h digitalfootprint web 728x90

Real Estate and Development

DSC 6869

Foley to discuss airport upgrades

Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager of Des Moines International Airport, will discuss airport upgrades and plans for a new terminal at a meeting of the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association. The meeting is …

DSC 6869

Michigan developer proposes 522-unit apartment complex in W.D.M.

Edward Rose Millennial Development LLC  of Kalamazoo, Mich., has proposed a 522-unit, 15-building apartment complex at the undeveloped southeast corner of Stagecoach Drive and South Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. Plans for the …

DSC 6869

Checking in on the future of Urbandale

A couple of announcements in recent weeks out of Urbandale had me looking for notes from a late spring meeting with a crew of city development and planning officials.


On Sept. 1, the Federal Highway…
DSC 6869

Clive approves Walnut Creek plan

Clive has become the first community to approve the Walnut Creek Management Authority’s master plan for the stream. The plan calls for improvements in water quality, recreation, public health and habitat. The authority represents governments …

DSC 6869

Amid hotel boom, Coralville looks to regulate short-term rentals

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The Coralville City Council has passed an ordinance regulating how online home-sharing and rental services like Airbnb can operate in the city. Property owners offering space for short-term rent must obtain an annual …

DSC 6869

Sept. 29: iaWia Annual Meeting

Host: Iowa Women in Architecture About: In additions to presenting the annual report and voting for new board members, Amy Slattery, founder of Women in Design Kansas City, will present: What’s Your North? Advocacy. Design. Navigating the…
DSC 6869

Cedar Rapids affordable housing project faces long odds

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A lack of support from the Cedar Rapids City Council could torpedo an affordable housing complex with special accommodations for the homeless.…

DSC 6869

YMCA completes financing for downtown pool

The first swimmers will hit the 50-meter pool at the YMCA of Greater Des Moines in January 2018. The nonprofit reported today that it had used a bridge loan and late donations to collect the…
DSC 6869

Report: West Des Moines is most expensive home market in Iowa

If you’re in the market for a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home, expect to pay more in West Des Moines than in any other city in Iowa, according to a Coldwell Banker review of its home listings. …

DSC 6869

Sept. 22 & 23: AIA Fall Convention

Host: American Institute of Architects – Iowa About: The 2016 Convention, “Current,” challenges attendees to be interpreters of their time, day and age. Decisions made today, at any singular moment, are derived from the past and…