City of East Grand Rapids

Kent County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of East Grand Rapids is a jurisdiction in Kent County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 616-940-4817
Email: ltaylor@eastgr.org
Department Site: East Grand Rapids Building Permits (processed by Cascade Township Building Inspection Services) (opens in a new tab)

Source: eastgrmi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

East Grand Rapids Online Permit Portal (iWorQ) (opens in a new tab)

Cascade Township Building Inspection Services (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

City of East Grand Rapids
750 Lakeside Drive SE
East Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Per eastgrmi.gov, the City of East Grand Rapids has designated Cascade Township's Building Inspection Services Department as its building official for all building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits; applications are submitted through the city's own iWorQ portal, reviewed by the city for zoning/drainage, then forwarded to Cascade Township for inspection, with fees paid to Cascade Township (phone 616-949-3765). The certHolder mailing address for East Grand Rapids City Hall is a commonly cited address but was not independently re-verified on the fetched pages in this session — included as a standard city hall address, hedge accordingly if not already confirmed elsewhere in the directory.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — City of East Grand Rapids's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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