Flowers Crossing

The thing you'll notice first about Flowers Crossing is the land—a hundred acres of it, with each condo sitting on roughly 1.3 acres, which means actual space between houses instead of that shoulder-to-shoulder feeling. Homes here run around $1.3 million, and that acreage goes a long way toward explaining why. You're fifteen minutes from downtown Grand Rapids if you need the city, but the place reads more country than suburban—Crahen Valley Park is a short walk away, and there are two parks within a mile if you want to move around without getting in the car. The nearest restaurant is about a twelve-minute walk, a grocery store is thirteen minutes out, and if you're the type who needs coffee in the morning before your commute, there's a shop less than a mile away. Gerald R. Ford Airport sits twenty-two minutes north. Forest Hills Public Schools serves the area. The real kicker for anyone who boats or fishes: Knapp Street Bridge Launch is 1.7 miles away, and John Ball Lake sits just 1.5 miles south, so water access isn't theoretical—it's nearby enough to actually use on a weekend.