Grand Rapids apartment proposal draws pushback over ‘displacement’ of antique shops
Updated Apr 26, 2021;
Posted Apr 26, 2021
A Detroit-based developer wants to create a 753-unit apartment development at 446 Grandville Ave. SW, the site of the historic Sligh furniture building. (Brian McVicar | MLive.com)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI A proposal to transform the historic Sligh Furniture Company building in Grand Rapids into a 753-unit apartment development is moving forward after receiving planning commission approval despite concerns over affordability and displacement of retail tenants.
Developer John Gibbs of Detroit-based Sturgeon Bay Partners says the project, which is also slated to include ground-floor retail, a public plaza and a one-story café, will help meet demand for affordable and market rate housing in Grand Rapids.
The Sligh Furniture building project in Grand Rapids is led by Detroit-based Sturgeon Bay Partners.
GRAND RAPIDS An old furniture factory in Grand Rapids could become the home of 750 apartments, and many of them would be small micro units.
Developers of the Sligh Furniture building hope to appear before the Grand Rapids Planning Commission in the months ahead.
More than 440 apartments would be micro units covering 475 square feet, according to documents presented to a board that reviews economic development in the neighborhood. The project is led by Detroit-based Sturgeon Bay Partners, MLive.com reported. It sounds like the developer is open to a lot of ideas, and he s willing to come back and meet with our group once his plans are finalized, said Kurt Reppart, a city commissioner. I was encouraged with their willingness to stay engaged throughout the development of the project.
Old factory in Grand Rapids could see hundreds of apartments
March 15, 2021
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) An old furniture factory in Grand Rapids could become the home of 750 apartments, and many of them would be small “micro units.”
Developers of the Sligh Furniture building hope to appear before the Grand Rapids Planning Commission in the months ahead.
More than 440 apartments would be “micro units” covering 475 square feet (44 square meters), according to documents presented to a board that reviews economic development in the neighborhood. The project is led by Detroit-based Sturgeon Bay Partners, MLive.com reported.
“It sounds like the developer is open to a lot of ideas, and he’s willing to come back and meet with our group once his plans are finalized,” said Kurt Reppart, a city commissioner. “I was encouraged with their willingness to stay engaged throughout the development of the project.”