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The Juniper

Also Beaver Island workforce housing project

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TypeOrganization
Founded2025-11-01
Coordinates45.7434° N, 85.5256° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Founded
2025-11-01
Along road
Karnes Drive
Coordinates
45.7434° N, 85.5256° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Juniper is a twelve-unit apartment development on Karnes Drive that was reported open and accepting tenants in November 2025. The report describes modular construction, ownership by Vince and Meg Ebersoldt, and an intended role in addressing Beaver Island’s workforce and year-round housing needs.

The held article establishes the development name, road setting, unit description, and reported opening status, but not its parcel number, formal corporate structure, or complete occupancy record.

Open questions

  • What is The Juniper’s parcel and formal legal entity?
  • What are the final occupancy and affordability terms?
  • Will the reported second phase be developed?

Sources

  1. Northern Islander, November 2025, “The Juniper Welcomes First Tenants.”
    Reports twelve one-bedroom, one-bath apartments on Karnes Drive, opening and leasing status, modular construction, ownership by Vince and Meg Ebersoldt, and the project’s workforce-housing purpose. It does not provide a parcel number, formal corporate filing, or complete occupancy record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    charlevoix · northern_islander_2025.11
  2. The parcel snapshot identifies 37757 Karnes Drive as parcel 013-590-029-00, owned in the snapshot by Beaver Island Workforce Housing LLC, with centroid approximately -85.5255906, 45.7433996. The parcel centroid is used as a representative point for the development; it is not a building footprint, unit locator, ownership claim beyond the dated county record, or legal condominium boundary.
    county · charlevoix · parcels_arcgis · 2026-08-01 · island_parcel_attributes
  3. The site identifies the property as The Juniper and publishes the address 37757 Karnes Drive, Beaver Island, Michigan 49782, corroborating the parcel-level locator.

Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Juniper”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/the-juniper/, accessed [date], citing Northern Islander, November 2025, “The Juniper Welcomes First Tenants.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-02. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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