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$23.3 million face-lift planned for downtown office building

An architect’s rendering of a planned update of an office building at 611 Fifth Ave. owned by Knapp Properties. Rendering by Substance Architecture

The owner of an aged office building located just south of downtown Des…
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Costa named CEO of Knapp Properties

Chris Costa, pictured, president of Knapp Properties LC, is also now the real estate management company’s CEO, a leadership change that was effective Jan. 1.

Costa, who has been with Knapp Properties for more than …

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Developer asks West Des Moines council to delay vote on rezoning request

Developer Scott Cutler has asked the West Des Moines City Council to delay a public hearing on his request to rezone property at Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue that would allow a $2.7 million, three-story …

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Commission delays discussion on rezoning site to allow homeless shelter

Des Moines’ Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday postponed until February a public hearing on a request to rezone property at 3800 E. Douglas Ave. to allow a homeless center to open on the site.…
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Des Moines board approves proposed changes to short-term rental rules

A city board on Thursday approved proposed changes to Des Moines’ short-term rental regulations, but not until after hearing from residents about nuisance properties in their neighborhoods.

“Renters park in front of our properties, causing …

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Minnesota firm awarded bid for ice rinks at West Des Moines’ RecPlex

An architectural rendering of the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines. Special to the Business Record

Minnesota-based Rink-Tec International Inc. will build the ice rinks for the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex under construction in …

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CRE update: West Des Moines’ upper- story housing program more popular than anticipated

When West Des Moines began its upper-story housing program in Valley Junction last summer, city officials expected it would take at least two years to use the money earmarked for the program.

Instead, the program’s …

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Wild Rose says it’s not leading airport casino-hotel project, but wants to be the operator

Wild Rose Entertainment LLC issued a statement today clarifying its role in a proposed casino-hotel project that was unveiled Tuesday to the Des Moines Airport Authority’s board. The West Des Moines-based casino operator said it “supports the …

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Group asks that consideration of rezoning request for homeless shelter be postponed

A nonprofit group that has proposed opening a homeless shelter in northeast Des Moines has asked that consideration of a request to rezone the property where the center would be located be postponed, city officials …

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Speakeasy proposed in lower-level of Iowa Taproom

It’s probably not surprising that as the operators of the Iowa Taproom planned this week’s “Last Day of Freedom” event, the idea emerged of opening a speakeasy in the basement of where the popular tavern …