The Ann Arbor City Council met Monday evening at Larcom City Hall to approve the rezoning of 558 S. Fifth Ave., clearing the way for a 14-story high-rise apartment complex that drew both sharp neighborhood opposition and strong support from housing advocates.
The 0.85-acre parcel, located in the northwest corner of the intersection with East Madison Street, currently contains multiple two-story houses. However, Ordinance B-1 changed the land’s designated use from multiple-family dwelling and limited industrial to downtown core, allowing house demolition and the development of a new 14-story apartment complex, The Dean.
To begin the meeting, the council unanimously passed the consent agenda, containing 27 resolutions including infrastructure contracts for street repaving, park maintenance and water main replacements…