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PROJECT UPDATE: CONNOLLY LOFTS

Construction of the west stairwell is underway at an apartment project at 401 S.E. Sixth St. in Des Moines. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

WHAT: A four-story, 57-unit apartment building
WHERE: 401 S.E. Sixth St.

BACKGROUND AND UPDATE: Construction …

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Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meeting

WHAT: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association
WHEN: 7:15 a.m. Feb. 6
WHERE: Des Moines Golf & Country Club, 1600 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines.

GUEST SPEAKER: Chris Shires, urban designer and planner with Confluence. Shires will present …

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DMU campus now for sale, creating development opportunities in central Des Moines

An aerial view of Des Moines University, which has put its 24-acre campus at 3200 Grand Ave. in Des Moines on the market. The osteopathic medical school is moving to a new campus in West …

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Leaders discuss main issues facing housing and residential development in Central Iowa

Our most recent Newsroom 515 event focused on housing. The discussion was also one of the panels — albeit the only one in front of an audience — for our Annual Real Estate Magazine, which …

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Consultant seeks ‘unity of purpose’ in hotel-casino proposal for airport

If passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport continues to grow at its current pace of about 5% annually, the airport will be handling some 12.5 million passengers per year just 30 years from now. …

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VIDEO: Newsroom 515 Housing – First Question

 

Our most recent Newsroom 515 event focused on housing. The discussion was also one of the panel events ? albeit the only one in front of an audience ? for our Annual Real Estate …

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Iowa City Council repeals rental permit moratorium

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The Iowa City Council lifted its nearly nine-month moratorium on issuing new rental permits in the city’s “core” neighborhoods via unanimous vote Tuesday evening. The moratorium was put in place in May 2019 …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

       

Market District building sold for $1.2 million

Stapek Partners LLC of Des Moines paid Grdn LLC $1.2 million on Jan. 15 for a 156-year-old building at 112 S.E. Fourth St. in Des Moines’ Market…
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PROJECT UPDATE: 4337 Park Ave.

Construction of a new Jethro’s BBQ restaurant at 4337 Park Ave. is expected to be completed by early May. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten         WHAT: Jethro’s BBQ Southside

WHERE: 4337 Park Ave.

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Confluence selected to lead University Avenue corridor redevelopment plan

The West Des Moines City Council this month selected the Des Moines-based architecture firm Confluence to spearhead a plan to re-envision the redevelopment of roughly 650 acres between University Avenue and Interstate Highway 235 and 22nd Street/Northwest …