By: Deborah Johnson Wood
Developers recently wrapped up renovation of a west side apartment that’s larger than many west side houses.
The 2,200-square-foot second-floor apartment features four bedrooms, three full baths, a den and a laundry room. Developers John Green and Andy Winkel of Locus Development gutted the entire space, but salvaged the original wood floors and 12-foot-high tin ceilings. The living room has windows on three sides and a skylight. The kitchen features stainless steel appliances, and five parking spaces come with the apartment.
“We’re not marketing specifically to college students, but it’s likely that’s who would be more attracted to this space,” Winkel says. “I think back to when I was in college, and to have this layout would have been pretty nice.”
The two renovated commercial spaces on the main floor each have storefront windows. Signs By Tomorrow occupies one space, and Winkel says the remaining 1,000-square-foot space is ripe for a deli, hair salon or art studio.
“We really like the Bridge Street corridor and saw an opportunity to develop an underutilized building that would bring more people into the area with residential and retail, and to make the pedestrian walkway more friendly,” Winkel says.
“It’s within walking distance of the DASH lots, the YMCA and GVSU, and with the addition of River House Condos just up the street, we expect to attract more people to the area.”
Source: Andy Winkel, Locus Development
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Deborah Johnson Wood is the development news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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