Your 2021 Recap Of Traverse City's (Many) Housing Projects
By Craig Manning | Nov. 27, 2021
How many new residential units would it take to solve Traverse City’s housing crisis? It’s a question that many local players have spent 2021 trying to answer, and it's why this year has seen the discussion, proposal, approval, and groundbreaking of so many different housing projects. To help readers keep track, The Ticker put together a cheat sheet of some of the developments currently in the planning or construction phase.
Alta Vista
What and where: Alta Vista is a manufactured housting development underway on 80 acres of land that abuts Hammond Road in East Bay Charter Township, between Hammond and Vanderlip roads.
Number of units: Once complete, Alta Vista will ...
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Holly Berry Arts & Crafts Fair
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Paper Constructions: Denise Samuels
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Small Works Holiday Exhibition
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15th Annual Precision Furnace Makeover
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Black Friday & Small Business Saturday
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Christmas in the Village Arts & Crafts Show
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Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace
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Holiday in the Village: A Family Day & Holiday Stroll
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Indoor Farmers Market
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Shop Small Business Saturday, Downtown Bellaire
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Strolling Lights Festival
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Annual Art Tree & Small Gift Show
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Dave Calendine Concert
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