Major Projects

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (126+ words) GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A 22-year-old man was pinned under a trailer and killed on a construction site in metro Grand Rapids last week, deputies confirm. It happened around 1:45 p.m. June 18 in the area of Dean Lake Avenue NE…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (381+ words) June 18, 2026 / 2:26 PM EDT / CBS Detroit Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced more than $18.9 million in federal support for the development of affordable housing units across the state. The funding comes from the 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and will create 603 units throughout 13 different…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (101+ words) The University of Michigan plans to buy 140 acres of Concordia University's Ann Arbor property for $60 million. University of Michigan to buy part of Concordia Ann Arbor's property The University of Michigan is planning to purchase part of Concordia University's Ann…...

4+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (277+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The city of Grand Rapids is updating its zoning ordinances to align with the "Bridge to Our Future" community master plan and is seeking public feedback as part of the process. The initiative, called Zone GR, will…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (305+ words) EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Design work is moving forward on a renovation of East Grand Rapids High School that would include a new three-story parking structure. The city commission has approved an agreement to share design costs for the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (464+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The need for housing is high in Grand Rapids, and new high-density projects coming online downtown and the Creston neighborhood are filling up fast. A 2025 study released by Housing Next highlighted the need for more than 13,000 housing…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (257+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids marked widespread construction growth in 2025, with the city's construction value now nearing $1 billion. According to the Economic Development Project Team, Grand Rapids saw a record-breaking $949.3 million in construction value this year. The second-highest value is…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (328+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At 111 Lyon St., several floors of office space are being converted into 140 new apartments. Months after the demolition of interior walls, the new living spaces are starting to take shape. “So we're going to start with kind…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (535+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Work is underway on a project that will demolish a vacant Family Fare grocery store on Breton Road SE and replace it with seven three-story buildings containing 168 mixed-income apartments. Last week, workers began demolishing the grocery store,…...