GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that the state will provide up to $4 million to support the construction of 171 apartment units in Grand Rapids, part of a broader effort to address housing shortages across the state.

The project goes back to 2024 , when the Grand Rapids City Commission unanimously approved a rezoning ordinance for a block of the city to allow for apartments to be built. The initial plan called for a more than 180-unit apartment complex to be built at 301 Leonard Street, but that plan was scaled back slightly.

The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved the funding through the Michigan Community Revitalization Program for "The Horizon," a five-story mixed-use building planned for Leonard Street. The development will include 86 s

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