The Fitzgerald

Approaching the Fitzgerald, an impressive façade of beautifully restored masonry, terra cotta cornice work, and original limestone ornamentation evoke a bygone era. Many original features were maintained ensuring that renovations were historically accurate.

Built in 1915, this classic Colonial Revival building served as the home of the Grand Rapids YMCA until 2005. Today, vintage scoreboards, racquetball courts and a historic oval running track are showcased in unexpected settings, adding to the authentic quality of the restoration and revealing the existence of a gym in the original building. Such fanciful reminders pay tribute to the past, yet the building’s complete renovation ensures that homeowners enjoy a thoroughly modern lifestyle.

The original structure was stripped down to its exterior walls and interior concrete. The condos, with state-of-the-art plumbing, heating and electrical systems, took shape within this framework. The residences received the highest quality finishes, including wood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile showers and professional interior design.

The Fitzgerald offers all this and much more, right in the midst of the excitement of the city. Homeowners are granted an immaculate home in the heart of the city, within walking distance of everything and with no maintenance to worry about.

One facet of that freedom is the fact that residents don’t need a car. Everything the city has to offer is right at the Fitzgerald’s doorstep: the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Van Andel Arena, the Civic Theatre and the main Grand Rapids Library branch are mere blocks away. In addition, the building sits just two blocks from the “Medical Mile,” the largest private investment in the history of West Michigan and the future economic engine of the region.

Yet if homeowners do wish to use their cars, they’ll enjoy a much sought-after perk: Residences include indoor, deeded parking spaces. Other amenities within the building include an elegant library, a state-of-the-art fitness center that rivals many area gyms, secure indoor storage space and a green roof garden.