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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 …

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Blackacre buys more ground in area where stadium is proposed

Blackacre Development LLC has bought another parcel in an area south of downtown Des Moines where an outdoor sports and entertainment venue is proposed to be built, Polk County real estate records show.

Blackacre Development, …

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Two communities set records in number of building permits issued

A house under construction in Altoona near 13th Avenue Southeast and 30th Street Southeast. Altoona issued 152 residential building permits in 2019. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

 

More than 3,270 residential building permits were issued…
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Request to rezone land in Valley Junction turned down by zoning commission

The West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Monday turned down a request to rezone property at Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue that would allow a proposal to construct a $2.7 million mixed-use building to move …

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$2.7M mixed-use building proposed for W.D.M.’s Valley Junction

The West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission tonight will consider a request to rezone property at Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue that would allow a proposal to construct a $2.7 million mixed-use building to…
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City officials growing impatient over slow pace to clean up contaminated 40-acre site

Des Moines city officials and others are growing impatient over the snail’s pace it’s taking to transform a contaminated 40-acre site south of downtown into property that can be redeveloped.

Dico Inc., a closed manufacturing …

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PROJECT STATUS UPDATE: 680 Eighth St.


A five-story building at 680 Eighth St. in downtown Des Moines is being torn down. The property is owned by Principal Financial Group, which has not announced plans for the property’s future use. Photo by Kathy …

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Des Moines-area home sales expected to drop in 2020

Home sales in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market are predicted to decline 10.5% in 2020, according to anational forecast issued by Realtor.com. The expected drop in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market is the largest …

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AIA Iowa elects 2020 leaders

The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa), has elected new leaders to serve on the 2020 AIA Iowa board of directors. They include:
President – Tonia Householder, a managing architect at Invision Architecture.
First …