Standing Stone

What might surprise you about Standing Stone is how much green stays green here—nine acres of actual space in a place where you're still just thirteen minutes from downtown Grand Rapids and Gerald R. Ford airport. The condo community sits in the Van Elst Plat Area, where the rhythm feels genuinely removed from the city's edge, even though you're close enough that a dinner out isn't an expedition. There's a restaurant within a seven-minute walk, and a dozen more within a mile, so you're not isolated—just set back. The Calvin University Ecosystem Preserve is a nine-minute walk away, and Reeds Lake sits about a mile and a half down the road if you want to spend an afternoon watching water. Homes here run in the mid-$300s to low-$400s, and kids in the area attend Forest Hills Public Schools. Two parks nestle within a mile, grocery options abound within two miles, and the whole setup gives you the breathing room of a residential pocket without the feeling of being marooned from anything that matters.