WYOMING, MICH. — Cherry Health and Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. have broken ground on Shea Ravines, a 56-unit affordable housing community adjacent to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center. The four-story building will offer 40 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom residences for singles, families and seniors who earn up to 80 percent of the area median income.
There will be 20 Permanent Supportive Housing units reserved for renters exiting homelessness. Those units are supported by rental assistance provided by the Grand Rapids Housing Commission. Nonprofit services provider Community Rebuilders of Grand Rapids will coordinate supportive services to assist these residents.
Amenities will include a multipurpose room, playground and bike storage. The US Green Building Council expects the property to be certified LEED Zero Energy. The project is named in honor of prior Cherry Health CEO Chris Shea. Additional phases of development are planned, for a total of 112 affordable housing units on the campus.
The City of Wyoming approved a 3 percent Payment in Lieu of Taxes, which helped make the project possible. In 2024, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) allocated housing tax credits to Shea Ravines to support the development financing. Earlier this year, MSHDA allocated housing tax credits to support financing for Phase II of the project, which will add 56 more units.
Marble Cliff Capital LLC is investing in the tax credits to provide equity financing for the project. Grand Rapids-based Independent Bank is providing a construction loan as well as a permanent mortgage.
Hooker DeJong Inc. is the architect, Woda Construction Inc. is the general contractor and Moore & Bruggink is the civil engineer. Woda Management & Real Estate LLC will handle leasing and property management.