Harbor Cove

You wake up here and the first thing that strikes you is how many places to eat are literally around the corner—the nearest restaurant is a 2-minute walk, and there are 168 of them within a mile, which means you're not doing the same thing twice for months. That changes the rhythm of a weeknight. The condos themselves sit on about a fifth of an acre each, so you're not maintaining sprawling grounds; you're close enough to neighbors that you hear their lives, but far enough that it doesn't feel claustrophobic. Bicentennial Park is a 3-minute walk, and there are 24 parks within a mile if you want options. Grocery stores are a 4-minute walk away, coffee shops the same. Grand Haven beach is 1.4 minutes by car—practically adjacent—which means on a summer evening you can be in the water before you finish thinking about it. The trade-off is that running errands requires a bit more intention than in some places; downtown Grand Rapids is about 45 minutes away if you need the bigger city.