of Bay Street.
Traverse City planning commissioners will discuss the project at their 6pm meeting Tuesday at the Governmental Center. Will Bartlett and Tom O’Hare of Keel Capital are seeking city approval to reduce the minimum lot size for a planned unit development (PUD) – a zoning plan tailored to a specific property – to redevelop the site. The city’s zoning ordinance requires a minimum lot size of three acres for a PUD, but the property at 1200 Ramsdell Street …
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