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Silver Lake Country Club golf course

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedRetrofit proposedCannon Township, MI

Proposed park conversion; not viable per database (already in play), no active status or deal details. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed record · all sites with this
Strategy
RegreenedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposedWikipedia no source
StrategyRegreening, proposedWikipedia no source
New usesparkWikipedia no source

History and original facts

CountyKent County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from fox17online.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Silver Lake Country Club golf course is proposed to become a 125-acre park with trails and potentially a dog park.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Kent County (MI), 2024904 units in 5+ unit buildings, 45 in 2–4, 1,141 single-family; 2023: 604 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)36,743 jobs in 1,953 establishments; average annual pay $44,727; employment location quotient 0.89; employment +5.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2021540 jobs; 67 in retail trade, 121 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26081010903)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; -0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (228 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 60% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 1.7%; median family income $107,279; 24 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsRockford Public Schools (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation859 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202584 county-logged events: 59 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 11 hail, 2 flood; $35,825,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 49341, 2026-09median list price $532,175 (+5.1% on the year); 90 active listings; median 42 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,162 establishments (+2%); 36,941 jobs (+16%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $353,407 (+4% 1 yr, +29% 5 yr); typical rent $1,602/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)17,345 vehicles a day on Belding Rd NE (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 8 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed conversion of Silver Lake Country Club golf course (Cannon Township, MI) to park via 'regreen' strategy. Status: proposed (verified draft).

Why. Database marks as non-opportunity: 'already in play' per opp_reasons (similar projects under construction/approved/sold).

Where it stands. No confirmed deals or parcels listed. Peers show 6 similar 'regreen' proposals (e.g., Detroit, Denver), but none confirmed as active conversions.

For a planner

  • Housing market growing (ZHVI +29.2% 5y), but golf course not in high-density cluster (3 peers within 25km).
  • Traffic: low-volume minor arterial (17,345 ADT) on Belding Rd NE.

For a developer

  • No active permits or sales data. Status remains 'proposed' with no evidence of approval or financing.

What we do not know yet

  • Strategy 'regreen' not yet implemented. No parcel details or deal terms provided. Housing market growth not directly linked to site viability.

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