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Real Estate and Development

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Grants awarded to 21 communities for rural development, collaboration

The state has awarded $400,000 in Rural Innovation and Rural Housing Assessment grants to 21 Iowa cities to support creative, nontraditional ideas that focus on challenges faced by rural communities, and for the communities to …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hy-Vee sells land in West Des Moines to out-of-state developer

Hy-Vee Inc. has sold 3.3 acres it has owned at 865 S. 51st St. in West Des Moines since 2001, Polk County real estate transactions show.   The West Des Moines-based grocery store chain sold…
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PROJECT UPDATE: Allied Construction Services Inc.

An architectural rendering of the proposed warehouse for Allied Construction Services Inc. Rendering courtesy of city of West Des Moines WHAT: 37,500-square-foot warehouse and three storage buildings with a total of 14,880 square feet WHERE: 2825 S.E. First…
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Cutting-edge technology planned for Waukee development

Myriad Advisor Solutions announced this week that it has begun laying fiber optic cable to power cutting-edge technology with the vision of creating a sustainable Smart Campus for businesses in the Quarter district, located at …

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Incentives increased for Grand Avenue condo project

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has slowed the start of construction of an eight-story condominium proposed at 3750 Grand Ave., the Des Moines City Council learned this week.

Costs for the project have increased …

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Construction firm owner on PPP aid: ‘I needed to make sure [workers] and their families were taken care of’

 

Gary Scrutchfield was on the fence about applying for a Paycheck Protection Loan when the aid became available in April.

But the owner of Lumbermans Drywall & Roofing Supply decided to apply for the …

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Hubbell Realty’s Extreme Build program to construct early education center for Easterseals

Hubbell Realty Co., through its Extreme Build program, will construct a 12,300-square-foot early education center in 2021 on the Easterseals Iowa Des Moines campus. Architectural rendering by SVPA Architects

Easterseals Iowa, a Central Iowa organization that …

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UPDATED INTERACTIVE MAP: 2020 Commercial building permits

Commercial building permits valued at more than $50 million were issued for projects in 13 Des Moines-area communities and Polk County in December 2020, data from the permits shows.

(December commercial building permits are represented …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Aldi grocery buys land in Altoona

The following Polk County real estate transactions were recorded between June 29 and July 6, 2020:
        Aldi Inc. paid Altoona Lion Development Group LLC, located in North Liberty, Iowa, $1.87 million for…
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Aldi grocery buys land in Altoona

The following Polk County real estate transactions were recorded between June 29 and July 6, 2020:
        Aldi Inc. paid Altoona Lion Development Group LLC, located in North Liberty, Iowa, $1.87 million for…
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