Homes for all in GR and beyond
A three-part mission to provide affordable housing, to help residents who have special needs, and to revitalize neighborhoods, spurs this Grand Rapids non-profit developer to renovate buildings in the city and beyond. And it’s done without competing with the for-profit companies.
According to excerpts from the story:
It may be the largest nonprofit property manager in West Michigan, but The Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids Inc. doesn’t step on the toes of the area’s for-profit developers.
The Dwelling Place CEO Denny Sturtevant said his organization takes a wait-and-see attitude when it comes
to acquiring buildings that are ripe for revitalization. “However, if a building sits there and sits there, then it’s vital that we look at those buildings very seriously,” Sturtevant told MiBiz.
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