Chas H Bauers Addition

The street opens onto modest ranch and bungalow homes on double lots, the kind of place where a finished basement and an oversize garage matter more than curb appeal. You're walking distance to a grocery and a restaurant—about two minutes on foot to dinner, five to the store—which means you're not isolated, but you're not jammed in either. Bob King Park sits three minutes away, and there are four parks within a mile, so kids or a dog have somewhere to run without loading up the car. Twin Lakes is 1.4 miles out if you want water time. The area has sixteen restaurants and four grocery stores within a mile or so, enough variety without the clutter of chains. It's straightforward West Michigan subdivision living—close enough to conveniences to skip the sprawl, far enough from downtown intensity (about 38 minutes from Gerald R. Ford airport) to keep things grounded.