Urban Housing Strategies are Hitting Grand Rapids - Hard

Quality housing choices are an integral part of urban and economic development. Cities like Grand Rapids need competitive and attractive housing options to entice homebuyers, renters, and small business owners to support business districts, education, services, amenities, and infrastructure.

How is Grand Rapids faring in this arena? And what are some of the advantages and impediments to increasing residency within the city?

We’ll dive into this issue, including revitalization efforts, improvement districts, historic designations, affordable vs. market rate mix, what makes an area desirable/undesirable, and much more at our Feb. 28 speaker series, Urban Housing Strategies.

Date: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (DOORS OPEN at 5:10 p.m., discussion kicks off at about 5:40 p.m.).
Location: ICCF Assembly Hall, 920 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids (East Hills)

Panelists for this event include:

Tyler Nickerson – East Hills Council of Neighbors
Kym Spring – Kent County Renters Alliance
Diane Griffin – Griffin Properties
Dave Allen – Kent County Land Bank

Moderated by Darel Ross of LINC Urban Revitalization

This event is free and open to the public. Beverages will be served.

This “Not Your Average Speaker Series” is produced by Rapid Growth Media and sponsored by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)

Please RVSP here or at our Facebook event page.