HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 3, 2026) – Another step in transferring the former site of Holland’s historic greenhouse to Evergreen Commons could be taken on Wednesday night.
During the biweekly business meeting, the Holland City Council will be asked to approve an ordinance amendment that would remove the property where the greenhouse stood – 496 Central Avenue – as a landmark property under the historic district designation. The central greenhouse was taken down last fall brick-by-brick, with plans for it to be rebuilt, sans windows, several blocks away in Centennial Park.
The triangular plot at the junction of Central Avenue, State Street and West 20th Street would be ceded to Evergreen Commons once the designation is removed. Mark DeWitt is Chief Advancement Officer with the Commons.
Other items before the governing panel include rezoning two separate plots of land, totaling around 110 acres near the M-40/I-196 junction, into Open Space in order to accommodate wetland mitigation efforts and to prevent brokers from seeking property zoned industrial for potential development.
The Holland City Council’s 6 PM meeting is in Chambers at Holland City Hall (270 S. River Ave.). An online link to the agenda and supporting documents is here.
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