Our Latest Simple Successes:

VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center

CS was recommended to the City of Muskegon and the County of Muskegon by a satisfied former client. The 9 individual City, County, and Private stakeholders in the project were looking for an Owner's Representative to help them navigate through a complex project. This...

BAMF

BAMF Health is leading the nation in cutting edge Radio-pharmacy and cancer treatments and is the key anchor tenant in the new Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Center located at the gateway of Grand Rapid’s Medical Mile.  The BAMF Health team has desired to establish...

SBVB – Provisioning Center

Construction Simplified had just started to build a strong name in West Michigan as the leader in the emerging market of cannabis construction and given that solid reputation, we were contacted by a real estate investor to assist the new tenant to navigate the...

Fluresh

In December of 2018, the State of Michigan voters approved recreational use cannabis, thus sparking many communities that were guarded to the ever-changing legalities to begin shifting their ordinances and policies to appropriately plan for opening their doors to the...

Indian Creek

A long-time contractor relationship of Construction Simplified came to us with eagerness to build another investment that he would partially occupy with his painting business. This piece of property was just over 9 total acres of wooded land with a creek that ran...

Edgewater Manistee

Edgewater Manistee began when a Grand Rapids based realtor, specializing in residential investments, reached out to our team at CS inquiring about our assistance in organizing a defunct condominium project that sat along the riverbanks of Manistee, MI.  His client had...

Sessions Pointe

Sessions Pointe is a prime example of the creative and innovative mindset that Construction Simplified provides for each of their clients. After several years of ownership of a defunct development from the ’08 recession, our client was nearing completion of the 2nd...

Fulton & Gold

One of Construction Simplified’s founding principles of business is to utilize our skillsets and knowledge to create our own developments, owned by the team of partners, to create long term equity.  We do so with not only wise and founded developments, but ones that...

Blueprint Collaborative

As Construction Simplified’s business grew, it became obvious to its founder that new and improved office space was desperately needed. Not only for the team’s growth, but a space that showed everyone who visited, who we are, and what we can do as creative builders...

Rowster Belknapp

When Rowster Coffee was looking to expand their brand to their fourth location in the Belknap neighborhood of Grand Rapids, with a planned buildout of a 1,100 SF tenant, they contacted Construction Simplified.  Knowing that our team enjoys and respects working with...

Sessions Pointe

Development Partner

Sessions Pointe is a prime example of the creative and innovative mindset that Construction Simplified provides for each of their clients. After several years of ownership of a defunct development from the ’08 recession, our client was nearing completion of the 2nd phase of a residential neighborhood with over one-hundred homes. The front half of the PUD consisted of 9 commercial lots just outside the path of rebounding commercial development. Two of those lots sat along the highly trafficked M-45 and had great visibility to potential consumers. However, the remaining 6 lots sat far enough off M-45 that they lacked visibility and any interest from any buyers.

Puzzled as to how to make the commercial land a success next to a residential neighborhood, our client sought out our experience in real estate, development, and construction to come up with a creative solution. After thoroughly evaluating the property as whole, Construction Simplified proposed that we aid our client in pursuit of a zoning change allowing for multi-family townhomes. This proposed solution provided a necessary transition from the commercial land to the first phase of residential homes, as well as maximized proposition of the interior lots.

Though it sounds easy to build townhomes anywhere desired on a piece of property, the reality is that there are often many obstacles to overcome before the commencement of construction. As the Development Partner to our clients, we provide leadership and guidance to successfully work through these issues. With utilization of the client’s Civil Engineer and Attorney, we were able to work with the township to get the zoning changed on the four necessary parcels. Per our proposed plan of action, this change now allowed for a multi-family development that transitioned fluidly into the residential development.

In addition to 42 units of townhomes on the property, Construction Simplified has brought in additional expertise to help in the marketing and sales of the remaining five commercial parcels. One parcel has already been sold and brokered by Construction Simplified and is slated for construction mid-2021. Another is in the works to become a strip retail development opportunity with CS leading the team and investment.


“The Construction Simplified team often provides a fresh look and creative approach to challenged projects and investments.  As Development Partner, our goal is to create the return our clients are looking for, even when it may be right in front of them.” – CS