Bostwick and Company's Addition
Walkable and connected
Walkability 6.5/10·Schools 4.0/10
This little two-acre parcel sits right in the thick of Heartside, where brick warehouses have morphed into breweries, galleries, and music venues, and where Division Avenue practically vibrates with creative energy. You're steps from transit, a couple minutes on foot from coffee and dinner, and surrounded by 414 restaurants within a mile—which means you're never wondering what to eat. The Downtown Market, Van Andel Arena, and Kendall College anchor the neighborhood's identity, while Pekich Park lands just a four-minute walk away if you need grass and sky. Downtown Grand Rapids is essentially your front door at 2.2 minutes, and when you want to venture further, Gerald R. Ford Airport sits about 23 minutes out. What really sticks, though: you're standing in a district that's genuinely urban without the sprawl, where the bones of old industrial buildings now house galleries, live music, and the kind of density that makes walking feel natural.
Why people love it here
Very walkable
- Trinity Health Station (SB): 4 min walk
- 32 places within a 10 min walk
Park-rich area
- 140 parks within 1 mile
- Pekich Park: 6 min walk
- Mel Trotter Park: 6 min walk
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Franklin Big Save Liquor
+1 more
Subway
+1 more
Biggby Coffee
Tellers Lounge
+1 more
Pekich Park
+1 more
Mel Trotter Park Playground
Fisk Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Grand Rapids Riverwalk West
Downtown Westside Dog Park
+1 more
Grandville Trail
Butterworth Park Launch
8th Day Gym
+1 more
Trinity Health Station (SB)
+1 more
CVS Pharmacy
+1 more
Grand Rapids Public Library
+1 more
daycare
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Pekich Park
0.2 mi
Parks Nearby
140
within 1 mile
Based on 34 rated schools nearby
Range: 1/10 to 8/10
School District: Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
Crime in Bostwick and Company's Addition 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 Kent County.
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Solar potential
~$868/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,334 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use
City of Grand Rapids Water System
Regional water provider serving ~280,000 across Kent and Ottawa counties.
City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services (Water Resource Recovery Facility)
WRRF treats ~40 MGD of wastewater.
City of Grand Rapids Refuse & Recycling
City-run refuse/recycling cart program for residents.
Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh
Investor-owned utility serving the region.
Confirm by addressDTE Energy
DTE Gas serves much of Grand Rapids natural gas; verify by address.
Confirm by addressServices for Grand Rapids · Source: grandrapidsmi.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for Bostwick and Company's Addition 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.
🛒 Grocery(30)
Franklin Big Save Liquor
Grocery Store
The Bere Store
Grocery Store
919 Party Store
Grocery Store
+27 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(10)
Taste Buds- Kitchen Connects, LLC
Restaurant
Restaurant
Trust Restaurant
Restaurant
Farmer's Fridge
Restaurant
+5 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(16)
+13 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(30)
Vandenberg School
Morris School
Grand Rapids Learning Center
Maplewood School
Grand Rapids High School
School
+25 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(11)
8th Day Gym
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
REVfit
Fitness Center
+8 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(9)
Downtown Westside Dog Park
Dog Park
Hillcrest Dog Park
Dog Park
Wyoming Dog Park Dog Park
Dog Park
+6 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(3)
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(11)
+8 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(2)
📚 Libraries(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
Frequently asked about Bostwick and Company's Addition
- What schools serve Bostwick and Company's Addition?
- Bostwick and Company's Addition is served by Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center. Its highest-rated assigned school is Center for Economicology (8/10).
- Is Bostwick and Company's Addition walkable?
- Bostwick and Company's Addition scores 6.5/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.