GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Developers are getting state support as they look to transform the former Floto’s building in downtown Grand Haven into apartments and a beach-themed seafood restaurant.
Andrew Todtz and Marci De Vries plan to rehabilitate the building at 123 Washington Ave. near 2nd Street, turning the ground floor into commercial space and the second floor into three two-bedroom apartments. The commercial space would be a casual, beach-themed seafood restaurant, De Vries told the Grand Haven City Council in April.
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“We kind of want to demystify seafood for the Grand Haven area. Right now, if you want to have a crab dinner and a lobster dinner, you have to go to a casino or you have to make partner at your law firm and go to a really fancy restaurant,” she said. “We want to have a beach-themed restaurant that’s casual. Anyone, just come as you are. Come from the campground, come from your homes, come directly from the beach and have a quick plate of shrimp or crab legs.”
In all, the work is expected to cost just under $2.3 million, according to the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor. On Thursday, the governor’s office announced a $390,000 performance-based Michigan Community Revitalization Program grant in support of the project.
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The project is also seeking nearly $590,000 in Brownfield Tax Increment Financing, according to the governor’s office.
“The project has two goals primarily. The first is to provide a historic renovation that’s high-quality for the community to enjoy. The second is to provide for the safety of our guests while they’re in the building,” De Vries told the City Council in April. “Floto’s has a lot of contamination issues.”
Online records show an LLC registered to Todtz purchased the property in 2025 for $687,000.
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