New Construction & Development in Jenison

Jenison is quietly one of the busiest new-construction markets in West Michigan. In this brief, I'll cover who's building here, what new homes actually cost, and the projects worth watching in twenty twenty-six. First, the ground. Jenison sits in Georgetown Township in Ottawa County, about fifteen minutes southwest of downtown Grand Rapids. Open township land on a short commute is exactly why builders keep breaking ground here. The supply story is real. As of twenty twenty-six, listing platforms track around forty active new-construction communities in the Jenison area, with more than two hundred new homes available across them. Most new builds land between roughly three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand plus, depending on size and finish. Some baseline numbers before the tour. Jenison is home to about seventeen thousand people, the typical home is valued around three hundred seventy-two thousand dollars, and listings go pending in about fourteen days. Downtown Grand Rapids is roughly fifteen minutes away. The headline community is Lowing Woods, Eastbrook Homes' premier development in Jenison. It mixes single-family homes, townhomes, and attached and detached condos around a clubhouse, an in-ground pool, and about five acres of nature trails. Base pricing starts around four hundred thirty-six thousand, and finished quick move-in homes have listed from around seven hundred thousand into the mid eight hundreds. Here's the development slate to watch. Lowing Woods has a new phase coming. The Gables at Bauer Ridge is building stand-alone condominiums. And an eleven-million-dollar mixed-use project at Forty-Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue is set to break ground in spring twenty twenty-six, adding twenty-nine rental units and two commercial buildings by early twenty twenty-seven. On price, the typical Jenison home is valued around three hundred seventy-two thousand dollars. That's about thirty-seven thousand above the Kent County median next door. For a market this close to Grand Rapids with this much new inventory coming, that's a modest premium. What sets this market apart is product mix. The current wave isn't just large single-family builds — townhomes and stand-alone condos are a real share of it, which pulls the entry price for brand-new construction down toward the low three hundreds. That's a range most West Michigan suburbs can't offer on new builds. Here's my honest take. Jenison gives you new-construction volume at a price point the metro can't match this close to Grand Rapids, and a fourteen-day market says buyers have already figured that out. Now the comparison that matters. Against the other new-construction corridors — Hudsonville, Allendale, and Byron Center — Jenison is the value entry point. All three of those neighbors carry a higher typical home value. The trade-off is speed. Jenison listings go pending in about fourteen days, one of the faster paces in the metro. Contracting a build sidesteps that clock, but quick move-ins and resale here get decided in the first showings. The township is building alongside the builders. Georgetown Township has a nineteen-million-dollar-plus water transmission project underway to support growth, and the Forty-Fourth and Eighth development adds commercial space slated for uses like a daycare or medical office. Jenison Public Schools serves most of the area, and Hudsonville Public Schools covers part of Georgetown Township. If you want new construction here, decide early which game you're playing. Contracting a build is about lot selection and timelines. Hunting quick move-ins is about being ready the week a finished home lists, because in this market they do not wait. Jenison is what growth looks like when land, commute, and price still line up. If a new build here is on your list for twenty twenty-six, let's talk about which community actually fits.