Shea Ravines is a newly opened 56-unit affordable housing community at 2929 Burlingame Avenue SW in Wyoming, Michigan. The complex sits directly beside Cherry Health's Wyoming Community Health Center, a deliberate pairing meant to keep housing and medical care within walking distance of each other.
Cherry Health and Woda Cooper Companies celebrated the opening of the mixed-income community, according to MLive.com. The building offers 40 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom apartments, according to Woda Cooper Companies, with one-bedroom rents ranging from $507 to $1,160 per month and two-bedroom rents from $572 to $1,380, as reported by WOOD Radio. The community is designed to serve residents earning 30% to 80% of the area median income.
Twenty Units Set Aside for People Exiting Homelessness
Of the 56 units, 20 are designated permanent supportive housing for renters exiting homelessness, per the same account from Woda Cooper. The Grand Rapids Housing Commission provides rental assistance for those supportive units, while Community Rebuilders of Grand Rapids coordinates the wraparound services residents receive there.
Cherry Health CEO Tasha Blackmon framed the project as a response to a health crisis playing out among her own patients. Blackmon has previously said that housing instability is a critical social determinant of health, and that housing itself is a significant factor in healthcare outcomes.
Named for the Man Who Built the Clinic Next Door
The development is named after Chris Shea, a former Cherry Health CEO.
Cherry Health and Woda Cooper broke ground on Shea Ravines in June 2025, according to WGVU News. Woda Construction Inc. served as general contractor, Hooker DeJong Inc. provided architecture, and Moore & Bruggink handled civil engineering. Woda Management & Real Estate now handles leasing and property management for the finished building.
Financing and a Conflicting Price Tag
Reported costs for the project vary across sources. WOOD Radio described the development as an $18.6 million project, while WGVU reported a $17.9 million investment. Financing included low-income housing tax credits allocated by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Marble Cliff Capital served as the syndicator, and Independent Bank was the lender.
Income eligibility for the community is tied to Kent County limits set by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
A Second Phase Already Underway
A second phase of Shea Ravines is already under construction and is expected to add 56 more housing units by spring 2027, according to WOOD Radio. Once finished, the two phases together are expected to bring the campus to a total of 112 affordable housing units, per Woda Cooper Companies. The Housing Finance industry publication has separately reported on the planned second phase, referring to it as Shea Ravines II.
Woda Cooper Companies operates 365 communities and roughly 18,000 units across 17 states. The developer has built 42 affordable communities in Michigan since 2005, according to Housing Finance.
Filling a Regional Housing Gap
The Wyoming project arrives as Grand Rapids and Kent County face a steep shortfall in available housing. Shea Ravines marks one small step toward addressing that gap while testing whether pairing a health clinic with an apartment complex next door can ease the burden on patients who are also struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
