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Downtown church being demolished for Hubbell apartments

Burns United Methodist Church on the north side of downtown Des Moines is being demolished to make way for a new apartment complex, reports The Des Moines Register. Although some history buffs had wanted to save …
By BPC Staff | Sep 8, 2016
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Nonprofit developer enters for-sale townhouse market with Sherman Hill plan

Neighborhood Development Corp., the nonprofit organization that places housing and commercial projects in areas of Polk County that other developers have found challenging, is planning its first for-sale townhome project, in Des Moines’ Sherman Hill…
By KENT DARR | Sep 8, 2016
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Appeals court issues first ruling on revisions to mechanic’s lien law

The Iowa Court of Appeals has issued its first ruling on three-year-old revisions to the state’s mechanic’s lien law that established a registry of contractors, subcontractors and materials suppliers on residential projects.


In this case,…
By KENT DARR | Sep 7, 2016
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Hubbell receives housing honor

  Hubbell Realty Co. received special recognition today from the Iowa Finance Authority for a project that provides safe housing for victims of domestic violence, according to a release. The HousingIowa Special Needs Housing Development…
By BPC Staff | Sep 7, 2016
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Imax theater a possibility for Fridley project in Waukee

Plans by R.L. Fridley Theatres Inc. for a movie theater development called The Palms in Waukee could branch out into something much larger, including the country’s largest Imax Corp. laser projector movie screen.


The Waukee…
By KENT DARR | Sep 7, 2016
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Commercial and residential TIF recommended for ‘Miesblock’ project

 

The city of Des Moines Urban Design Review Board has recommended approval of 20 years of property tax rebates for Nelson Construction & Development’s Miesblock project at Seventh Street and Grand Avenue.

Miesblock is …
By BPC Staff | Sep 7, 2016
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Greater Des Moines house prices bumped up in July

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 5.3 percent in July, a 0.6 percent increase from a year ago, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said in a release. Nationally, prices rose 6 percent last month, …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2016
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A luxury high-rise with a message

As though a 26-story apartment building, complete with a swimming pool jutting over the edge with views to the west, won’t make enough of a visual statement on the downtown Des Moines skyline, there is…
By KENT DARR | Sep 2, 2016
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A luxury high-rise with a message

As though a 26-story apartment building, complete with a swimming pool jutting over the edge with views to the west, won’t make enough of a visual statement on the downtown Des Moines skyline, there is…
By KENT DARR | Sep 2, 2016
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Hubbell decides to buy former Riverfront Y site; development plans uncertain

Hubbell Realty Co. plans to finalize its planned purchase of the former Riverfront YMCA site, sparking new speculation on future development of what is considered the last piece of prime real estate along the Des…
By KENT DARR | Sep 2, 2016
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