Local coverage
Project conversations across Kent County and the Grand Rapids Metro.
Coverage depends on independent provider availability. Each page below covers housing and site context for that Grand Rapids-area community.
Wyoming
Incorporated in 1959 out of the old Wyoming Township, its Godwin Heights and Home Acres blocks have postwar block basements where lateral pressure shows as bowing walls.
Local planning notes →Kentwood
Grown out of Paris Township farmland and incorporated in 1967, its subdivisions sit on former agricultural clay that holds water against foundation walls.
Local planning notes →Walker
Organized as an 1837 township north of the Grand River and incorporated in 1962, its low-lying sections sit close to a seasonally high water table.
Local planning notes →Grandville
Settled in 1832 on a bend of the Grand River and shaped by plaster mining, its river-flat ground keeps hydrostatic pressure on basements through spring.
Local planning notes →East Grand Rapids
Grown up around Reeds Lake since the 1870s resort era, its lakeside lots put groundwater against basement walls year-round.
Local planning notes →Rockford
Begun at Smith Lapham's 1844 sawmill on the Rogue River, its riverside properties see water table swings that drive most seepage here.
Local planning notes →Cedar Springs
Grown from an 1851 sawmill settlement, its older housing has stone and block basements laid before any damp-proofing was standard.
Local planning notes →Comstock Park
Formed from two 19th-century townships and named in 1906, its low ground near the Grand River takes groundwater ahead of the surrounding area.
Local planning notes →