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5-story, mixed-use building with luxury condos planned on vacant ground in West Des Moines; Albaugh behind the project

A five-story, mixed-use building is planned on about 3 acres located on the northwest corner of South 60th Street and Stagecoach Drive in West Des Moines. The project, called Jordan Creek Tower, is expected to…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Dec 8, 2021
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VIDEO: Project515 – Affordable Housing Outlook

Even before the start of the pandemic, Iowa — and the U.S. — faced an affordable housing challenge. As the pandemic lingered, the challenge became more acute. The Business Record hosted our Project515 virtual event …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2021
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Des Moines housing project receives $8.9 million federal grant

A 100-unit proposed apartment project on Des Moines’ south side has been awarded an $8.9 million grant from U.S. Housing and Urban Development Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program. AHEPA Affordable Housing Management …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2021
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Construction underway on Hubbell’s seventh Edencrest senior housing development, a $20.2 million project in Urbandale

Construction has started on Edencrest at Timberline, an 80-unit full-service senior living community in Urbandale. Rendering courtesy of Hubbell Realty Co.

Construction has started on Edencrest at Timberline, the seventh senior living community developed by Hubbell …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 21, 2021
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Construction of $30 million senior housing project set to begin

Construction is expected to begin this summer on a 130-unit, 180,000-square-foot independent living retirement complex that will be located at 850 S. 60th St. in West Des Moines. Resort Life Communities, headquartered in Lincoln, Neb. …
By BPC Staff | Aug 18, 2021
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Des Moines developers eager to jump on new workforce housing funding

Des Moines Register: Des Moines-based developers are ready to jump on new state funding that helps drive down the cost of construction — and therefore, monthly rent — and make housing more affordable for the state’s …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The state of the U.S. housing market

Even the most casual observer knows that the housing market is, well, just crazy right now. Frantic buyers are in some cases bidding up scarce houses by tens of thousands of dollars, and listings throughout …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jun 17, 2021
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Sixth Avenue Flats to provide housing for those aging out of foster care, create space for entrepreneurs

A digital image of the Sixth Avenue Flats provided by Simonson and Associates Architects.

Calling it more than just another apartment building, officials broke ground Wednesday on a project that will provide safe housing for …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | May 6, 2021
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Forty under 40, Classs of 2021 – Megan Lakshmi Srinivas

Infectious disease physician, clinical instructor and Translational Health Policy Research fellow
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Age: 33 

Mentor: Dr. Joseph Tucker, associate professor, University of North Carolina

Why she’s a Forty: 

Most …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 31, 2021
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Senior housing proposed on Southridge Mall property

Des Moines’ Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday will hear a request to rezone 4.3 acres of the Southridge Mall site to allow construction of multifamily housing for low-income people who are 55 and older.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 30, 2021