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Urbandale building permits value highest since 2012

The city of Urbandale issued first-quarter building permits with a value of $23.7 million, the highest total since 2012. The 153 permits included 41 single-family detached housing units and two commercial buildings. The rest were …

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And speaking of architecture

Iowa Architecture Month is underway, with voting open for the American Institute of Architects Iowa (AIA Iowa) People’s Choice Award and more events planned through the end of April. People’s Choice votes can be cast …

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Register now for architectural walking tour of downtown Des Moines

The time is nigh to register for the Iowa Architectural Foundation’s annual Eat.Drink.Architecture walking tour of downtown Des Moines, which is scheduled for April 14. The journey begins at the Iowa Taproom at noon, and …

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Smith joins CBRE|Hubbell Commercial

Michael Smith has joined CBRE|Hubbell Commercial as a vice president. His previous corporate real estate experience includes the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties and emphasis in environmental affairs and sustainability, according to a release. …

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Rock the Armory?

Developer Jake Christensen waged a two-year campaign to bring global events promoter and music venue operator Live Nation Entertainment to Des Moines. The potential to book acts in an 83-year-old building may have caught the…
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Cushman & Wakefield deal raises Greater D.M. real estate game

The top three commercial real estate firms on the planet now have a foothold in Greater Des Moines and Iowa.

Nearly a year of formal negotiations wrapped up March 31 when Iowa Commercial Advisors, at…
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Nelson plans $36M development, latest project in East Village

Nelson Construction & Development is proposing a three-level, 399-stall parking garage with no internal ramps as part of a $35.8 million mixed-use development along East Grand Avenue in the East Village of Des Moines.

Nelson, …

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Housing, music venue, river outfitter options for Des Moines’ Argonne Armory

Three developers met a March 30 deadline for proposals for redeveloping the 83-year-old Argonne Armory Building, current home of a handful of city of Des Moines departments at 602 Robert D. Ray Drive.

A development…
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University of Iowa ordered to pay $21.5 million to C.R. contractor

The University of Iowa has been ordered to pay a Cedar Rapids contractor nearly $21.5 million after a lengthy legal battle over its work on the new Stead Family Children’s Hospital and Hancher Auditorium, the …

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NAI Optimum joins Cushman & Wakefield as Iowa Commercial Advisors

Iowa Commercial Advisors in West Des Moines, previously NAI Optimum, has entered into an exclusive alliance agreement with global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. Leadership within Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors will continue …

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