Icon on Bond Condominium

Late afternoon light hits the brick facades along Bond Street best, when the downtown skyline catches gold across the river and the whole neighborhood seems to glow from the bluff itself. Icon on Bond sits in the heart of Belknap Lookout, that 160-foot rise that defines Grand Rapids' eastern edge, and it's the kind of address where you're literally steps from restaurants and coffee shops—the dining score here maxes out—yet still anchored by real neighborhood texture. The condo community occupies just over an acre with individual lots averaging 0.63 acres, which places them in the thick of what's happening on this block: a mix of late-1800s restored homes, converted factories, and contemporary builds stacked onto unforgiving topography. Transit access is instant—a few steps to the nearest stop—and Sixth Street Park is a three-minute walk, though the whole area sits within a mile of 27 parks and nearly 500 restaurants. Downtown Grand Rapids is 3.4 minutes away by car, and Gerald R. Ford Airport sits 21.6 minutes east. Grand Rapids Public Schools serves the neighborhood, and the grocery gap that defines much of Belknap—no stores within immediate walking distance—means a 12-minute walk or a quick drive to options. This is a place where you navigate stairs to get almost anywhere, where urban convenience and elevation-earned views collide, and where the logistics of city living meet the specific texture of a very particular bluff.