River Caddis Group

Construction progress at The Dean Apartments is looking incredible. Proud to see this vision coming to life in Midland, Michigan.

The Dean is developed by River Caddis Communities, the affordable housing arm of River Caddis Group — 204 mixed-income homes on the site of the former East Lawn Elementary School, with first delivery on track for fall 2026.

Introducing the newest member of the River Caddis team: Greta Soderman, our Director of Construction. We're so grateful she's chosen to join our team as we continue to grow. Please give a warm welcome to Greta!

This summer, River Caddis Management was represented on the national stage at the Station Design Conference in Phoenix by Dan Wisinski, our VP of Construction. Dan shared insights on the critical role an Owner’s Representative plays in fire station and public safety projects; serving as an advocate focused solely on the owner’s mission, safeguarding budgets, managing schedules, and navigating change orders and cost risks with precision.

We’re grateful to have leaders like Dan helping bring RCM’s expertise to departments and municipalities across the country. His contribution reflects the commitment, professionalism, and value River Caddis Management brings to every project we support.

We're honored to serve the City of Lansing, Michigan - Government as its owner representative on this monumental project — and this is just the beginning. Thank you to the Lansing State Journal for covering the first ribbon cutting featuring Fire Station 2! We're excited for all of the unveilings to come.

Lansing unveils a renovated Fire Station 2, part of $175M public safety renovations The previous Fire Station 2 at 2114 N. Grand River Ave. was too small for an ambulance. The new station has space for a firetruck and an ambulance.

Over 70 people joined us this past Friday to celebrate officially breaking ground for The Dean — Apartments at Eastlawn. Our team was proud to witness how many different people have had their hands in moving this project forward through all of its different stages, and we’re so excited to keep the forward momentum.

River Caddis Communities would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all our incredible partners who have worked tirelessly to create more housing opportunities for Midland through The Dean. Without you, we truly couldn’t make this happen.

Speakers included:
Mayor Maureen Donker, City of Midland, Michigan
Tony Stamas, President/CEO Midland Business Alliance
Sharon Mortenson, President/CEO Midland Area Community Foundation
Katlynn Kretz, SVP Cinnaire
Seth Perigo, Regional President Huntington Bank
Amy Hovey, CEO MSHDA
Michelle Wildman, SVP MEDC
Representative Bill Schuette

In partnership with Capital Area Housing Partnership, we are proud to announce the closing of financing for The Dean – Apartments at Eastlawn, a $59 million affordable and workforce housing development that will transform a former school site into a vibrant new community.

Over the past year, River Caddis Communities has successfully closed financing for 432 new homes, a milestone that underscores our mission to provide safe and dignified housing options that empower families across mid-Michigan. We are dedicated to tackling Michigan’s affordable housing challenges by creating inclusive, sustainable communities.

We couldn’t be more grateful for the partners and supporters who have worked so hard to bring this vision to life. To see the full list of partners, read more about this project, and stay updated about The Dean, visit our website: https://www.rivercaddiscommunities.com/midland

🎉 Exciting news! We are proud to announce the launch of the River Caddis Group. After building 20 years of experience and strong relationships across nearly 8 states, we're thrilled to bring our expertise in development, affordable housing, owner representation & real estate advisory services together under one roof. Our innovative approach to providing transformative real estate solutions sets new industry standards while delivering lasting value across the public and private sectors. We have some interesting projects on the horizon so please follow along as we will share more information in the coming months. In the meantime, please visit rivercaddis.com to learn more about our group of companies and project experience.

We are very excited to launch this project. This project would not be possible without to help and teamwork of so many.

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
– Walter Elliot

Kalamazoo awarded EGLE brownfield funding to redevelop two contaminated sites Kalamazoo received a portion of a total $2.4 million in brownfield funding through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to redevelop c

Happy New Year from the RCD team!
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