Wayne County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Grosse Pointe Woods
Grosse Pointe Woods is the largest of the five affluent Grosse Pointe communities lining Detroit's eastern edge, a leafy residential city about 12 miles from downtown. We assess the indoor environment and hand you one plan.
The homes of Grosse Pointe Woods
The largest of the five Grosse Pointes, incorporated from the Village of Lochmoor into a city in 1950, with over 90 percent owner-occupied single-family homes. A local distinction: Home of University Liggett School, Michigan's oldest continuously operating independent school (founded 1878). Roughly 15,762 residents live across about 6,117 households. Renamed the Village of Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939.
The building stock
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 93.3% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 90.5% of occupied units with their owners. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 65.9%. One landmark on the ground here: Provencal Road, named for early settler Pierre Provencal.
Near Lake Front Park the humidity picture shifts, which puts basement moisture, condensation and drainage first.
Ground that fixes Grosse Pointe Woods on the map:
- University Liggett School. Founded in 1878 as the Detroit Home and Day School, Michigan's oldest continuously operating independent school, on one campus since 2012.
- Lake Front Park swimming complex. The city's 55-acre Lake St. Clair park boasts the largest outdoor swimming complex in Michigan.
- Ghesquiere Park grounds. 32-acre park named for Alois A. Ghesquiere, village president from 1939 when Lochmoor became Grosse Pointe Woods.
- Ghesquiere Park. Playscape, ball diamonds, winter ice rinks, pickleball, mini-soccer, a nine-hole disc golf course, and a walking path.
Across the community
The 48236 ZIP code covers these addresses. Mack Avenue was an Indian trail and then a French pathway before it became a modern road.