Subdivision41.1 acres

J. Penney'S Add.

Median $580K·Walk Score 6.1/10·Schools 4.5/10

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️0.9 mito Downtown GR
🏞️30 mito Lake Michigan
💰Top 18% home values🌳Top 5% park access
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🎓Schools
80

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

  • Elementary — 0.2 mi away
  • Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
  • 1 rated school in district
💰Home Values

$580K median

  • 6 sales in last 12mo
🚶Walkability
61

Very walkable

  • Mooney Park: 3 min walk
  • 15 places within a 10 min walk
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

You're living on forty-one acres of what used to be someone's catalog empire, now carved into parcels where homes hover around $521K and you're basically standing on downtown's doorstep—a three-minute drive and you're there. The daily rhythm here means stepping out to coffee in four minutes or grabbing dinner in five, with over 400 restaurants within a mile if you're feeling indecisive; transit access is right there too, which is the kind of thing that matters more than people admit. Heritage Hill wraps around you—all that Frank Lloyd Wright and nineteenth-century architecture that makes the whole district famous—but J. Penney's Add. itself is smaller-lot, more contemporary, the kind of subdivision where you get actual proximity to things rather than the grand-home-on-a-big-plot situation. Mooney Park is essentially your backyard, and there are twenty-two parks within walking distance if you count the way locals count distance.

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Nearby Schools

4.5
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 49 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

School District: Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
5John Ball Park Zoo SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 26:1 · 0.0 mi
5Grand Rapids Public Museum HighHigh · 09-12 · 273 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
4Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyElementary · PK-08 · 296 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
2Ottawa Hills High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 369 students · -1:1 · 0.0 mi
2Alger Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 342 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi

At a Glance

Median Sale Price

$580K

6 sales in last 12mo

Parcels / Units

152

Median Lot Size

0.17 ac

3215 sq ft – 0.50 ac

Walkability

6.1

Good

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
5.4
🍽️Dining
7.7
🌳Nature
3.7
🚌Transit
10.0
💪Fitness
3.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Short walk

The Bere Store

6 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
Franklin Big Save Liquor
11 minwalk
Fannies Corner
14 minwalk
bp
6 minbike

+1 more

🍽️Restaurants
Short walk

Captain Jay's Fish & Chicken

6 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
Jamaican Dave's
9 minwalk
Subway
10 minwalk
Burger King
11 minwalk

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Short walk

BIGGBY COFFEE

8 minwalk· 3 min bike· 2 min drive
One World Coffee LLC
9 minwalk
Biggby Coffee
10 minwalk
Happy Cat Café
11 minwalk

+1 more

🍺Bars & Breweries
Walkable

Eastern Kille Wealthy

12 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
The Winchester
13 minwalk
Rak: Modern Thai & Cocktails
13 minwalk
The Grey Rabbit
13 minwalk

+1 more

🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Walkable

Grand Rapids Downtown Market

13 minwalk· 6 min bike· 3 min drive
The Arts Marketplace
9 minbike
Webster's Market Inc
11 minbike
Rakowski Family Farm Market
11 minbike

+1 more

🌳Parks
Easy walk

Mooney Park

3 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
Pleasant Park
4 minwalk
Paul I Phillips Recreation Center
6 minwalk
Heritage Hill Park
7 minwalk

+1 more

🛝Playgrounds
Walkable

Cherry Hill Green Playground

11 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Unnamed playground
11 minwalk
Mel Trotter Park Playground
7 minbike
🏞️Lakes & Water
Quick drive

Fisk Lake

8 mindrive· 17 min bike
West Lake
10 mindrive
Battjes Lake
10 mindrive
Reeds Lake
11 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

13 mindrive
Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve Beach
15 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Short drive

Grand Rapids Riverwalk West

5 mindrive· 13 min bike
🐕Dog Parks
Quick drive

Downtown Westside Dog Park

6 mindrive· 16 min bike
Hillcrest Dog Park
7 mindrive
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8 mindrive
Wyoming Dog Park Dog Park
8 mindrive

+1 more

🚴Bike Paths
Bikeable

Unnamed bike_path

9 minbike· 24 min walk· 4 min drive
Grandville Trail
9 minbike
Unnamed bike path
9 minbike
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Butterworth Park Launch

5 mindrive· 12 min bike
Comstock Riverside Park Launch
10 mindrive
Johnson Park Launch
15 mindrive
Grandville Launch
14 mindrive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Kent Country Club

10 mindrive
Mines Golf Course
10 mindrive
Indian Trails Golf Course
13 mindrive
Cascade Hills Country Club
14 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Bikeable

Planet Fitness

9 minbike· 23 min walk· 4 min drive
8th Day Gym
10 minbike
The Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse
12 minbike
REVfit
6 mindrive

+1 more

🚌Transit Stops
Easy walk

Jefferson/Pleasant (NB)

5 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
Jefferson/Pleasant (SB)
5 minwalk
Wealthy/Madison (EB)
6 minwalk
Jefferson/Logan (NB)
7 minwalk

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Quick drive

CVS Pharmacy

6 mindrive· 12 min bike
Walgreens Pharmacy
7 mindrive
Rite Aid
8 mindrive
Walker Street Pharmacy
9 mindrive

+1 more

📚Libraries
Bikeable

Madison Square Library

6 minbike· 16 min walk· 3 min drive
Grand Rapids Public Library
9 minbike
Ottawa Hills Public Library
6 mindrive
West Side Library
6 mindrive

+1 more

👶Daycares
Quick drive

daycare

9 mindrive· 20 min bike
Kelloggsville Early Childhood Learning Center
10 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Bikeable

Celebration Cinema Studio Park

8 minbike· 20 min walk· 3 min drive
Wealthy Theater
9 minbike
AMC Grand Rapids 18
11 mindrive
Celebration! Cinema North
13 mindrive

6 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

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Data sources: parcels, sales, schools · Updated 5/31/2026