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$10 million Ashworth Road bridge project expected to begin later this year

The final phase of a $17.2 million road expansion project in West Des Moines is expected to begin later this year, and when complete will ease traffic congestion in the western part of the suburb …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Former east-side elementary school sold for $2.24 million

Hope Ministries has bought a former elementary school at 3800 E. Douglas St. The structure, which had been used by a church, will be converted to a shelter for women and children.  Photo provided by Polk…
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PROJECT UPDATE: FINANCIAL CENTER

A bar, pool and lounge are proposed for the rooftop of the lower-level section of the Financial Center. A hotel is proposed for the first 13 floors of 47-year-old building. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture

WHAT: Renovation …

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Vacant south-side retail building to become outpatient clinic for veterans

An outpatient clinic for veterans is proposed for the former Toys R Us building at 1211 E. Army Post Road. Architectural rendering by SciArt Studios A vacant retail building on Des Moines’ south side that had…
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NOTEBOOK: Construction crew unearths streetcar tracks

A construction crew working on the Ingersoll Avenue street project uncovered part of the trolley tracks that once were actively used on the street (left). In the undated photo at right, a construction crew is …

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Nominations invited for Community Enhancement Through Architecture & Design awards

The Iowa Architectural Foundation will accept nominations for its 2020 Community Enhancement Through Architecture and Design awards through 5 p.m. June 1. The awards recognize those individuals, organizations, agencies and communities, outside the architectural profession, …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

Des Moines-area investors paid a California-based group $25.7 million for industrial warehouses in northeast Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show.

A group with ties to the Des Moines investors is Premier Cos., whose …

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PROJECT UPDATE: LINC

Construction is nearly complete on building one of Linc, Hubbell Realty Co.’s apartment project south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway at Southwest 11th Street. Below: A view of the swimming pool and patio area at …

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$9 million office, retail project planned in West Des Moines

West Des Moines city officials received the green light from the City Council this month to prepare a development agreement with a holding company considering development of a $9 million project that would include 90,000 …

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Reimagining Douglas Avenue corridor

When Brian O’Leary was a youngster, Douglas Avenue in northwest Des Moines was the place to go to have a good time.

There was bowling at Plaza Lanes and afterward a bite to eat at …