Millbrook Community Bridgeworks

Curving roads lined with mature trees wind through this southeast Grand Rapids neighborhood, where single-family homes from the mid-20th century—Colonials, ranches, and modest brick bungalows—sit back on spacious lots with room for yards and driveways. Ken-O-Sha Park's 141 acres of trails and playgrounds anchor the area, and Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy sits at its center, serving pre-K through sixth grade. The homes themselves tend toward updates: new windows, fireplaces, open floor plans, and decks that face private backyards. Condominiums like Cross Creek offer a tighter-knit alternative with clubhouses and shared green space, their residents describing the grounds as quiet and well-maintained, ringed by mature trees. Located about seven miles southeast of Grand Rapids and close to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, the area offers suburban feel without the through traffic—kids bike on tree-shaded streets while Plaster Creek's natural corridors add character to the eastern edge, though they bring flood considerations for homes along the waterways.