Real Estate Development and Brokerage

Edgewater Group Principals have developed numerous residential, commercial and waterfront properties in the Midwest. Having an interest in New Urbanism, several of our developments are on reclaimed Brownfields, and our future developments include the adaptive reuse of an old downtown office building into second-story lofts and first-floor retail. With an award-winning residential-commercial development on a former industrial site and three different marina/residential developments on former sand and gravel mining sites, the Edgewater Group understands the complex issues of reclaiming Brownfields and welcomes the challenges of unique and difficult developments.

Selected Development Experience:


Edgewater Dunes Award-winning 101 single-family residential development with Neo-Traditional design on a former Brownfield site includes green space with a gazebo on a two-acre pond, a pocket park with a playscape all connected to area walking trails. Project sold out in 2008. Image of the homes in Edgewater Dunes
Edgewater Center 20,000 square foot Commercial-Retail Center on a former Brownfield with a unique neighborhood design in harmony with the adjacent Edgewater Dunes. Project completed in 2005. Image of the Edgewater Center
Dune Harbor Marina-residential community on a 75-acre former sand-mining site with access to Lake Michigan in Portage, Indiana. Dune Harbor
Sandy Bay Marina-residential community on a 167-acre former gravel-mining site on the Illinois River in Morris, Illinois. Entitlements completed in 2008. Sandy Bay
Harbor Village Marina-residential community on 50-acre former sand-mining site on Lake Michigan in Manistee, Michigan. Partnership of DSLT Development Company and Ron Schults. Harbor Village in Manistee, Michigan

Real Estate Brokerage Services:

Ronald Raade, GRI, is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Michigan and heads up the Real Estate Brokerage of the Edgewater Group under Edgewater Group Investments. Raade has property management, sales, and marketing experience in residential, commercial and waterfront properties. Edgewater Group Investments also manages several condominium associations.