Hudsonville Is Adding Hundreds of New Homes. Why Are So Few of Them for Sale?
October 29, 2026
October 29, 2026
Add up the housing that has opened, is leasing, or is under construction in the City of Hudsonville since 2025 and you get more than 400 units. Very few of them can be bought. Almost every one is rental. Next door in Georgetown Township, the place where new single-family subdivisions have usually come from, the township board voted in March to pause new development approvals. The reason it gave was water.
For a buyer comparing Hudsonville with other West Michigan suburbs, that changes the plan. If you want to own a home in Hudsonville soon, you will most likely be buying from a seller, not a builder. This fall, the resale market is giving buyers more room than it has in a while.
The cranes near Prospect Street and Balsam Drive are real. Here is what they're building.
| Project | Location | Homes | Own or rent | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Flats, by Moxie | Around 3233 Prospect St. | 41 | Rent | Opened July 2, 2025 |
| Terra Station, by Veneklasen Construction | 3302 Prospect St. | About 140 | Rent | Nearly full as of May 2026 |
| The Landings at Rush Creek, by LaCati Group | 6365 Balsam Dr. | 84 townhomes | Rent | Leasing listed at $1,595 a month |
| Hudsonville Flats | Harvey Street | 22 | Rent | Leasing in spring 2025 |
| Elmwood Lake Apartments | Balsam Drive | 156 | Rent | Leasing in spring 2025 |
Terra Station is a $32.5 million mixed-use project with about 4,500 square feet of retail on the ground floor. MLive reported 141 apartments, and FOX 17 put the count at 140 in May 2026 when it reported the building was close to full.
The Landings at Rush Creek is the project people most often think is for sale. It looks like for-sale housing: one-bedroom townhomes with attached two-stall garages. But Ottawa County's brownfield agreement describes all 84 as rental units, and MLive reported that LaCati would own and manage the project. Twelve units are set aside for income-qualified households. Eight are for households at or below 90% of area median income, four are for households at or below 80%, and the whole development has a ceiling of 120%. The developer lists the townhomes as 712-square-foot one-bedroom-plus-den units at $1,595 a month. The 84 figure comes from the county agreement, while FOX 17's May 2026 story described 80 townhomes.
The apartments are part of why Harvey Street and Prospect Street have filled with new businesses, which we covered in why new Hudsonville businesses keep choosing the same half-mile. The downtown housing boom is a rental boom.
Inside city limits, the one owner-occupied project in the pipeline is Wooded Way at 3662 Highland Drive. At the June 2026 Planning Commission meeting, Doug Butterworth of Creekside Companies presented a revised plan made up entirely of owner-occupied homes, not rentals. City minutes describe four single-family lots, six duplex units and 20 homes in four-unit townhome buildings, about 30 homes in all. FOX 17 described the plan as 28 townhomes plus four single-family parcels. The plan also adds a public path between New Holland Street and Highland Drive.
The Planning Commission approved it 6–2 with conditions, including a revised plan before any building permits are issued. FOX 17 reported that county and state environmental reviews still had to happen before construction could begin. No prices or sales timeline have been published.
So the city has more than 400 rental units opened or leasing and roughly 30 for-sale homes that still have steps to clear. If you're shopping now, Wooded Way is something to watch, not something you can buy.
New subdivisions have often filled this gap. Georgetown Township wraps around Hudsonville's east side and covers much of Jenison, and it has grown through plats and site condos. On March 9, 2026, the township board adopted Ordinance No. 2026-03, a temporary moratorium on rezonings, planned unit developments, site condominiums, plats and site plans for new or expanded projects. MLive reported the vote as 5–2 after a correction to its original story.
Water tops the ordinance's list of concerns. It says the public water system "can have its capacity exceeded during peak demand days." It points to a pending Wyoming Water Reliability Study and a township water pressure evaluation set for fall 2026, which will help decide whether more storage tanks and pumps are needed. The City of Wyoming supplies Georgetown's water, and the township runs distribution. A joint presentation describes work to reduce peak demand and get more out of the Gezon Pump Station. Fire and emergency response, the electric grid and traffic are on the list too.
Lawn sprinklers show what peak demand looks like. Township Planning Commission minutes say Wyoming's mandatory odd/even watering schedule ran from May 1 through June 15, 2026.
The pause has exceptions. Plats that already had preliminary approval before the ordinance can keep moving, and so can single-family developments of five or fewer lots. Large new subdivisions that hadn't been approved are the projects stopped. Even before the vote, the township was turning down proposals it didn't like. In February 2026 the Planning Commission unanimously recommended denying Eastbrook Homes' Tall Oaks plat near 2840 Fillmore Street, saying its street layout would push through traffic onto minor streets. In the same meeting, the Schepers Farm plat at 8100 42nd Avenue got a recommendation for tentative approval with conditions, after residents asked about water, emergency access, traffic and wetlands.
The ordinance runs eight months from its effective date unless the township extends it first or new development rules take effect sooner. In the meantime the township has been rewriting its rules. On October 12 the board voted 7–0 to adopt amendments to the planned unit development chapters of the zoning ordinance.
Buyers looking for new construction near Hudsonville will run into prices well above the area's resale numbers. Eastbrook Homes advertises a move-in home in its Spring Grove Village community in Georgetown Township at $714,900, and only one homesite is left there.
Compare that with the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of REALTORS® September 2026 report. Ottawa County's median sale price in September 2026 was $430,000, up 6.1% from September 2025.
That move-in home is listed about $285,000 above the September county median. For many first-time and move-up buyers, a new build in this corner of Ottawa County is a different budget conversation altogether. The new housing that is closer to the median is rented, like the $1,595-a-month townhomes at The Landings.
If you want to own in Hudsonville, you'll most likely be buying an existing home, and conditions shifted toward buyers over the past year. WMLAR's September 2026 figures for Ottawa County:
These are county numbers drawn from WMLAR's MLS, which leans toward the lakeshore, so Hudsonville's own figures may differ. The direction still matters. Listings are up and sales are down, which gives buyers more homes to look at and more time to decide. Prices haven't dropped, so the extra room shows up in choice and negotiating time more than in a lower price.
Financing is part of why sales are slower. WMLAR cited Freddie Mac's national average mortgage rate of 7.28% as of October 1, 2026, compared with 6.34% a year earlier. Talk with a lender early about what that rate means for your monthly payment.
The coming weeks will show whether the new-construction pipeline reopens. Dates to watch:
None of these meetings will put new homes on the market this winter. They set the rules the next round of subdivisions will be reviewed under. Pair that with Wooded Way's remaining steps, and resale looks like the main source of homes to buy in Hudsonville well into 2027. If you're weighing nearby options, our Jenison and Hudsonville neighborhood pages are a good place to compare.
Can I buy one of the townhomes at The Landings at Rush Creek? No. Ottawa County's agreement describes all 84 units as rentals owned and managed by LaCati Group. The 12 income-qualified units are rentals too. Applicants self-certify their income on a Michigan State Housing Development Authority form, and the county's Brownfield Authority reviews compliance each year.
Does Georgetown's pause stop every new home in the township? According to the text of Ordinance 2026-03, the moratorium does not apply to several kinds of projects. One is a project that, as of the ordinance's effective date, had valid township zoning approvals and a valid approved site plan and was under substantial construction. Plats with earlier preliminary approval, single-family developments of five or fewer lots, and additions to existing houses are also listed. If a specific property is in question, the township office is the place to confirm how the ordinance applies.
Is the City of Hudsonville under the same moratorium? No. Ordinance 2026-03 is a Georgetown Township ordinance. The city has kept approving projects through its own Planning Commission, Wooded Way included.
This post is general information, not legal or financial advice. If an income limit, zoning rule or loan term affects your plans, confirm your situation with the right professional.
If you're trying to decide whether to wait for Wooded Way, stretch for a new build, or make an offer on a resale home while inventory is up, I'm happy to go through the actual numbers with you. Reach out to Lindsey R Eppink and let's connect about finding your place in Hudsonville this winter.
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