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Downtown Lakewood project nears final approval

To finally repurpose the site of the former Lakewood Hospital that was closed in 2016, plans for a proposed major development have one more hurdle at the city of Lakewood to clear before crossing the finish line. That last hurdle, City Council, will take up those plans next month. If they’re approved by the end of this year, construction could start by Spring 2025 on the $100-plus million development.

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Downtown Lakewood project going through phases

Over the next 60-90 days, the city and its development team will explore the feasibility of breaking up into more achievable pieces or phases the ambitious, $100-million-plus-dollar vision to redevelop the former Lakewood Hospital site in Downtown Lakewood. But city officials and the development team they chose said the basic, long-term vision for the site will remain largely unchanged from what city review boards have approved thus far.

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Downtown Lakewood back to drawing board

After two years of seemingly endless meetings surrounding the redevelopment of Lakewood’s former hospital site, Roundstone Insurance has not only left the development project but decided to leave the inner-ring suburb entirely. Currently located in the former First Church of Christ Scientist, 15422 Detroit Ave., the headquarters of this fast-growing insurance firm with up to 240 employees and $17.5 million in annual payroll is due to leave Lakewood in April 2024, according to Mayor Meghan George’s administration.

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