Lansing MI apartments for rent

Who would have ever thought that a scam pulled off in New York would turn into the capital of Michigan? That’s exactly what happened, and it began in 1835.

That’s the year two brothers from New York plotted the area now known as REO Town, at that time a floodplain under water most of the year, and sold plots to this nonexistent city sight-unseen to fellow New Yorkers. Upon reaching the area, purchasers realized they had been scammed; those who stayed quickly renamed the area “Lansing Township” in honor of their home village in New York.

REO Town is located directly south of downtown, named for Ransom Eli Olds who built automobile factories along Washington Avenue. His success transformed into a major American industrial center and double in size over to its current 33 square miles.

Today, the city’s economy is diversified among government service, health care, insurance, banking and education. Nearby Michigan State University offers over 200 programs of study and is home to 14 different degree-granting schools and colleges including three medical schools, a law school, and numerous PhD programs. It is the only university in the nation with three medical schools. No matter how this dynamic city started, Lansing apartments are now in high demand.