Alexander Alusheff

Lansing State Journal

LANSING – A Starbucks will open in south Lansing next month.

The coffee shop will be located at the former site of a Ponderosa Steak House at 6727 S. Cedar St., just south of the Interstate 96 overpass

Starbucks will occupy roughly 1,900 square-feet of Cedar Street Plaza, a 4,100 square-foot building is being developed by Bloomfield Hills-based Markus Management Group, according to CMP Real Estate Group, the West Bloomfield firm that is marketing the space. The remaining 2,200 square-feet will be available for another tenant.

Demolition of the Ponderosa building started in May, according to permits filed with the city.

The Starbucks will open by the end of September, said Doraid Markus, principal at Markus Management Group, who is building Starbucks locations in Novi, Clinton Township and Oakland University.

Markus said the south Lansing location is an ideal spot to catch commuter traffic.

When the Starbucks opens, it will the franchise's first self-standing location in the city. A Starbucks is located inside the Radisson Hotel downtown.

Starbucks is hiring for the planned shop. To apply, visit Starbucks.com/careers.

Alexander Alusheff is a reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.