[DetroitMan]

Cella Building Company moves forward on housing development

Cella Building Company announced Tuesday, Jan. 24, it plans to redevelop a vacant brownfield site at 415 Sheldon Ave. SE. The announcement comes following a public hearing on the project during Tuesday’s city commission meeting.

The developer aims to help provide housing for employees of Mary Free Bed and Mercy Health Saint Mary’s hospitals. The $17.5 million mixed-use development will include 59 apartments in addition to 1,800 square feet of retail space. The proposed development would be 25,000 total square feet split between two five-story buildings.

“There is a genuine need for market rate housing in this part of Grand Rapids,” said Cella Building Company President Peter Skornia. “As the 2020 Housing Next Report indicated, our city has suffered a housing shortage since before the pandemic. This location provides easy access to downtown and is walkable for people employed at Mary Free Bed or Saint Mary’s.”

The residential component of the development will include studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom, two-level lofts.

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