Ypsilanti's What is That? art gallery preps for new facade

People aren't exactly going to be saying 'What is That?' when they see the new façade on the downtown Ypsilanti art gallery's building this summer. It's probably going to be more like 'Wow, look at that.'

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The Maurer family has some noticeable plans for the building that houses the Mix and What is That? art gallery in downtown Ypsilanti.

The Ypsilanti-based developers bought the structure at 128-130 W Michigan Ave. in 2007. Then, it was a vacant foreclosure with a lot of problems, ranging from a leaky roof to condemned apartments.

"There were a few challenges," says Eric Maurer, who co-owns and develops a number of rental properties in Ypsilanti with his wife Karen.

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