More green destinations
The main roads here are hard to cross. Within EGR, it is all residential. I like Wilcox park. Would like more green space, community garden, playgrounds, parks. High potential area.
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Scale Considerations
I would like to better understand the scale of the project and what the building height will do to the skyline of EGR. We need to see alternate, street-level views of these proposals to get a better understanding of layout and development. Currently, the 4 design proposals are all variations of parking/D&W organizations, but none
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Congestion, Safety, Taxes
I’ve been an EGR resident for 10+ years with 5 children in the school system. We are frequent visitors to the Gaslight area for school events, sporting events, and recreation (running, cycling, etc). In it’s current state, the Gaslight area is congested and BUSY. I am in full support of developing the site. Nobody will
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St Stephen Feedback
I love the green space in Concept B. It would be fantastic to have benches and places to hammock, and have a sizable community garden plot. In my opinion, there are plenty of townhouses and condos in other parts of Grand Rapids nearby. New builds for families with 3+ are greatly needed in both East
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Eastown Feedback
There are too many pizza places, and there are plenty of restaurants. I love that the multi-story buildings are limited. There could be more green space right along Lake Drive. An affordable, small grocery store with fresh produce is greatly needed. The closest is family fare a mile away, but it would be great to
St Stephen
As one of the most dense blocks in East Grand Rapids, we enjoy a strong sense of community. And part of that community is allowing our kids to play together with shared oversight. The park and play area around the Church School has always been appreciated as has the way the church community has prioritized
Missed Opportunity
The 2018 master plan featured multiple concepts all with a significant N/S road connecting wealthy and lakeside (at Reeds Lake Blvd) which would simplify traffic flows. The new concepts don’t have a road like that. Instead, they have a narrow road that heads north through a parking area, and then west through another parking area
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Input from Slamp family
EGR Master plan community input for St. Stephen’s Neighborhood Random musings from Ken & Sabine Slamp, 644 Gladstone. We call our community “Gladwood” = Family & Kid Friendly We moved here in 1997 and while we are not members, St Stephen’s church, the diversity and closeness of the community attracted us. Hopefully the church continues
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One Big Cul de Sac
Greetings, I’ve been tracking this development since Jade Pig destroyed the front corner of the Jacobson’s Building in a nick of time to initiate the effort. I will be out of town the night of the next meeting. Here are my thoughts. 1) The differences between the 4 concepts represented on this site are very
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Concept B is my favorite
I think Concept B is the best because I love the idea of an open green space and having a playground with a basketball court still. I call the area home because I grew up in Ottawa Hills and EGR too. It would beneficial to have new housing there with new architecture as well. I
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