Welcome to 1301 Thomas St. SE, Grand Rapids MI. Offered at $119,975 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1 stall attached garage. Maintaining characteristics of a different era, this Eastown home for sale offers lots of livable space and natural light throughout. Hardwood floors and leaded windows abound throughout the main floor, which includes a sun room, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, half bath and galley kitchen. Upstairs finds three large bedrooms with hardwood floors and full bathroom. Additional rooms upstairs include office with built in desk and large, windowed studio space. There is the opportunity to add even more living space if the new owners desired to finish the attic. The backyard is fenced and has a great patio that would be perfect for hosting a summer barbecue. A ... 01/24/2011

      1354 Logan St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms 1630 sq. ft Updated Eastown home located only a few blocks from the neighborhood shops and restaurants. Enjoy the weather and social atmosphere that's unique to Eastown on the huge front porch of 1354 Logan. Hardwood floors, new carpeting, fireplace, new appliances and cabinets in kitchen, dual staircase, and main floor full bath are some of the features that make this home move in ready. One huge bonus is all new windows throughout the home, so your energy bills will be kept to a minimum.   09/16/2010

       You must get inside this sharp Eastown Home! This home has been entirely remodeled including all new plumbing, electrical, drywall and paint. Also enjoy brand new windows throughout home as well as central air. Refinished hardwood floors on the main level, carpet on the second floor. Brand new kitchen and half bath on the main floor. Brand new huge bathroom with built in laundry on the second floor. No more carrying laundry up and down stairs! This truly is a move in home located close to all of the new business growth of Uptown. The big backyard and two stall garage is a rarity for Eastown homes. Within walking or biking distance to the numerous shops and restaurants of Eastown, this 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home is offered at only $99,900. Call Blu House Properties today at 616-... 04/15/2010

Now is the time to invest in urban redevelopment.  More and more investors have realized the downtown and city areas or Grand Rapids, MI are becoming revitalized.  They have taken large multi-family units, renovated in and out and converted them into luxury urban condos.  They have done the same with dilapidated warehouses and old school buildings.  Currently in Grand Rapids, MI some of these new condo developments are offering "tax free" incentives .  Why the sudden rebirth in urban areas? According to a recent article by Tom Geller, one reason is could be increase in oil prices. Non-urban living demands more oil and gas us as homes, grocery stores, and workplaces tend to be much further distances from each other and often too distant for bicycling or walking.  As I have been to the Ea... 12/09/2007

Some of You may know Josh and Shelly Buck, but I bet most of you don't.  Josh was a minister at an upstart church in the Eastown Neighborhood in Grand Rapids MI.  At the beginning of this last year Josh was paralyzed in a freak accident while swimming on a well deserved vacation in Mexico.  It left his a Partial Quadriplegic.  Calvary Church in conjunction with several other local churches are in a fund raiser to build Josh and Shelley a new house that is barrier free, because their current housing costs more than the couple make each month. The Josh and Shelly story can be found here  The Photo to the Left was taken before Josh's accident (courtesy Josh's Blog   Last week, Calvary Church along with its partners in the announced the fund raiser last Sunday, October 7th, 2007.  Pastor Sa... 10/14/2007

Welcome to my new friend Debbie Schuhman who has just joined Active Rain! Debbie was invited by Buzz Holtvluwer and is swamped right now. Once things settle down for Debbie we'll get her up and running in the rain.Debbie is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker and a licensed builder as well! Wow! No wonder she is busy.This weekend, Sunday May 20 from 2 - 4 pm Debbie is showcasing a gorgeous, stately "East Town" Grand Rapids home at 548 Benjamin. This home even features an elevator!!! That's something you don't see everyday.  What a great price, also.I can see from the pictures on 548 Benjamin that Debbie will be a great addition to the AR community. If you or someone you know are looking for fantastic value in the Grand Rapids area this is a MUST ATTEND open house!Welcome Debbie!  05/18/2007