J.F. Chubbs Add.
Explore J.F. Chubbs Add. — a platted subdivision in Greater Grand Rapids.
Walk Score 7.0/10·Schools 4.6/10
“Walkable and connected”
Very walkable
- Unnamed bike path: 2 min walk
- 22 places within a 10 min walk
Park-rich area
- 9 parks within 1 mile
- Unnamed bike path: 2 min walk
- Unnamed bike_path: 2 min walk
You wake up here and downtown Grand Rapids is a 5-minute drive away—close enough that you're not choosing between neighborhood life and city access, you're getting both. Canal Street Park sits a short walk out your door, and within a mile you've got nine parks total, plus 174 restaurants ranging from taquerias to brewpubs to neighborhood spots that have been here since the furniture era. Groceries are a 7-minute walk, coffee is 10 minutes on foot, and the nearest transit stop is practically your front porch—the kind of setup that means a car is useful, not mandatory. Homes here run around the mid-$200s, which in a 5-acre subdivision this close to downtown reads like you're not overpaying for proximity. Forest Hills Public Schools serves the area, and if you need to get out on the water, Comstock Riverside Park Launch is just over a mile away. It's the texture of West Grand itself—affordable, walkable to actual things, close enough to the city that you're not isolated—compressed into one small, well-placed addition.
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Nearby Locations
Supermercado Michoacan
+1 more
Big 50 Bbq
+1 more
Fika Grand Rapids | Vegan and Gluten Free
+1 more
Our Tavern
+1 more
Momma D's Kitchen
+1 more
Canal Street Park
+1 more
Canal Street Park Playground
Soft Water Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Grand Rapids Riverwalk East
Downtown Westside Dog Park
+1 more
Unnamed bike path
Comstock Riverside Park Launch
Kent Country Club
The Loading Dock
Scribner/Leonard (NB)
+1 more
Walgreens
West Leonard Library
+1 more
daycare
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
+1 more
Environment & Amenities
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Canal Street Park
0.3 mi
Parks Nearby
9
within 1 mile