LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A proposal to create a modular housing community in Lansing to assist people in transitioning from homelessness to housing is facing unplanned hurdles that could push back its expected 2027 year-end opening.
The NOVA Housing Initiative had selected the Ingham County Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar St., in January of this year. The plan was to put the 50 pods expected to house 66 people at a time, in an area using the east parking lot. That lot is generally utilized by employees of the various agencies house at the HSB and storage of state vehicles intended for use by Department of Health and Human Services Agency staff. That area is also where the utilities enter the county property.
But an architectural drawing and needs assessment created a space that would not fit in the east parking lot, shifting its location to the west parking lot. However, that came with a new set of problems…