MARSHALL — Rooms above the historic Schuler’s Restaurant in downtown Marshall that served as storage space for the past 50 years have been converted to lodging once again. MARSHALL — Rooms above the historic Schuler’s Restaurant in downtown Marshall that served as storage space for the past 50 years have been converted to lodging once again. Schuler’s Inc., the company that owns Schuler’s Restaurant & Pub, said Monday it is accepting reservations for stays beginning June 16 for The Royal Hotel, located above the restaurant at 115 S. Eagle St. in downtown Marshall. It’s been more than 5 ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — When Jean Stoffer stepped into a beautiful but neglected 1931 Colonial on Woodward Lane in Grand Rapids two years ago, her mouth dropped open and she knew she would buy it — and flip it. GRAND RAPIDS — When Jean Stoffer stepped into a beautiful but neglected 1931 Colonial on Woodward Lane in Grand Rapids two years ago, her mouth dropped open and she knew she would buy it — and flip it. The Chicago native is a home designer with Jean Stoffer Design, co-owner of multiple family businesses and star of “The Established Home,” a show on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network ab ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — City officials have approved a $2.2 million contract with the architect designing a new public services facility, which will help to facilitate the development of a downtown amphitheater. GRAND RAPIDS — City officials have approved a $2.2 million contract with the architect designing a new public services facility, which will help to facilitate the development of a downtown amphitheater. The Grand Rapids City Commission on Tuesday night approved the design contract with Grand Rapids-based Bergmann Associates Inc., which is creating a site plan for the city to relocate variou ..read more

PLAINFIELD TWP. — Developers have introduced plans for a mixed-use housing project in northwest Plainfield Township that local officials say is a “different way of thinking, … unique” and aligned with broader goals around growing housing density. PLAINFIELD TWP. — Developers have introduced plans for a mixed-use housing project in northwest Plainfield Township that local officials say is a “different way of thinking, … unique” and aligned with broader goals around growing housing density. The township’s planning commission this week will consider a proposal from Brandon Visser and Dan Ucce ..read more

GAINES TWP. — Robert Grooters Development Co. plans to break ground in April on a nearly 200,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility just south of Kentwood in Gaines Township. GAINES TWP. — Robert Grooters Development Co. plans to break ground in April on a nearly 200,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility just south of Kentwood in Gaines Township. The Grand Rapids-based developer estimates the project will cost more than $9 million to build. Grooters has owned the property at 4675 60th St. for years and had been “waiting for the right time to start building,” said Natalie ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — State and local housing leaders are beginning to collaborate on ways to accomplish goals established in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Statewide Housing Plan. GRAND RAPIDS — State and local housing leaders are beginning to collaborate on ways to accomplish goals established in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Statewide Housing Plan. Officials from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) met with local leaders in downtown Grand Rapids on Tuesday to begin strategizing around the Statewide Housing Plan, a five-year initiative that Whitmer announced last year to address the sta ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — DeVries Jewelers plans to tear down the abandoned Lannings’ restaurant on Grand Rapids’ west side to make way for a new storefront for the fourth-generation, family-owned jewelry retailer.  GRAND RAPIDS — DeVries Jewelers plans to tear down the abandoned Lannings’ restaurant on Grand Rapids’ west side to make way for a new storefront for the fourth-generation, family-owned jewelry retailer.  Owner Dan DeVries filed plans with the city to tear down the dilapidated building at 433 Leonard St. NW. This would clear the way for a new DeVries Jewelers storefront as the b ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — The developer behind a Grand Rapids workforce housing project that recently broke ground seeks to replace 10 ground-floor apartments with a daycare center to help address the widespread shortage of child care options. GRAND RAPIDS — The developer behind a Grand Rapids workforce housing project that recently broke ground seeks to replace 10 ground-floor apartments with a daycare center to help address the widespread shortage of child care options. Magnus Capital Partners’ HoM Flats on Maynard project originally called for 240 units across seven buildings. The developer now re ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — City officials have released a plan for spending $8.5 million in federal funding primarily on repairing or building hundreds of affordable housing units and creating homeownership opportunities. GRAND RAPIDS — City officials have released a plan for spending $8.5 million in federal funding primarily on repairing or building hundreds of affordable housing units and creating homeownership opportunities. The Grand Rapids City Commission’s Committee of the Whole on Tuesday discussed funding recommendations and priorities that support the city’s annual Neighborhood Investmen ..read more

GRAND RAPIDS — A metro Detroit investor has acquired a 320-unit luxury apartment community in West Michigan less than a year after it was finished. GRAND RAPIDS — A metro Detroit investor has acquired a 320-unit luxury apartment community in West Michigan less than a year after it was finished. Gideon Pfeffer, CEO and managing partner of The GSH Group in Clawson, on Tuesday acquired The Grove Luxury Apartments at 3590 E. Beltline Ave. NE in Grand Rapids Township from the Terra Haute, Indiana-based developer Thompson Thrift Residential. The sale price was not disclosed. Pfeffer said his fir ..read more