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Greater Iowa Credit Union donates $250,000 naming gift for Waukee Miracle League field

The city of Waukee and the Waukee Betterment Foundation today announced that Greater Iowa Credit Union will be the sole naming rights sponsor of Waukee’s Miracle League ball field, which is scheduled to open in 2022. Greater …

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Residential construction slowed slightly in first half of 2019

A house under construction in Peter’s Ridge in Pleasant Hill. The eastern Polk County community has issued 41 residential building permits through the first half of 2019, 10 more than it had during the same …

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Former repair shop undergoes $900,000 remodel, gets new tenant

The former Owen Crist Auto Body Services Inc. shop at 1221 Keosauqua Way is being remodeled and will house Inner Space, a center that will focus on helping people improve their overall well-being. For more …

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Hubbell housing project gets green light from zoning commission; next stop is City Council

The map shows the location of Hubbell Realty Co.’s proposed Grover Woods project in northeast Des Moines. Also included are architectural renderings of some of the houses that would be built in the development. Special to …

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Des Moines’ proposed zoning code is ‘very regressive’ commission told during public hearing

Numerous adjectives were used Thursday to describe Des Moines’ proposed new zoning code, including “prescriptive,” “overreaching” and “exclusionary.”

“This is a very regressive code,” Dan Knoup, executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater …

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‘Houses being built today in Des Moines would not be built tomorrow’ local real estate expert says

Panelists at the discussion on housing affordability included (left to right) Karl Eckhart, vice president of intergovernmental affairs for the National Association of Home Builders; Lauren Johnson, director of communications and community outreach for the Polk …

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Is Des Moines turning its back on affordable new houses? Homebuilders think so

The average value of a building permit for a single-family house in Des Moines in June was $155,785, city records show. The average square footage, 1,251.
     
And that type of housing is …

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Norwalk couple planning the ultimate doghouse

A Norwalk couple is making plans to build the ultimate doghouse for their four dogs – a multifaceted facility that caters to pet owners and their four-legged friends.

Plans call for Paws & Pints to …

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Apartment rents increasing in Des Moines area

The average rent of an apartment in Des Moines reached $903 per month in June, up $14 from what renters were paying a year ago, a survey by RENTCafe.com shows. Altoona apartment rent prices jumped …

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Project at former Franklin school gets green light

The Des Moines City Council this week approved the second and third readings of an ordinance that allows 12 acres at the former Franklin Junior High School site to be rezoned from a limited neighborhood …