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Drop in architectural billings index sign of softening in nonresidential billings
The continued effects of inflation, supply chain issues and other economic challenges softened architectural billings in the Midwest in April, according to the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index. The index, released April 24, showed the index …
Read MoreOffice vacancies increasing in Greater Des Moines area
The percent of vacant office space in the Greater Des Moines area increased in the first quarter, prompting an increase in concessions to office tenants, market reports from CBRE Inc., JLL and Cushman & Wakefield …
Read MoreR&R Realty’s Crescent Building remodel checks boxes on valued amenities
Saying it brings high-level amenities under one roof and creates the new environment that employers are looking for to draw workers back to the office, R&R Realty Group is ready to show off the newly …
Potential buyer eyeing former Spaghetti Works site
A new business could open in the former Spaghetti Works building on Court Avenue later this summer, the president of the Omaha, Neb.-based restaurant company said.
A new business could occupy the former Spaghetti Works…Read MorePanelists describe Central Iowa’s commercial real estate sector
Two hotel properties sold in Des Moines metro area
Midwest IA Hotels LLC, located in Clive, paid Shree Laxmi Narayan Inc. $3.5 million for property at 1600 N.W. 114th St. in Clive, Polk County real estate records show. The hotel, which operates as a …
Read MoreVarsity Cinema buys building to expand programming, add screens
The owner of Varsity Cinema has purchased an adjacent building previously owned by Drake University to expand programming — and possibly screens — in the future.
Ben Godar, executive director of Des Moines Film Society, …
Residential properties sold in Polk, Dallas counties
The Craig Faber Living Trust paid the Dorothy Thurston Revocable Trust $2.6 million for property at 733 Foster Drive in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The 2.2-acre parcel includes a 5,012-square-foot two-story …
Read MoreCBRE names Ajay Kalra to lead West Des Moines office
Ajay Kalra has been named managing director and market leader for CBRE’s Iowa business, the real estate services and investment firm recently announced. In his new role, Kalra will lead CBRE’s office in …
Read MoreArchitect: Two Rivers Park includes ‘all aspects of inclusive design’
Designers of Two Rivers Park in downtown Des Moines worked closely with the Harkin Institute to ensure that it would be enjoyed by the entire community, architects told a city board this week.
Several wayfinding …
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