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32-Acre Lifestyle Center Achieves City Approval

GRAND RAPIDS, MI-The city planning commission approves transformation of the Knapp Street and East Beltline corner from green land to a 300,000-sf open-air lifestyle center. The project, developed by Evergreen Properties, will include retail shops, two anchor stores and seven restaurants.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on August 12, 2005

GRAND RAPIDS, MI-A proposal to replace a former orchard with an open-air mall is moving forward. The city’s planning commission has approved a zoning change that could transform the northeast corner of Knapp Street and East Beltline from orchards to a lifestyle center, complete with retail shops, two anchor stores and seven restaurants, said developer Steve Benner of locally based Evergreen Properties.

If approved, the 32-acre site would be known as the Village at Knapp’s Crossing, Benner said. The project next moves to the city commission for a vote on the zoning change. It’s anticipated that a major storm-water pond that serves the area would need to be relocated across the city border to Grand Rapids Township in order to secure approval, but that the move could be accommodated. The planning commission suggested the 355,820-sf development be trimmed to 300,000 sf, but approved the project overall.

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