An economic development team working for the city of Grand Rapids helped bring close to 900 housing units and $278 million in private investment to the city last year.
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Bolstered by a grant from the city of Grand Rapids, a local church is trying to make a former funeral home hold life, turning the old Ivy K. Gillespie Memorial Chapel into housing.
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This comes amidst the city's daunting task, as the Ottawa and Kent County Based group Housing Next, says that the city will need more than 14,000 new units by 2027.