The nickname, River City, refers to the landmark river for which Grand Rapids was named. A pleasantly diverse and colorful city, it offers much with regard to culture, education, entertainment, and recreation. Both kids and parents will have tremendous fun walking through the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, trying out everything at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, broadening your historic horizon at the Gerald R. Ford Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and interpreting modern art at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. There are various ways to enjoy the outdoors ranging from the John Ball Zoo and the Blandford Nature Center to the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens and Richmond Park. Named the best city in America for craft beer, third in the nation for first-time home buyers, Grand Rapids is also consistently ranked as one of the best and fastest growing economies in the country. The strong market power is due to the numerous entrepreneurial, family-owned businesses, including Meijer, Bissell, Wolverine World Wide, Hush Puppies, and Amway.
Grand Rapid's history as a furniture-manufacturing center giving home to leading office furniture companies, such as Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, Knoll, and American Seating makes for a significant portion of the economy. Employment is offered in the fields of industrial machinery, printing, graphic arts, plastics and chemicals, grocery wholesale, and food processing.
Grand Rapids has 92 new home communities, with 1,285 houses available for sale. These houses start at just $139,900, and they have up to 4,250 square feet of space, so people from all walks of life can invest in a quality new construction home. 12 homebuilders design and build 793 home plans, and your dream home is among them.
Prestigious builders, like Eastbrook Homes Inc., Interra Homes, Jim Tibbe Homes, Allen Edwin Homes, and Baumann Building operate businesses in the city and are at your disposal when it comes to the purchasing of your new home.
When you buy a home in one of Grand Rapids’s new home communities you get more than a house. Your new house is in a neighborhood where you can live an active and engaged life. Your neighbors aren’t just the people who live next door, they will be lifelong friends. After having fun with friends and family at the community pool or neighborhood sports complex, invite your loved ones over to your beautiful new home for a delicious meal.
To help homeowners make the most of their new community Grand Rapids homebuilders and developers often include fantastic amenities in the neighborhood plan including:
Altogether nine school districts cater to your kids’ educational needs, including the top rated Forest Hills Public Schools, ranked among the top ten best school districts in Michigan as well as for athletics. Bask in everything the city has to offer.
Tannery Bay by Eastbrook Homes Inc.
From $304,900 - $490,900
409 West Staples Drive
Whitehall, MI 49461
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Cook's Crossing by Eastbrook Homes Inc.
From $267,400 - $387,400
1050 High Knoll Dr.
Byron Center, MI 49315
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Creekside Shores by Allen Edwin Homes
From $230,900 - $359,905
Meadow Brown Drive
Hudsonville, MI 49426
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Paris Ridge by Sable Homes
From $210,000 - $350,000
4615 Wren
Caledonia, MI 49316
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Cherry Valley by Eastbrook Homes Inc.
Close Out
From $309,300 - $374,500
6187 Wild Currant Way
Caledonia, MI 49316
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Saddlebrook by Eastbrook Homes Inc.
From $246,400 - $305,900
2299 Quarter Horse Drive NE
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
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Bretonfield Preserve by Allen Edwin Homes
From $239,900 - $319,900
60th St SE and Wing Ave SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
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Summerwyn Estates East by Allen Edwin Homes
From $176,900 - $268,900
Boncher Blvd
Hastings, MI 49058
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Wolven Ridge by Eastbrook Homes Inc.
Close Out
From $347,900 - $489,000
3407 Wolven Ridge Drive
Rockford, MI 49341
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Crowning Edge by Sable Homes
From $300,000 - $375,000
Edgerton Court
Rockford, MI 49341
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