North Star Commercial Condominiums

About the Developer

Toyboxes, Inc. is a Michigan firm wholly owned and operated by Kenneth R. Koss, of Horton Bay, famous for its irreverent, offbeat 4th of July parade, and little else. Well, Ernest Hemingway did fish there. Ken has spent a career in the building and management businesses, having built hundreds of houses and apartments and lots of office space in southeastern Michigan. His focus in recent years was the development of an extensive turkey executive apartment business in Auburn Hills, MI; centered around The Boulevard Luxury Apartments. The Boulevard was sold in 2005, making Ken available to generate his own collection of "stuff" in need of a home. Ken is therefore his own first and fully satisfied customer at North Star!


The Schedule

Construction of the seven-unit "Lakeview" Building was completed in February of 2008. The "Woods" Building, a similar but not identical structure, has an indefinite start date depending entirely on customer interest but should allow for Fall, 2008 occupancy. Opportunities for modifications to the units exist throughout the construction period but, obviously, diminish as time progresses. However, since the mezzanine level is of wood frame construction, considerable latitude exists for the addition of features even after construction is complete. There is a high degree of mechanical flexibility in providing for future additions to plumbing, heating, electrical and communications equipment.