Who Owns Downtown GR Now?

Fourteen years ago, the Business Journal asked, “Who Owns Downtown Grand Rapids?”

GRAND RAPIDS — The city is constantly changing. New developers arrive, long-timers thrive, and others just look to survive in an economic downturn.

Then, as now, many familiar names dotted the tax rolls representing some of downtown’s venerable addresses. Much has stayed the same, but much has changed, too.

The Amway Hotel Corp. still owns a good chunk of real estate downtown. Gone, however, are Michigan National Bank and Old Kent Bank. In their places, new owners have arrived.

With help from the Kent County Clerk’s Office and the Kent County Register of Deeds, what follows here is a listing of the core downtown properties, deedholders and the state equalized valuation.

Address/Parcel Number: 528 Bridge St. NW/126-003

Deedholder: Stockbridge Partners

State Equalized Value: $597,600

Address/Parcel Number: 528 Bridge St. NW/126-005

Deedholder: GR Downtown Development

SEV: $48,300

Address/Parcel Number: 331 Winter Ave. NW/127-012

Deedholder: High, Frederick

SEV: $86,900 Industrial

Address/Parcel Number: 227 Winter Ave. NW/127-013

Deedholder: Ferris Coffee & Nut

SEV: $151,100 Industrial

Address/Parcel Number: 448 Bridge St. NW/128-001

Deedholder: Reiner, Monte L.

SEV: $55,000

Address/Parcel Number: 444 Bridge St. NW/128-002

Deedholder: Carlberg, Peter

SEV: $70,500

Address/Parcel Number: 440 Bridge St. NW/128-003

Deedholder: Reinert, Monte L.

SEV: $31,800

Address/Parcel Number: 436 Bridge St. NW/128-004

Deedholder: West Side Real Estate

SEV: $131,500

Address/Parcel Number: 434 Bridge St. NW / 128-005

Deedholder: Licari, Vincent

SEV: $27,900

Address/Parcel Number: 428 Bridge St. NW, 351 Summer Ave./128-006 & -007

Deedholder: Swift Realty LLC

Agent: Walter Gutowski Jr., Swift Printing

SEV: $188,200 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 328 Summer Ave. NW/128-010

Deedholder: Haver, Duane F.

SEV: $95,000 Industrial

Address/Parcel Number: 337 Summer Ave. NW/128-011

Deedholder: Norkus, Robert J.

SEV: $103,100

Address/Parcel Number: 412, 418 Bridge St. NW/129-001 & -002

Deedholder: Swift Parking LLC

LLC Agent: Walter Gutowski Jr., Swift Printing

SEV: $14,300 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 410 Bridge St. NW/129-003

Deedholder: Potryraj, Conroy

SEV: $79,000

Address/Parcel Number: 352 Summer Ave. NW/129-006

Deedholder: Swift Realty LLC

LLC Agent: Walter Gutowski Jr., Swift Printing

SEV: $15,600

Address/Parcel Number: 340 Summer Ave. NW/129-007

Deedholder: Kolenda, Edward

SEV: $60,800

Address/Parcel Number: 343 Mt. Vernon Ave. NW/129-010

Deedholder: Busch, Charles E.

SEV: $28,700

Address/Parcel Number: 337 Mt. Vernon Ave. NW/129-011

Deedholder: Van Dam Properties LLC

LLC Agent: Randall Van Dam

SEV: $99,500

Address/Parcel Number: 400 Bridge St. NW/129-015

Deedholder: Swift Parking LLC

LLC Agent: Walter Gutowski Jr., Swift Printing

SEV: $78,200

Address/Parcel Number: 400 Bridge St. NW/129-016

Deedholder: Potyraj, Conroy

SEV: $5,700

Address/Parcel Number: 404 Bridge St. NW/129-017

Deedholder: Swift Realty LLC

Agent: Walter Gutowski Jr., Swift Printing

SEV: $1,200

Address/Parcel Number: 329 Summer Ave. NW/130-010

Deedholder: Schenk, A. Ward

SEV: $199,400 Industrial

Address/Parcel Number: 300 Winter Ave. NW/130-011

Deedholder: Herrick, Russell

SEV: $29,000

Address/Parcel Number: 307 Winter Ave. NW/130-012

Deedholder: Koets Investments

SEV: $61,500

Address/Parcel Number: 301 Mt. Vernon NW/131-006

Deedholder: Outdoor Systems Advertising Inc.

SEV: $2,600

Address/Parcel Number: 116 Summer Ave. NW/178-005

Deedholder: Outdoor Systems Inc.

SEV: $14,500

Address/Parcel Number: 407 Pearl St. NW/178-008

Deedholder: BB Restaurant Management

SEV: $560,000

Address/Parcel Number: 410 Pearl St. NW/184-014

Deedholder: Buffalo Realty LLC

Agent: Resident Agent Services LLC

Agent: Richard Durell, McShane & Bowie Attorneys at Law

SEV: $723,700

Address/Parcel Number: 245 Monroe Ave. NW/207-900

Deedholder: Artcraft Display Inc.

SEV: $26,700

Address/Parcel Number: 201 Monroe Ave. NW/226-004

Deedholder: RDV Properties

SEV: $613,500

Address/Parcel Number: 200 Monroe Ave. NW/227-012

Deedholder: Fifth Third Bank

SEV: $4,204,200

Address/Parcel Number: 111 Lyon St. NW/227-013

Deedholder: Fifth Third Bank

SEV: $11,786,900

Address/Parcel Number: 240 Ottawa Ave. NW/228-009

Deedholder: Deep Creek Holdings LLC

Agent: Monica R. Sekulich, DP Fox Ventures LLC

SEV: $11,968,800

Address/Parcel Number: 300 Ionia Ave. NW/229-005

Deedholder: Owen-Ames-Kimball Co.

SEV: $424,400

Address/Parcel Number: 5 Crescent St. NW/229-007

Deedholder: Owen-Ames-Kimball

SEV: $57,400

Address/Parcel Number: 330 Ionia Ave. NW/229-013

Deedholder: S.J. Wisinski & Co.

SEV: $5,841,400

Address/Parcel Number: 7 Crescent St. NW/229-014

Deedholder: Plite, Kathryn

SEV: $58,000

Address/Parcel Number: 246 Ionia Ave. NW/230-001

Deedholder: Diocese of Grand Rapids

Address/Parcel Number: 245 N. Division Ave./230-002

Deedholder: Liu, Paul Y.

SEV: $259,600

Address/Parcel Number: 5 Lyon St. NW/230-010

Deedholder: Commerce Building LLC

LLC Agent: James B. Peterson, Commerce Realty and Management Co.

SEV: $1,685,800

Address/Parcel Number: 230 Ionia Ave. NW/230-013

Deedholder: Ellis Family Trust

SEV: $647,100

Address/Parcel Number: 206 Ionia Ave. NW/230-014

Deedholder: Ellis Family Trust

SEV: $364,700

Address/Parcel Number: 220 Monroe Ave. NW/231-013

Deedholder: Calder Plaza Investors

SEV: $495,300

Address/Parcel Number: 236 Monroe Ave. NW/231-014

Deedholder: S.H.R.R.

SEV: $1,249,400

Address/Parcel Number: 220, 244, 252, 274, 282, 290 Monroe Ave. NW/231-013, -015, -016, -019 to -021

Deedholder: Calder Plaza Investors

SEV: $6,396,200 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 260 Monroe Ave. NW/231-017

Deedholder: Clay, Donald V.

SEV: $1,146,500

Address/Parcel Number: 266 Monroe Ave. NW/231-018

Deedholder: ARS Investors LLC

LLC Agent: Bruce N. Parsons, Executive Property Management LLC

SEV: $1,092,500

Address/Parcel Number: 212, 218 Monroe Ave. NW/231-022 & -023

Deedholder: Fifth Third Bank

SEV: $606,700 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 228 Monroe Ave. NW/231-024

Deedholder: Calder Plaza Investors

SEV: $480,900

Address/Parcel Number: 252 Monroe Ave. NW/231-900

Deedholder: Executive Property Management LLC

LLC Agent: Bruce N. Parsons

SEV: $40,800

Address/Parcel Number: 310 Pearl St. NW/251-011

Deedholder: West Riverbank Ltd. Partnership

Agent: Jack M. Bowie, McShane & Bowie

SEV: $4,314,400

Address/Parcel Number: 220 Lyon St. NW/256-001

Deedholder: Amway Hotel Corp.

SEV: $6,006,100

Address/Parcel Number: 226 Pearl St. NW/257-004

Deedholder: 2320 Properties LLC

Agent: Robert Israels, Israels Designs for Living

SEV: $584,600

Address/Parcel Number: 234 Pearl St. NW/257-010

Deedholder: Amway Hotel Corp.

SEV: $264,400

Address/Parcel Number: 251 Louis Campau Prom. NW/257-012

Deedholder: GR Downtown Development Authority

Address/Parcel Number: 101 Campau Ave. NW/257-013

Deedholder: Amway Hotel Corp.

SEV: $878,000

Address/Parcel Number: 248 Louis Campau Prom. NW, 75 Campau Ave NW/258-007 & -009

Deedholder: Oldtown Riverfront Building LLC

Agent: John Myaard

SEV: $2,380,800 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 1 NW/259-004

Deedholder: John Myaard

SEV: $245,300

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 2 NW/259-005

Deedholder: Lawrence D. Bos

SEV: $366,000

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 3 & No. 4/259-006 to -007

Deedholder: Rapid City Properties

SEV: $825,900 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 5 & No. 6/259-008 to -009

Deedholder: Second Story Group

SEV: $880,400 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 7 to No. 10/259-010 to -015

Deedholder: Crowe, Chizek & Co.

SEV: $1,786,000 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 57 Campau Ave. No. 11 & No. 12/259-014 to -015

Deedholder: Fifth Story Group LLC

Agent: John Myaard

SEV: $899,700 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 250 Pearl St. Unit 1 NW/262-001

Deedholder: Shurlow, William D.

SEV: $767, 800

Address/Parcel Number: 250 Pearl St., Units 2 to 21/262-002 to –021

Deedholder: Residential, condos

Address/Parcel Number: 11 Monroe Ave. NW, 21 Monroe Ave. NW/263-001 & -002

Deedholder: Plaza Towers Association Limited Partnership

Agent: James J. Rosloniec, Activa Real Estate Services

SEV: $4,786,800 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 205, 231 Fulton St. SW, 9 Monroe Ave. NW/263-003 & -006 to -007

Deedholder: Eenhoorn-Springlake LP

Agent: Paulus C. Heule

SEV: $4,962,400 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 251 Fulton St. SW/263-005

Deedholder: Eenhoorn KFPT Retail LLC

Agent: Paulus C. Heule

SEV: $461,900

Address/Parcel Number: 11 Monroe Ave. NW/263-900

Deedholder: Alltell

SEV: $39,100

Address/Parcel Number: 110 to 144 Campau Ct. NW/264-001 to -151

Deedholder: Residential, Plaza Towers Condominiums

Address/Parcel Number: 225, 227, 229, 231, 233, 235, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 247, 249, 251, 253, 255, 257, 259 Pearl St. NW/276-022 to -039, -900

Deedholder: Amway Hotel Corp.

SEV: $21,467,700 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 190 Monroe Ave. NW/277-003

Deedholder: 190 Monroe Investors LLC

Agent: Scott W. Green

SEV: $685,000

Address/Parcel Number: 188 Monroe Ave. NW/277-004

Deedholder: RJR Development Co. LLC

Agent: William Rabideau

SEV: $335,100

Address/Parcel Number: 196 Monroe Ave. NW/277-017

Deedholder: Ellis Parking Co Inc

SEV: $166,100

Address/Parcel Number: 180 Monroe Ave. NW/277-018

Deedholder: Delta Monroe Two Inc.

SEV: $457,300

Address/Parcel Number: 161 Ottawa Ave. NW/277-021

Deedholder: Waters Corp.

SEV: $7,326,000

Address/Parcel Number: 139 Pearl St. NW/277-022

Deedholder: Eilers, Donald E.

SEV: $576,800

Address/Parcel Number: 47 Pearl St. NW/278-001

Deedholder: Ellis Parking Co. Inc.

SEV: $471,200

Address/Parcel Number: 155 Ionia Ave. NW/278-002

Deedholder: Ellis, Michael S.

SEV: $346,600

Address/Parcel Number: 141 Ionia Ave. NW/278-003

Deedholder: Ellis Family Trust

SEV: $257,000

Address/Parcel Number: 29 Pearl St. NW/278-004

Deedholder: Financial Exp. Corp.

SEV: $807,900

Address/Parcel Number: 218 Pearl St. NW/280-021

Deedholder: Amway Hotel Corp.

State Equalized Value: $3,342,500

Address/Parcel Number: 146 Monroe Center NW/281-001

Deedholder: McKay Tower LLC

Agent: Unknown

SEV: $1,869,200

Address/Parcel Number: 100 Monroe Center/281-023

Deedholder: Justice & Monroe Properties

SEV: $448,300

Address/Parcel Number: 114 Monroe Center NW/281-025

Deedholder: Justice & Monroe Properties

SEV: $136,200

Address/Parcel Number: 112 Monroe Center NW/281-026

Deedholder: Groskopf’s Inc.

SEV: $93,800

Address/Parcel Number: 140 Monroe Center NW/281-027

Deedholder: 140 Monroe Limited Partnership

Agent: James A. Streeter

SEV: $1,453,800

Address/Parcel Number: 128 Monroe Center NW/281-029

Deedholder: Ellis, Kenneth D.

State Equalized Value: $379,600

Address/Parcel Number: 125 Ottawa Ave. NW/281-030

Deedholder: Ledyard Associates

SEV: $2,541,300

Address/Parcel Number: 118 Monroe Center NW/281-031

Deedholder: Ledyard Associates

SEV: $1,694,100

Address/Parcel Number: 146 Monroe Center NW/281-900

Deedholder: PCS Wireless

SEV: $48,200

Address/Parcel Number: 40 Pearl St. NW/282-015

Deedholder: H.C.R. Manor Case

SEV: $2,034,300

Address/Parcel Number: 126 Ottawa Ave. NW/282-016

Deedholder: WMCF Support Inc.

SEV: $1,566,200

Address/Parcel Number: 116 Ottawa Ave. NW/282-019

Deedholder: Peninsular Club

SEV: $2,678,100

Address/Parcel Number: 168 Louis Campau Prom. NW/284-001

Deedholder: Parke Investments LLC

Agent: Bruce Jelsema

SEV: $537,000

Address/Parcel Number: 99 Monroe Ave. NW/284-010

Deedholder: CB Richard Ellis/GR

SEV: $10,972,100

Address/Parcel Number: 125 Monroe Center NW/285-001

Deedholder: Grand Rapids Art Museum

SEV: $259,300

Address/Parcel Number: 121 Monroe Center NW/285-002

Deedholder: Grand Rapids Art Museum

SEV: $216,000

Address/Parcel Number: 115 Monroe Center NW/285-014

Deedholder: Grand Rapids Art Museum

SEV: $411,000

Address/Parcel Number: 88 Market Ave. NW/285-016

Deedholder: GR Downtown Development Authority

SEV: $370,600

Address/Parcel Number: 98 Ottawa Ave. NW/286-001

Deedholder: The Founder’s Building Consortium

SEV: $704,600

Address/Parcel Number: 98 Monroe Center NW/286-002

Deedholder: Development Advisors Equity Corp.

Agent: Mark B. Muller, Ben M. Muller Realty Co.

SEV: $244,300

Address/Parcel Number: 96 Monroe Center NW/286-003

Deedholder: West Town Investments LLC

Agent: Steven D. Westdrop

SEV: $216,500

Address/Parcel Number: 70 Monroe Center NW/286-006

Deedholder: Seventy North Apartments

SEV: $63,400

Address/Parcel Number: 72 Monroe Center NW/286-007

Deedholder: 72 Monroe Center GRP LLC

Agent: Unknown

SEV: $205,900

Address/Parcel Number: 86 Monroe Center NW/286-008

Deedholder: 86 Monroe Center Assoc.

Agent: Peter Berns, Convergency Centers LLC

SEV: $1,240,500

Address/Parcel Number: 89 Ionia Ave. NW/286-009

Deedholder: 89 Ionia LLC

Agent: Ann Finkler

SEV: $261,600

Address/Parcel Number: 78, 80 Ionia Ave. NW/287-001 & -002

Deedholder: Sibsco LLC

Agent: Mark A. Schut

SEV: $2,611,400 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 34 Monroe Center NW/287-011

Deedholder: Peck Building Associates

Agent: Kurt D. Hassberger, Rockford Community Property Management

SEV: $1,272,400

Address/Parcel Number: 45 Ottawa Ave. NW/288-010

Deedholder: Custer Investments

Agent: David Custer, Custer Office Environments

SEV: $764,000

Address/Parcel Number: 50 Monroe Ave NW/288-009

Deedholder: 50 Monroe Place Partnership

Agent: Robert E. Fryling, Fryling Construction Co.

SEV: $6,767,900

Address/Parcel Number: 87 Monroe Center NW/289-003

Deedholder: Extra Room Inc.

SEV: $384,200

Address/Parcel Number: 83 Monroe Center NW/289-004

Deedholder: Shurlow, Deborah L.

SEV: $132,900

Address/Parcel Number: 77 Monroe Center NW/289-017

Deedholder: HGR-1

SEV: $1,923,100

Address/Parcel Number: 100 Ottawa Ave NW/289-018

Deedholder: NM Land Co. & Devries Development, Executive Properties Management LLC

SEV: $1,465,900

Address/Parcel Number: 12 Monroe Ave NW/290-006

Deedholder: 20 Monroe Bldg. Co. Ltd.

Agent: John F. Gilmore

SEV: $3,266,700

Address/Parcel Number: 50 Louis NW/292-002

Deedholder: Folk Investments LLC

Agent: James C. Folk

SEV: $1,600,000

Address/Parcel Number: 10, 30 Ionia Ave. NW / 293-004 & -014

Deedholder: HGR-1

SEV: $423,300 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 63 Monroe Center NW/294-002

Deedholder: Lee, Chul W.

SEV: $54,200

Address/Parcel Number: 61 Monroe Center NW/294-003

Deedholder: Lee, Chul W. & Yang S.

SEV: $44,100

Address/Parcel Number: 55 Monroe Center NW/294-006

Deedholder: Belford Development LLC

Agent: Kurt Hassberger, Rockford Community Property Management

SEV: $87,700

Address/Parcel Number: 53 Monroe Center NW/294-007

Deedholder: 53 Monroe LLC

Agent: Paul Belden IV, Belden Brick & Supply

SEV: $52,100

Address/Parcel Number: 51 Monroe Center NW/294-008

Deedholder: 51 Monroe LLC

Agent: Lee Kitson, Lee Kitson Builder

SEV: $46,000

Address/Parcel Number: 47 Monroe Center NW/294-009

Deedholder: Minnhaar Building No. 300

Agent: Gretchen Minnhaar, Gretchen Minnhaar Designs

SEV: $363,700

Address/Parcel Number: 57, 65 Monroe Center NW/294-013 & -016

Deedholder: Belford Development LLC

Agent: Kurt Hassberger, Rockford Community Property Management

SEV: $429,500 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 52 Monroe Center NW/296-001 to 4

Deedholder: Residential: Condos

Address/Parcel Number: 52 Monroe Center NW/296-005

Deedholder: E.R. Thayer

SEV: $100,600

Address/Parcel Number: 161, 171 Monroe Ave. NW/297-001 & 298-002

Deedholder: National City Bank

SEV: $6,581,400 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 165, 297 Monroe Ave NW/297-002 &-003

Deedholder: Colburn Property Management

SEV: $123,000 Total

Address/Parcel Number: 199 Pearl St NW Unit Nos. 1-7/299-001 to 007

Deedholder: Midtown Parking LLC

Agent: Michael S. Ellis

SEV: $1,763,000 Total