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Downtown Des Moines multifamily development bicycle tour

Urban Land Institute Iowa, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Iowa and Iowa Women in Architecture (IaWIA) will host a bicycle tour of multifamily housing developments in downtown Des Moines from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Friday. …

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Butler Mansion: A historic house designed with office users in mind

A concrete mansion that put Des Moines on the architectural map of American homes in the 1930s is for sale or lease after serving the better part of three decades as a grandiose office building …

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Creating a neighborhood

Just a couple of blocks from Newton’s historic downtown stands a neighborhood in waiting in the form of the former Maytag corporate campus.

Maytag has been out of the picture in Newton for a little …

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NOTEBOOK: Music to Mandelbaum’s ears

Des Moines City Councilman Josh Mandelbaum, who is in his first term, is trying to tackle the full range of city issues, according to his newsletter: adding sidewalks along to-be-renovated Fleur Drive, what to do …

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Acquisition brings Peoples Co. deeper into Pacific Northwest

Clive-based Peoples Co. has a footprint in the Pacific Northwest after acquiring 50 percent of AgriBusiness Trading Group in Walla Walla, Wash. Peoples is a land brokerage, land management, land investment and appraisal services company …

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Proposals for Argonne Armory, prized river development site, are water over the dam

        The city of Des Moines has shelved plans to sell the historic Argonne Armory building for private development, deciding instead to foot the bill for necessary repairs while city departments already…
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NOTEBOOK: We used to hunt mammoths. Now we hunt housing (and parking)

Small-town living has ruined apartment hunting for me. 

Life before Des Moines was a matter of checking one local renter’s guide and getting to know the coffee shop regulars on Main Street. If it wasn’t …

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Downtown forums scheduled for June

The Iowa Downtown Resource Center will offer several forums in June to bring community leaders together to network and discuss downtown and community topics. Each forum will focus on a different area of economic development …

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R&R apartments get awards

Two of R&R Realty Group’s residential communities have received Pinnacle of Excellence Awards from the Greater Iowa Apartment Association, the company announced. Sierra Pointe Apartments in West Des Moines and Residences at 62W in Johnston …

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Luxury hotel, complete with 24-hour art museum, commits to Des Moines tower development

The Des Moines arts scene could reach new heights with a luxury hotel that will lend its name and operational savvy to a 131-room hotel planned for the Fifth development in downtown Des Moines.

Louisville, …