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Commission approves Brownfield plan amendment to convert downtown office to 36 apartments

City of Grand Rapids Commission and Committees · December 1, 2025

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Summary

The commission approved a Brownfield plan amendment for 125 Ottawa to rehabilitate an existing office building (floors 2–4) into 36 residential apartments; staff will submit the Act 381 work plan to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority pending Brownfield Authority support.

Commissioners approved a Brownfield plan amendment for 125 Ottawa to permit rehabilitation work that converts floors 2–4 of an existing office building into 36 residential apartments.

Economic development staff said the project represents a second downtown office-to-residential conversion for developer Sam Cummings and enables submission of an Act 381 work plan to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). The Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is expected to support the work plan before it is submitted.

The commission approved the amendment and the item will return for related neighborhood enterprise zone and next-step approvals at the following commission meeting.