MERCANTILE BANK CORP 10-K

Item 2. Properties.   Our headquarters is located in our bank’s main office facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our bank operates 46 banking offices primarily concentrated throughout Western and Central Michigan, most of which are full-service facilities. We also have a banking office in Troy, Michigan, and residential mortgage loan production offices in Midland and Petoskey, Michigan and the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area. We have larger banking facilities in Kalamazoo, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant and West Branch. The remaining banking offices generally range in size from 1,200 to 3,200 square feet, based on the location and number of employees located at the facility. All of our banking offices are owned by our bank except for eleven that are rented under various operating lease agreements. In several instances, the banking offices contain more usable space than what is needed for current banking operations. This excess space, totaling approximately 23,500 square feet, is generally leased to unrelated businesses. In addition, certain functions operate out of our standalone facility located in Alma, Michigan.   We consider our properties and equipment to be well maintained, in good operating condition and capable of accommodating current growth forecasts. However, we may choose to add branch locations to expand our presence in current markets and/or in new markets or, alternatively, to consolidate, close or relocate branches if we believe it would be beneficial to our overall performance.