Barden Business Center
Convenient location
Walkability 4.1/10·Schools 5.7/10
You'll expect a business park—concrete, repetition, the usual corporate anonymity—and find instead something remarkably human-scaled: Barden Business Center sits on 13 acres in Kentwood city, where 36 restaurants cluster within a mile, enough variety that lunch becomes an actual decision rather than a resignation. The location cuts straight through the practical middle of things—six miles from Gerald R. Ford International Airport, twenty minutes to downtown Grand Rapids, with a transit stop and a coffee shop both within reasonable reach. Gerald Dawkins Academy serves the area, and East Paris Nature Park lies about a mile and a half away when you need something green. What emerges is a workspace that doesn't pretend to stand alone: it breathes the same air as the neighborhoods around it, the same commercial corridors, the same traffic patterns that make Kentwood city what it is—less escape, more integration.
Why people love it here
Here's what's nearby
- 🛒Closest grocery: Super Green Market (5 min drive)
- 🍽️Closest restaurant: Twisted Tap Sugar Shack (5 min walk)
- 🌳Closest park: East Paris Nature Park (12 min bike)
- ☕Closest cafe: Coffee Clubhouse LLC (6 min bike)
Walkability
Fair
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Super Green Market
+1 more
Twisted Tap Sugar Shack
+1 more
Coffee Clubhouse LLC
+1 more
Twisted Tap Distillery
+1 more
East Paris Nature Park
+1 more
Endeavor School Playground
Krafts Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
East Paris Nature Park Trail
dog_park
Unnamed bike path
The Other Body Shop
44th/Broadmoor (WB)
+1 more
Walgreens
KDL Library - Kentwood
My Little Munchkins Childcare Learning Center
Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall
Based on 6 rated schools nearby
Range: 3/10 to 7/10
School District: Gerald Dawkins Academy
Crime in Barden Business Center is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Kentwood.
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Solar potential
~$858/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,257 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use
Resident-arranged private hauler
Residents contract own refuse hauler; city ordinance governs container storage.
Services for Kentwood · Source: kentwood.us
Utility, solar, and service details for Barden Business Center are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
East Paris Nature Park
1.4 mi
Parks Nearby
0
within 1 mile
🛒 Grocery(29)
Grocery Store
Horrocks Market
Grocery Store
Asian Delight Marketplace
Grocery Store
+26 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(9)
Twisted Tap Sugar Shack
Restaurant
Freddy Franks
Restaurant
New Beginnings
Restaurant
Fast Food
+4 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(21)
Coffee Clubhouse LLC
Café
Cafe 5300
Café
Starbucks GRR Post Security atrium
Café
+18 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(21)
+18 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(29)
West Michigan Aviation Academy
School
School
+24 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(4)
The Other Body Shop
Fitness Center
Planet Fitness
Fitness Center
Blue's Gym
Fitness Center
+1 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(6)
+3 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(2)
🚴 Trails(4)
60th St & East Paris Ave Area Trail
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
+1 more within 5 miles
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(8)
+5 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(2)
🏥 Hospitals(1)
Forest View Hospital
Hospital
📚 Libraries(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
⚡ EV Charging(3)
EV Charging
ChargePoint
EV Charging
EV Charging
Frequently asked about Barden Business Center
- What schools serve Barden Business Center?
- Barden Business Center is served by Gerald Dawkins Academy. Its highest-rated assigned school is Challenger Elementary (7/10).
- Is Barden Business Center walkable?
- Barden Business Center scores 4.1/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.