Island Addition

Smack in the middle of Downtown, this pocket of land sits steps from the Louis Campau Promenade and a bewildering number of restaurants—474 within a mile will do that to a place. You can reach a coffee shop or dinner without breaking a sweat, transit is right there, and the grocery store is a 12-minute walk if you're the type to plan ahead. The walkability here leans hard into dining and transit (both near-perfect), though you'll want a car for some things; the airport is about 20 minutes out. Parks are everywhere—28 within a mile—so if you've got a dog, a 8-minute walk gets you to the dog park. Breweries, galleries, ArtPrize energy, and the Medical Mile's clinical hum define the broader neighborhood; out here you're living in the thick of it, attending Grand Rapids Public Schools, and genuinely a few blocks from wherever the city's pulse is loudest that week.