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Kentwood Commission approves Brownfield TIF for $30-million housing development, adding 216 single-family homes and Breton Ave. extension

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Kentwood Commission approves Brownfield TIF for new $30-million housing development by Allen Edwin Homes. (Rendering Courtesy, City of Kentwood)


By WKTV Staff
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The Kentwood City Commission approved a Brownfield TIF plan to support a 216-unit housing development by Allen Edwin Homes and extend Breton Avenue.

The $30-million project will redevelop a 66.6-acre parcel at 2720 52nd St. SE, 2854 52nd St. SE  and 5491 Wing Ave. SE, creating 216 new single-family homes, including 69 townhome rentals, to the city. Ten of the single-family townhomes will be rent-controlled units reserved as income-restricted rentals for households at or below 120% of area median income for 10 years.

In addition to new housing, the project includes the extension of Breton Avenue from 52nd Street to 60th Street, which will ease traffic congestion on Wing Avenue.

“With the Brownfield TIF, we are able to partner with developers to make improvements that benefit the whole community,” said Kentwood Community Development Director Lisa Golder. “These projects will help us meet the growing demand for housing in our city while also delivering the much-needed extension of Breton Avenue.”

Brownfield tax increment financing, or TIF, is a development tool available to help offset costs in revitalizing vacant, damaged or polluted properties and giving them new, useful lives through redevelopment. In 2023, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority expanded the tool to include workforce housing development and rehabilitation as an eligible activity for TIF reimbursement.

Kentwood Commission approves Brownfield TIF for new $30-million housing development by Allen Edwin Homes. (Map Courtesy, City of Kentwood)



Construction is expected to begin in spring 2026, starting with extending Breton Avenue and then the 69 rental units. The entire 216-unit housing development is expected to be completed by 2043.

Kentwood’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority approved the application on Aug. 18. Final reimbursement agreements and project plans will now be submitted for state review. If approved, the TIF revenue collection is expected to begin in 2026, with capture planned for up to 18 years.

More information about Brownfield TIFs and how to apply for a property in the City of Kentwood, contact Community Development Director Lisa Golder at golderl@kentwood.us or 616-554-0709.