Park Plat

Tell someone on the way there: it's four acres of gridded blocks in the thick of things, not some cul-de-sac pocket off the interstate. You're minutes from downtown Grand Rapids and practically on top of a transit stop. The neighborhood sits inside Avondale Plat Area, where sixty restaurants and a dozen groceries cluster within a mile—close enough that a walk for coffee or dinner doesn't feel like an expedition. Lee Street Park is an eleven-minute walk if you want grass and open air.