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CREW Iowa annual panel discussion: Mind Games

WHAT: Siobhan Harman, vice president of Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors, will moderate a discussion focused on the mind games affecting mental health.

WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Sept. 14

WHERE: Ron Pearson Center, 5820 Westown Parkway, West Des …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: South Dakota entity pays $31 million for W.D.M. retail center

A retail shopping center near Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines has been sold to an out-of-state company, Dallas County real estate records show. 

SJ Terveen LLC, located in Sioux Falls, S.D., paid entities …

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Subway owner sues Blackbird over blown construction deadline for downtown tower

Des Moines Register: A Subway franchise owner is suing Blackbird Investments for failing to provide promised rental space for the restaurant in a planned high-rise tower in downtown Des Moines. Sandhu Group of Companies Inc. filed …

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VIDEO: Project515 – Office real estate outlook

Technology and new workplace cultures were reshaping the development of office space long before the coronavirus pandemic. But then remote working completely shook up the ways businesses are using – or not using – office space. In this discussion, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Bidding wars pushing rents higher as some would-be buyers are priced out of home market

As the housing market heats up, bidding wars, usually reserved for buyers vying for prime real estate, are now popping up in the rental home market. According to CNBC, demand for apartments and single-family rental is …

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Home listings rise, but sales drop slightly in Des Moines area

The number of residences listed for sale in the Des Moines area inched upward in July, surpassing 2,000 for the first time since December 2020, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.…

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Spec industrial building under construction in Bondurant

Construction has begun on a 195,000-square-foot industrial building in Bondurant. Architectural rendering by Opus Group

Construction has begun on a 195,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Bondurant’s Commerce Crossings.

The building is the first of two warehouses …

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Construction expected to begin this fall on 2 commercial buildings planned for Johnston Town Center development

Two commercial buildings will anchor the Johnston Town Center, located on the northeast corner of the Merle Hay Road and Northwest 62nd Avenue intersection. Architectural renderings by OPN Architects

 

 

Construction of the first of …

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Johnston council OKs purchase of 32 acres

The Johnston City Council this month approved spending $2.4 million to buy 32.2 acres (map below) at 5055 Merle Hay Road.

The land is owned by Metro Lodging LC, located in Ankeny, and is valued …

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Des Moines-area Q2 industrial market report

The following are some highlights from CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s 2021 second-quarter industrial market report for the Des Moines area:

• The vacancy rate was 6.7% in the second quarter, up slightly from 6.1% in the first …