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 At Eastbrook , community is everything – and , for Mike , a beautifully built home is the first building block . The business offers homes for sale across the Greater Grand Rapids area , Lakeshore , and Greater Lansing in Michigan .
 Although the last few years have been turbulent for the homebuilding industry , Mike shares how his company has fared against the ups and downs : “ Our biggest focus has been trying to improve our innovation and creativity with respect to both community designs and the homes we offer .
 “ We ’ re driven by the desire to create communities that people want to live in , which feature a mix of price points and styles . Diversity creates a great community .”
 A recent example of this is Eastbrook ’ s Walnut Ridge
 community , which is located directly across from the Byron Center High School on 84th Street and Burlingame Avenue . Walnut Ridge has garnered interest due to its fantastic location , diverse range of homes , accesible starting price , and the strong public school system it is positioned within .
 “ We have a portion of the project called the Courtyard Homes at Walnut Ridge , which is the most compact portion of the project ,” says Mike . “ All the exteriors are pre-planned . We have a vision for how the community should look and feel . We tried to intentionally select the external design elements and offer a good variation for clients .
 Eastbrook feels a sense of obligation to do its very best in every community
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