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Downtown walking tour to take place Friday

The Iowa Architectural Foundation’s live Architecture on the Move downtown Des Moines walking tour had to be postponed last week due to inclement weather. You can still sign up for the rescheduled date this Friday, …

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National study calls for industry action on gender parity, diversity in commercial real estate

A national study indicates there is much work to do on gender and diversity parity – with little progress over the last five years – within the commercial real estate industry.

The 2020 CREW Network …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: West Des Moines office buildings sold

The following real estate transactions were recorded in Polk and Dallas counties between Sept. 4-11, 2020.
     

Burton Properties LLC paid West Des Moines-based Mid-Coast Properties LLC $1.62 million for properties at 2037 and …

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PROJECT UPDATE: CALVIN SQUARE

Submitted photos         Construction complete of Calvin Square What: Calvin Square
Where: 44th Street and Hickman Avenue in Des Moines
Developer: Calvin Community
Architect: Wells Plus Architects of Des Moines
Website: https://calvinsquare.com/
Background and update: The metro’s first townhomes…
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Construction delayed on $21.5M Des Moines hotel project

The start of construction of a proposed 112-room Element Hotel by Marriott at 304 E. Walnut St. in Des Moines has been delayed. Rendering special to the Business Record

 

A developer who plans to construct…
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Bankers Trust files foreclosure petition on parking garage under construction in downtown Des Moines

Work continued Tuesday on a parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in downtown Des Moines. On Monday, Bankers Trust Co. filed a foreclosure petition on the property. Photo by John Retzlaff

A foreclosure …

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$6.3 million renovation planned for building with ‘sawtooth’ roof

Developer Jake Christensen plans a $6.3 million renovation of a building at 217 E. Second St., just north of Court Avenue. Photo courtesy of Polk County Assessor

A $6.3 million renovation is planned for a Des …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Strip shopping center in Clive sold for $1.36 million

    Plaza 1800 LLC, based in Urbandale, paid the Charles and Ruth Colby National Development Trust $1.36 million for property at 1800 N.W. 86th St. in Clive, Polk County real estate records show. The 3-acre…
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PROJECT UPDATE: EDISON CONDOMINIUMS

Construction is complete on Hubbell Realty Co.’s Edison condominiums at 400 S.W. Seventh St. in Des Moines. Below is an interior shot of a kitchen in one of the project’s 52 units. Photos special to the…
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Event center with gymnasium planned for Waukee

    A two-story, 20,400-square-foot multipurpose building is proposed at 175 N.W. 10th St. in Waukee. Rendering by  Plum Building Systems LLC.

A multipurpose building planned for northwest Waukee will include workout, office and meeting space,…