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NDC teams with real estate firm to build apartments south of downtown

The Neighborhood Development Corp. plans to build a $25 million apartment complex south of downtown Des Moines with the help of TMG Properties, a local real estate firm investing in the project, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. The 172-apartment Dunham …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Farmland prices fall 11.3 percent

Iowa farmland values dropped an average of 11.3 percent in the year that ended in September, the Realtors Land Institute’s Iowa chapter reported. There were signs that the rate at which prices are falling has …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Finley Law Firm goes ‘contemporary and homey’ at Hub Tower office downtown

     A little more than a year ago, Finley, Alt, Smith, Scharnberg, Craig, Hilmes & Gaffney P.C., a Des Moines law firm that traces its roots to the mid-19th century, when Iowa was a…
By KENT DARR | Sep 23, 2015
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Urban design board to review hotel, Kum & Go HQ

Rendering of proposed Kum & Go Downtown Headquarters, front view   Des Moines’ Urban Design Review Board will meet next week to consider preliminary designs for a convention hotel next to the Iowa Events Center…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 18, 2015
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Event Sept. 19-20: Remodeled homes tour features 16 sites

Sixteen homes in Greater Des Moines will be featured this weekend in the 15th annual Tour of Remodeled Homes. Each of the homes has been remodeled by a member of the Remodelers Council of Greater …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2015
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Historic tax credit change jeopardizing projects say developers

   Developers involved in the renovation of historic buildings say they are losing tens of thousands of dollars a month as bankers and state officials are meeting to work out a controversy surrounding Iowa’s historic…
By KENT DARR | Sep 17, 2015
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Urban design board approves Eagle View Lofts, Confluence on Third

The Des Moines Urban Design Review Board endorsed plans for two downtown apartment complexes this week, recommending that the City Council approve them.


A controversy surrounding the proposed Confluence on Third apartment complex was averted…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 16, 2015
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Iowa homes selling even faster

Homes in Iowa reached a five-year low in average days on market at 63, the Iowa Association of Realtors reported, though overall home sales were down in August. Sale prices continue to rise. Home sales …
By BPC Staff | Sep 16, 2015
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INSIDER: Projects at risk due to historic tax credit change; effort to resolve controversy underway

  Developers involved in the renovation of historic buildings say they are losing tens of thousands of dollars a month as bankers and state officials are meeting to work out a controversy surrounding Iowa’s historic…
By KENT DARR | Sep 16, 2015
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A taxing predicament: City Council tinkers with abatement

The Des Moines City Council at a workshop this morning moved to tinker with a possible new housing tax abatement program before a planned Oct. 26 vote on an issue that has council members under…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 14, 2015