16-unit mixed-use housing and commercial project on Martin Luther King Jr. St SE

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Fred Morales plans to redevelop three parcels he owns at 30 and 40 Martin Luther King Jr. St SE and 807 Sheldon Ave. SE into a 16-unit mixed-use housing and commercial project. The project includes a new 12,000-square-foot building with ground-floor commercial space and 16 studio and one-bedroom apartments targeted at households earning between 80% and 120% of area median income. The building will be constructed to Energy Star standards with all-electric appliances and an efficient thermal envelope. The project has received a $200,000 emerging developer grant from the Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to support predevelopment costs such as architectural design, environmental assessments, surveys, and preconstruction consulting.