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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Building that once housed biscuit factory sold for $2.6 million

This historic downtown Des Moines building that once housed a factory was sold for $2.65 million. Photo courtesy of the Polk County assessor

A former downtown Des Moines factory building that was once home to a …

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Dubuque-based credit union eyeing second metro-area site

Dubuque-based Dupaco Credit Union is considering opening a branch in Waukee. Architectural rendering by FEH Design

The Waukee Plan and Zoning Commission Tuesday approved a site plan for Dupaco, a Dubuque-based credit union. If the proposed…
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Commercial building permits valued at $279.4 million issued in Des Moines area in October

A $12.5 million building permit has been issued for a senior housing project at 5555 Pioneer Parkway in Johnston. Architectural rendering by Trossen Wright Plutowski Architects PA

     

Work has begun on a …

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Construction begins on Zora, new bar-restaurant slated to open next spring on Ingersoll Avenue

 

Click on the screen image to see what Zora, a new bar-restaurant under construction at 2120 Ingersoll Ave., will look like in the evening. Below is a rendering of the two-story structure. Watch videoArchitectural rendering …

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Reminders of Highland Park hardware store found in new coffee shop

Reminders of the former occupant of the building at 3613 Sixth Ave. — Highland Park Hardware — can be seen throughout the refurbished space now occupied by Slow Down Coffee Co. Photo by Joe Crimmings

For …

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Millions of visitors expected at new complex

Planning for a new $250 million development in Grimes was accelerating last spring when the pandemic shut down the nation – and Iowa.

For several weeks, discussions about the 200-acre-plus Hope District paused while people …

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Amazon confirms it will open sortation center in Bondurant

Excavation work is underway at the site of a new warehouse project in Bondurant. Photo by Michael Crumb

By next summer Amazon Inc. will have distribution operations in nearly 1 million square feet of warehouse space …

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W.D.M. landowner agrees to installing barriers to block proposed outdoor storage area from view of passers-by

A West Des Moines landowner this week agreed to more stringent development requirements on a portion of his property in an effort to move the project forward.

Ryan Wiederstein owns about 40 acres west of …

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ICREA award winners announced

The Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association recently announced its 2020 award winners. They include:

Deal of the Year– over $5 million: Marcus Pits, Justin Lossner and Austin Hedstrom, all of JLL Des Moines. The $38.2 million …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Former Kmart property in Urbandale sold to out-of-state entity

The former Kmart site at 7501 Hickman Road as it appeared in 2018. Photo courtesy of Polk County assessor.

 

A California-based self-storage company has purchased the former Kmart property in Urbandale, Polk County real estate…
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