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D.M. prepares for round 2 of first zoning change in a half-century

After operating under the same — though frequently amended — zoning code for the last 54 years, the city of Des Moines is preparing to make a big change, and change carries a message: You …

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Franklin school project faces an uncertain future

Concerns by at least four Des Moines City Council members about a proposal to transform a former west-side school into an entertainment venue have the potential to quash the $8 million project, the project’s developer …

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HDR acquires California firm, will operate under new name

Omaha-based HDR is expanding its team of urban and regional planners by acquiring Calthorpe Associates, based in Berkeley, Calif. The firm will operate as HDR|Calthorpe. Calthorpe has been an international leader in smart growth and …

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Report: Ankeny rents highest in Iowa; Des Moines, West Des Moines rents have ‘flatlined’

The priciest rents in Iowa can be found in Ankeny, according to a report from apartment rental website RentCafe, but at $1,119 per month in April, apartment dwellers would pay well below the national average …

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Greater Des Moines house sales up, prices down in April

Greater Des Moines house sales increased 27% to 1,152 in April from 907 in March, while median prices dropped to $203,000 from $209,900 over the same period, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said. …

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Business so good it’s best left unsaid

Business is so good these days at Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors that owner and President Kurt Mumm can’t talk about it.

“Companies are looking for real estate expertise and advice, but they don’t …

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Townhouse project at Gray’s Station goes before city commission

Construction of the 227-unit Linc apartment building is well underway at Gray’s Station, S.W. 11th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The photo was taken from the Embassy Club at the Ruan Center.  …
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Height adjust for proposed East Village hotel; construction could begin in September

 

An Iowa developer who faced resistance to building a seven-story extended-stay hotel in the Historic East Village Neighborhood has adjusted the structure’s height, allowing the project to begin gaining the necessary approvals so construction can begin …

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Des Moines selling parking garage to EMC for $14.9 million

The city of Des Moines plans to sell its 843-space parking garage at 750 Mulberry St. to EMC Insurance Cos. for $14.9 million, pending City Council approval on May 20.

Acquiring the parking garage could …

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Down on the farm

Des Moines-based urban planner and landscape architect Dennis Reynolds is at work in a farm field near Cedar Rapids, putting to play the principles of New Urbanism that he often advocates with ag-based development.

Reynolds, …