A Familiar Coffee Chain is Setting Up a New Location in East Lansing

A mystery as to what's coming to a vacant building in East Lansing has finally been solved; a coffee chain is setting up a new location.

Meridian Township is Getting A New Coffee Spot

According to Lansing State Journal, East Lansing will soon be home to another Starbucks.

Word that a "coffee-shop restaurant with a drive-thru" would be coming to Meridian Township first came around when Lansing State Journal learned that a developer wanted to demolish a vacant building off Grand River Avenue.

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Where is Starbucks Opening?

That vacant building was the former Bank of America, and is located at 2731 East Grand River Avenue in East Lansing, right next to the new Trader Joe's.

Plans for this Starbucks seem to have been in the works since December of 2023, when an application was sent in for special use permit for the drive-thru.

When is Starbucks Opening the New East Lansing Location?

Work has already begun on the new coffee shop.

The former building was demolished in late 2024 and site work at the property is complete. Work on the frame for the building should go up in the next few weeks.

At this time, the "location is expected to open by late summer and will likely employ at least 20 people".

How Many Starbucks are in the Lansing Area?

Currently, from Eaton Rapids to DeWitt, Grand Ledge to Williamston, and everywhere in between... there are 18 Starbucks locations. When this one opens, we'll have 19.

Michigan actually ranks 15th out of 50 states when it comes to the most Starbucks locations. In 2024, Michigan had 283 Starbucks locations. A drop in the bucket compared to California's 3,080. Now compare that to the 69 locations throughout the entire continent of Australia.