The Benjamin Second Boulevard Plat

Driving through The Benjamin Second Boulevard Plat, you notice right away how the streets feel deliberate—lined with substantial homes on 0.40-acre lots across 17 acres, the kind of scale that gives you room to breathe but keeps everything connected. You're seven minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, and the walkability breaks interestingly: dining hits 8/10 (over 200 restaurants within a mile), transit access is solid at 8/10, but it's the specific distances that tell the real story—coffee and dinner within a five-minute walk, grocery another twelve minutes on foot, the nearest transit stop four minutes away. Homes here run around $1.3M, situated in the East Grand Rapids Public Schools district and part of the larger Albert-Realtors Hall St. Sub. Area. Eight parks within a mile and Reeds Lake 1.4 miles out round out what's essentially a walkable, well-serviced pocket with easy access to the city's core.