Third Coast Development Breaks Ground on Mixed-Use Project in West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Third Coast Development has broken ground on a two-building mixed-use project in downtown Grand Rapids that will offer a total of 26 apartments, plus two commercial spaces. The project is taking shape near the site of a Hampton Inn & Suites currently under construction in downtown Grand Rapids. The two buildings are located at 555 Michigan St. and 601 Michigan St. Third Coast Purple at 555 Michigan St. will be a three-story, 12,000-square-foot building featuring eight total apartments and one commercial space on the first floor. Third Coast Orange at 601 Michigan St. will be a four-story, 25,000-square-foot building that will include 18 total apartments and one commercial space on the main floor. The total cost for the two buildings is estimated at $7.4 million, and the project is expected to create at least 15 permanent retail jobs. Last December, the Michigan Community Revitalization Program awarded the project a $1 million grant. The City of Grand Rapids’ Brownfield Redevelopment Authority also provided $475,000 in local property tax breaks.