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- EIN 38-2313832
- (616) 454-0928
- 101 Sheldon Ave Se Ste 2 Grand Rapids MI 49503-4262 USA
- www.dwellingplacegr.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Economic Development, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing, Temporary Housing
Mission: Dwelling place continues to fulfill its mission by developing, owning and managing more than 1,200 affordable housing units for low and moderate income families. During 2017, more than 1,111 households benefited from dwelling place housing programs including more than 459 previously homeless households. In its efforts to revitalize neighborhoods, dwelling place has developed and manages more than 40 commercial spaces, leasing both to not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses that offer critical services and create jobs in the neighborhoods where dwelling place is present. Dwelling place also offers critical social services for residents who may require those services to maintain housing stability and important business support to small and start-up businesses in the neighborhoods where it works.
Programs: Dwelling place provides affordable rent restricted housing to over 1,200 low income households in west michigan, assists households in accessing support services when requested, and operates economic development programs in the area through leasing over 40 commercial spaces. During 2017, dwelling place continued its development activity in several projects. Dwelling place completed its renovation of two projects. The first project is the adaptive reuse of the historic theodore roosevelt elementary school in muskegon heights into 50 one and two bedroom apartments for low and moderate income households. 25 of the 50 units have project based vouchers and are permanent supportive housing to serve homeless and special needs households. The remaining 25 units serve individuals and families at or below 60% of the area median income. The second project is the rehabilitation and re-syndication of several smaller projects dwelling place already owns. The rehabilitation includes 5 buildings in the heartside neighborhood of grand rapids. This project includes lenox apartments (14 units), chaffee apartments (8 units), calumet flats (16 units, with section 8 vouchers), liz's house (conversion of transitional housing to permanent supportive housing) and 344 commerce (adaptive reuse of 3 commercial spaces to 6 lihtc units. ) additionally, dwelling place has awarded tax credits on 2 projects for tax credit funding on the west side of the city of grand rapids, the first project, 1138 pine avenue, consists of 23 tax credit units, the second project, harrison park apartments, consists of 45 tax credit units. Both projects are located in an area with a shortage of affordable housing and within an area in which the schools have a challenge scholars program through the grand rapids community foundation, which provides 4 years of tuition free college for students who meet the criteria.
dwelling place of grand rapids provides support services, including case management, to low income and single parent households. During 2017, dwelling place support services were available to 856 individuals residing in 13 of its rental locations. Support services provides resources to individuals one on one and have many life skill classes and courses that residents can attend. Some examples include a strong bone class, nutritional and cooking classes, diabetes prevention and employment skills classes.
dwelling place provides neighborhood revitalization efforts to enhance the heartside streetscape and encourage local business development efforts. To further our efforts in support of the growing arts community in the heartside neighborhood, dwelling place continues its marketing for the award winning avenue for the arts initiative that is located there. In addition to our ongoing and new housing and development activities, dwelling place is frequently called on to make presentations and to consult with other community development corporations that are exploring the development of various housing and neighborhood revitialization programs.