The Cedar Street School, located on the corner of Grand River and Cedar Street, is currently undergoing renovations to become the Old Town Medical Arts Building. On Thursday, July 10 at 3:30p.m., community members will be given the opportunity to join Mayor Virg Bernero in a groundbreaking ceremony and tour of the building.
The first floor of the Old Town Medical Arts Building will become the home to ThreadBear Fiber Arts Studio, which features a wide variety of yarn. The owners of ThreadBear are current Old Town residents and are moving their business from their present location on Waverly Street in Lansing.
The second floor of the new building will hold the office suites of doctors Carla Guggenheim and Gail Shafer. Carla is a Rheumatologist who specializes in treating arthritis. Gail earned a bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy as well as a PhD in anatomy. In addition to the doctors offices, there will be a waiting room complete with a coffee and smoothie kiosk and a retail health supply store.
The third floor of the building will become a member-based gym, complete with standard exercise machines, special equipment for patients who are undergoing physical therapy and a dance and yoga studio. There will also be a Gyrotonic exercise system, which is used to enhance balance, flexibility and muscle strength. These specialized machines are similar to Pilates and are often used by dancers.
The Old Town Medical Arts Building is LEED certified, meaning the entire building will be environmentally-friendly. These new “going green” features include geothermal heating and cooling, a green roof and xeriscape gardening, which uses very little water.