Houses, Apartments, and Property Management Services in Grand Rapids

Our Kitchen Table (sorry for non-Facebook users) is bringing a few events to the South East Community Association (SECA) as part of their year long Food Diversity Project.

Food Access, Food Justice
When: Tuesday, August 4, 6 pm
What: Malik Kenyatta Yakini, founder and chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network will be speaking at the SECA building (1408 Madison SE) at 7 pm. Beforehand, starting at 6 pm, guests will get a garden tour and information on the neighborhood’s history. There will also be free bicycle repair [...]

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Originally posted 5/8/08
What a beautiful house! This one is a two unit, with an upper and lower 3 bed/1.5 bath apartment. Lots of hardwoods, pocket & French doors, and fireplaces (2 of them) remain. This will be a nice place!
Update: Originally posted 9/24/08
All done, minus some work to the driveway/landscaping:

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Originally posted 5/8/08
Wow…this place needs a lot of work. They started construction yesterday. It will be interesting to see how they turn this place around, but I have all the faith in the world that it will look like a million bucks in a few weeks.
Looks cool from the outside:
Update: All done! What a difference.

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Project: 121 Green SE

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Originally posted 4/26/08
My camera died while we were here, so I only got a few shots. This place has a 2 bedroom apartment downstairs and a large one bedroom apartment upstairs. I expected the worse before showing up, but I was pleasantly surprised with the units. I think somebody is really going to enjoy calling [...]

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Originally posted 4/12/08
This is going to be a nice place. Pat and I walked through it yesterday with the owner, who has already been working on the house for a couple weeks. The big project in the last couple days has been the hardwood floors. Surprisingly, they were in terrific shape when they pulled the [...]

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Originally posted 3/21/08
The lower unit will be converted from a 2 to a 3 bedroom unit. The upstairs floor plan will remain the same. A lot of mechanical work will be done, and the entire interior and parts of the exterior will get a whole new look. Stay tuned.
Update: All done!

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Originally Posted 11/30/07
This house has a lot of character that the contractors are trying to maintain. Like the others, this one will get new flooring, paint, kitchens, and bathrooms. Also, many plumbing, electric, and heating updates are underway.
Update: Here are some shots of the final product:

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