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