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Kent County Road Commission rejects $5 million bid for riverfront property
The Kent County Road Commission has voted to deny a more than $5 million bid for its Central Complex property along the Grand River GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Road Commission has voted to deny a more than $5 million bid for its Central Complex...
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Brookfield Properties purchases former RiverTown Younkers location
GRANDVILLE — Mall owner Brookfield Property Partners LP has purchased the former Younkers store at RiverTown Crossings in Grandville. The purchase came as part of A&G Realty Partners’ auction of 10 department store properties formerly owned by...
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LINC UP partners with Ohio developer on proposed $17 million housing project
GRAND RAPIDS — To help curb fears of gentrification, a local nonprofit and an Ohio-based developer have partnered on an affordable housing development on the city’s southeast side. Ohio-based MVAH Development LLC, a development, construction and...
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Long Road Distillers plan Grand Haven tasting room
Grand Rapids-based Long Road Distillers LLC hopes to open a new satellite tasting room on the lakeshore. GRAND HAVEN — Grand Rapids-based Long Road Distillers LLC hopes to open a new satellite tasting room on the lakeshore. Long Road Distillers plans...
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Developers plan affordable housing for former Heritage Hill church
A vacant church in Grand Rapids’ Heritage Hill neighborhood could be transformed into affordable housing by next year. GRAND RAPIDS — A vacant church in Grand Rapids’ Heritage Hill neighborhood could be transformed into affordable housing by next year....
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$80M Vicksburg redevelopment seeks transformational brownfield incentive
VICKSBURG — A proposed large-scale redevelopment in Southwest Michigan is angling to be the second project in the state to use a new funding tool. Paper City Development LLC is hopeful its proposal will meet the Michigan Strategic Fund’s criteria to...
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Q&A: David Denton, Vice President of Real Estate Brokerage, DAR Development Inc.
industry and a really fun business. Every day the job is a little bit different. Interview conducted and condensed by Sydney Smith.
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Developer proposes event venue for former GRPS West Leonard School
A Grand Rapids-based development group has proposed plans to activate Grand Rapids Public Schools’ long-vacant West Leonard Elementary facility. GRAND RAPIDS — A local development group has proposed plans to activate Grand Rapids Public Schools’...
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Schostak Development buys Grand Rapids distribution facility for $24.1 million
The real estate and development arm of Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co. has purchased a 950,000-square-foot distribution facility in Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS — An affiliate of Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co. has purchased a...
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Kent County Road Commission receives one $5 million bid for Central Complex property
GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Road Commission is evaluating one bid valued at more than $5 million for its property on the Grand River. The Road Commission in December released a notice of sale for its Central Complex property located at 1500 Scribner...
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Lakeshore communities look to reshape their formerly industrial waterfronts
Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their waterfronts. Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their...
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Health care construction remains steady amid hospital consolidation, technology updates
To help make Bronson South Haven Hospital more efficient, the owners are planning to shrink the facility’s footprint as part of a compact, contemporary health village design. Kalamazoo-based Bronson Healthcare, which acquired the former South Haven...
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Q&A: Emmanuel “Manny” Toribio, City Manager, City of East Grand Rapids
grow their skillset and we do succession planning for the future as well. Interview conducted and condensed by Sydney Smith.
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Developers secure $10.8 million in state funds for Kalamazoo hotel project
A $44 million hotel development in downtown Kalamazoo has secured project funding from the state of Michigan. KALAMAZOO — A $44 million hotel development in downtown Kalamazoo has secured project funding from the state of Michigan. The Michigan...
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Grand Rapids townhome development secures $2 million in state funding
A project to construct townhomes in the city’s Michigan Oaks neighborhood gained financial support from the state on Tuesday. GRAND RAPIDS — A project to construct townhomes in the city’s Michigan Oaks neighborhood gained financial support from the...
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Developers plan mixed-use project for former Grand Rapids church
Developers hope to begin construction this summer on housing and commercial space at a former church on the west side of Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS — Developers hope to begin construction this summer on housing and commercial space at a former church...
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Hotel development boom continues in West Michigan
Hotel development in West Michigan remains on a torrid pace for 2019. Developers have plans to add more than 800 new rooms this year, with developments popping up in downtown Grand Rapids and in suburban areas surrounding the city. At the same time,...
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Trillium Ventures purchases two multifamily properties in Kalamazoo
Trillium Ventures MSV LLC, a Grand Rapids-based multifamily investment and property management firm, has acquired two Kalamazoo apartment complexes. KALAMAZOO — Trillium Ventures MSV LLC, a Grand Rapids-based multifamily investment and property...
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GR Planning Commission approves The DAAC’s proposed Creston location
Pending finalization of the building’s purchase agreement, Gaia Cafe and the Division Avenue Arts Collective LLC have a clearer path to opening in Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood. GRAND RAPIDS — Pending finalization of the building’s purchase...
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Proposed project would revive Gaia Cafe, The DAAC in GR’s Creston neighborhood
GRAND RAPIDS — Three Grand Rapids women on a mission to “keep Creston funky” have entered into a partnership to bring back Gaia Cafe and The Division Avenue Arts Collective LLC, this time in the city’s north quarter neighborhood. The partners are under...