Grosse Ile (Detroit, Wyandotte, Trenton: real estate, apartments, rental)

[babigyrl5]

How come I cant find any apartments for rent online in Grosse Ile? Is it mostly homes and condos? I only found two apartments and one was for seniors lol

[Dexterguy]

You won't find to many apartments on Grosse Ile, it is mostly only Houses and some condos, as you said.

[babigyrl5]

Originally Posted by Dexterguy

You won't find to many apartments on Grosse Ile, it is mostly only Houses and some condos, as you said.

d'oh! ok thanks

[Coldjensens]

There are not a lot of apartments. However there are quite condos that get rented out and several homes. They get snapped up fairly quickly becuase it is a great place to live. However, when we were renting, we did nto have too much problem finding rental properties. We did have a problem finding one that would accept our very large dogs and a short term lease, but it should be easier now. There is a lot more available now.

I do not think that they advertise off the island very much. Try the classifieds in the Ile Camera, also talk with a realtor. We used Bonnie Adams from the Carol Bollo realty, she is real nice. There are tons of realtors in Grosse Ile with nothing to do. It should be easy to get someone to thelp you.

[Dwatted Wabbit]

What are the plusses of Grosse Ile living?

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Dwatted Wabbit

What are the plusses of Grosse Ile living?

No significant crime.

Nice small close knit community.

Lots of open space/woods

Tons of wildlife

Excellent fishing (from your front yard).

Small town atmosphere.

Water water everywhere A large percentage of homes have water access either directly or via the canal.

Top notch schools. The schools are also very small which we see as a plus.

Our kids can roam around freely. Our only rule - do not leave the island.

Outstanding fire protection services.

Very little traffic. Speed limits top out at 35 MPH.

A wide variety of architectural styles living styles and price ranges.

4 golf (country) clubs, 3 boating (yacht) clubs, a tennis club.

Alpaca farm and Azalea farm.

The township owns and operates a Centennial farm (horse boarding and riding lessons plus community events), a sledding hill and several sports fields, an outdoor skating area, a country club (with a pool) where membership for residents is extremely cheap, a lot of bike/walking trails, a small airport (mostly used for hobbiests and blimps, no commercial flights), a public overlook(dock) and over 600 acres of greenspace. There is also a sizable nature conservancy.

Large lots, not too many subdivisions.

The four churches on the island work together and put on some really neat mutual events (especially Boar's Head Festival - coming up next year).

Lots of community events. Sunday evening bands at the Pavilion, pig roast, tree lighting, parades, Island Fest, etc.

Shopping at Kroger's or Nate's can take several hours because you always run into someone that you know.

Half an hour to downtown Detroit (once they re-open the I-75); and half an hour to the airport.

Negatives:

Freeway access is 15 minutes away.

Nobody can find you.

The deer will eat your garden and your landscaping.

We seem to get more wind and less snow than the mainland.

Somewhat higher property taxes than many nearby communities (to pay
for the excellent schools, police, and fire protection).

Not a lot of shopping options. We have one short street of businesses. most are restaurants, banks and Realtors. Two grocery stores, a small hardware, a bakery, a few art galleries/gift shops and a Dollar store pretty much round out the tally. To me this is a good thing, but to a shopper, this is not so good. You have to drive about half an hour to get to a mall or fifteen minutes to get to a cluster of big stores (Target, Super K-mart, Wall Mart, Home Depot and Home goods store).

When one bridge is being maintained, the other one gets pretty busy during peak times. Personally I have never had a problem, but some people complaint when one bridge is closed for maintenance.

No library (we share with Trenton).

No indoor public swimming pool (We can join the community center in Flat Rock, but it is a bit of a drive).

Real estate prices are somewhat higher than other downriver communities, but then the houses are mostly nicer. You get what you pay for. Right now real estate is massively depressed - more so than in cheaper adjoining communities.

No night life to speak of. (Unless you count Deer, foxes, raccoons and coyotes).

[Dwatted Wabbit]

^^ Thanks, coldjensens.

We had friends who used to live there in the 70s, and a colleague of my father lived there. It always seemed like a cool place.

[babigyrl5]

thanks for the great info! Im worrie dmy friends wont feel like driving out to see me and if the free bridge is down, it may get expensive with me leaving the island everyday to visit them or for work....but how cool would it be to say I live on an island???!!!!!

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

No significant crime.

Nice small close knit community.

Lots of open space/woods

Tons of wildlife

Excellent fishing (from your front yard).

Small town atmosphere.

Water water everywhere A large percentage of homes have water access either directly or via the canal.

Top notch schools. The schools are also very small which we see as a plus.

Our kids can roam around freely. Our only rule - do not leave the island.

Outstanding fire protection services.

Very little traffic. Speed limits top out at 35 MPH.

A wide variety of architectural styles living styles and price ranges.

4 golf (country) clubs, 3 boating (yacht) clubs, a tennis club.

Alpaca farm and Azalea farm.

The township owns and operates a Centennial farm (horse boarding and riding lessons plus community events), a sledding hill and several sports fields, an outdoor skating area, a country club (with a pool) where membership for residents is extremely cheap, a lot of bike/walking trails, a small airport (mostly used for hobbiests and blimps, no commercial flights), a public overlook(dock) and over 600 acres of greenspace. There is also a sizable nature conservancy.

Large lots, not too many subdivisions.

The four churches on the island work together and put on some really neat mutual events (especially Boar's Head Festival - coming up next year).

Lots of community events. Sunday evening bands at the Pavilion, pig roast, tree lighting, parades, Island Fest, etc.

Shopping at Kroger's or Nate's can take several hours because you always run into someone that you know.

Half an hour to downtown Detroit (once they re-open the I-75); and half an hour to the airport.

Negatives:

Freeway access is 15 minutes away.

Nobody can find you.

The deer will eat your garden and your landscaping.

We seem to get more wind and less snow than the mainland.

Somewhat higher property taxes than many nearby communities (to pay
for the excellent schools, police, and fire protection).

Not a lot of shopping options. We have one short street of businesses. most are restaurants, banks and Realtors. Two grocery stores, a small hardware, a bakery, a few art galleries/gift shops and a Dollar store pretty much round out the tally. To me this is a good thing, but to a shopper, this is not so good. You have to drive about half an hour to get to a mall or fifteen minutes to get to a cluster of big stores (Target, Super K-mart, Wall Mart, Home Depot and Home goods store).

When one bridge is being maintained, the other one gets pretty busy during peak times. Personally I have never had a problem, but some people complaint when one bridge is closed for maintenance.

No library (we share with Trenton).

No indoor public swimming pool (We can join the community center in Flat Rock, but it is a bit of a drive).

Real estate prices are somewhat higher than other downriver communities, but then the houses are mostly nicer. You get what you pay for. Right now real estate is massively depressed - more so than in cheaper adjoining communities.

No night life to speak of. (Unless you count Deer, foxes, raccoons and coyotes).

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by babigyrl5

thanks for the great info! Im worrie dmy friends wont feel like driving out to see me and if the free bridge is down, it may get expensive with me leaving the island everyday to visit them or for work....but how cool would it be to say I live on an island???!!!!!

Not just to say it. It IS cool to live on an Island. It is really neat to watch the freighters go by, especially in the fog.

The free bridge was recently re-vamped so it should not be closed for any length of time in the immediate future.


Although it really is not significantly more remote than say Trenton or Wyandotte, it is sometimes hard to get people to come visit. There is a psychological barrier in crossing the bridge. Sometimes in the summer, we do not leave the island for weeks at a time (except in a boat). There is no reason to eave land it seems like an effort, even though it really is not. That is over though since I no longer work at home.

[djones87]

Tbhere is one set of apartments on Meridan at the north end fo the island and one set on the south, plus the senior housing on Macomb. there are also a couple sets on or near Macomb (the busniess district). There are also various small carriage homes and garage apartments but you will have to drive around and look in the local paper - The Ile Camera.