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PROJECT STATUS UPDATE

  WHAT: Construction of six two-story, single-family houses with full basements and three-car garages. Houses will range in size from 2,722 square feet to 3,818 square feet, sell for about $700,000 and include 10-year property tax…
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Average rents in Des Moines inch upward

 

The average monthly rent in Des Moines reached $906 in August, up $12 from a year ago, a survey by RENTCafe.com shows. Des Moines was the only Iowa city surveyed in which the average …

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JLL accepting submissions for Spaces Showcase

LL accepting submissions for Spaces Showcase
The Des Moines office of JLL will host a 2019 Spaces Showcase that highlights innovative Iowa workspaces. The award program, designed by JLL and sponsored in Des Moines by …

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Speakers announced for CRE Expo

Elizabeth Holland, CEO and general counsel of Abbell Associates, will speak about the state of retail at the Sept. 25 Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo. Holland, who owns Merle Hay Mall, is scheduled to give the …

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Market District plan urges preservation of 3 historic buildings

The Standard Oil building at 702 Raccoon St. A proposed Market District master plan urges that the building be preserved. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

A proposed Market District master plan released this week by the…
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Iowa State University, ISU Research Park launch feasibility study for multiuse development district

Iowa State University and the ISU Research Park have announced a study to explore transforming land around the Iowa State Center and Jack Trice Stadium into a multiuse community district. Phase I of the feasibility study, …

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Des Moines official: Proposed Market District parks could ‘bolster’ development in area

A 3D view of a destination park proposed on the western edge of the Market District. Map by HRD Inc./city of of Des Moines

Development of two large parks connected by a pedestrian walkway will help …

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Market District redevelopment proposal unveiled

A master plan for the Market District, an industrial area located east of the Des Moines River, has been developed by HDR Inc. The plan proposes the creation of a destination riverfront park and a …

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The push to raise $5.5 million

Supporters of Mainframe Studios are making an ambitious push to raise $5.5 million in the next two years to pay for the completion of renovations in the building that houses affordable workspaces for artists and …

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A Closer Look: Amber Lynch

Amber Lynch studied Spanish and anthropology as an undergraduate, majors that could be considered a leap from community planning.

Lynch, though, would disagree.

“You can learn so much about a society based on the places …