Affordable Housing
For 30 years, we have worked diligently to improve the quality of housing and to prevent the displacement of downtown Grand Rapids' low-income residents. At first, we worked building by building, turning vacant or dilapidated buildings into safe, quality apartments. The power of our early...Continue story
Supportive Services
Dwelling Place remains staunchly committed to providing support services to neighbors struggling with issues surrounding homelessness. Often, the underlying cause for homelessness is mental illness, physical and learning disabilities, poverty, domestic violence and substance abuse. The Dwelling...Continue story
Neighborhood Revitalization
Dwelling Place's Neighborhood Revitalization Program infuses neglected neighborhoods with profitable businesses, transforms blighted areas with building façade improvements and rehabilitation efforts, and creates a destination with interesting attractions and events. What's New in Neighborhood...Continue story

Verizon 4G 4 Mile Run

Submitted by Corrine VanderSpek on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 1:22pm
Date: 
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 9:30am - 10:30am

Join us Tuesday, June 14 to celebrate the arrival of Verizon 4G network in Grand Rapids! There will be 4 runners starting at 9:30am from the Verizon Store (2605 E. Beltline) running 4 miles each to commemorate the arrival of the new 4G network. The run will raise $16,000 for Dwelling Place! Let’s get together and cheer on our runners -be at the Verizon store for the start and finish!

Location: 

The Verizon Store 2605 E. Beltline, Grand Rapids

Have a Calendar? Save these dates!

Submitted by Jenn Schaub on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:25am

Have a Calendar? Mark it.

June 11th kicks off the Market presented by Avenue for the Arts. Take the opportunity to celebrate creativity and community on June 11th during the Market presented by Avenue for the Arts. Arts vendors, musicians and local businesses will line the sidewalks of South Division between Oakes and Cherry from 4 – 9pm for an exciting evening of art in all forms! This is a great chance for Grand Rapids artists and community to support one another, as well as network and become involved. 

Midtown Village Waiting List Opens

Submitted by Corrine VanderSpek on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 10:03am

Midtown Village, located at 372 South River Avenue in Holland, Michigan is designed for people age 55 and older. The 30 apartments in Midtown Village provide community living in a historic atmosphere and will feature 1 and 2 bedrooms with open, flexible living spaces and easy access to downtown Holland. Apartments will be available to qualifying individuals with rents that range from $528 to $625 per month. This $5.9 million construction project will be completed in October, 2011.

A perspective on the South Division "road diet"

Submitted by Jenn Schaub on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 11:21am

The process of looking at South Division as a complete street and moving towards a more pedestrian friendly community was started 10 years ago when Dwelling Place and what was then called the Mainstreet program, undertook the process of doing a charette planning process for South Divison.  

Neighbors Business owners and city staff convened for a series of dialogues and planning excersies to discuss what important steps would make South Division more friendly to visitors and neighbors. 

City of Grand Rapids Resource Guide for new Businesses.

Submitted by Jenn Schaub on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 10:53am

At Dwelling Place we manage over 40 commercial spaces. We carefully recruit and select businesses that work well in the neighborhoods we serve and our application process requires the prospective tenant submit a business plan. If you are thinking about starting a new business Grand Rapids has great resources to get you started. 

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