AABP EP Awards 728x90

Real Estate and Development

Storm sewer tubes in the ground Getty

Iron, steel prices up 9.2% year-over-year from tariffs

Construction input prices increased 0.2% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction …

image

DMACC board mulling sale of property that includes Evelyn K. Davis Center

The Des Moines Area Community College board of directors is considering selling property at 1171 Seventh St. in Des Moines to St. Vincent de Paul Des Moines. The Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families…
sold

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Casey’s acquires 2 parcels in Des Moines-area suburbs

Casey’s General Stores has acquired two parcels in the Des Moines area, real estate records show.

The convenience store, headquartered in Ankeny, paid David and Paula Sadler $902,000 for property at 885 88th St. in West …

Mall Redevelopment Concept 11 13 2024 Page 09

Crossroads Mall site in Waterloo to be redeveloped into mixed-use destination, leaders say

The site of the tired looking, nearly vacant Crossroads Mall in Waterloo will be redeveloped into a mixed-use district that features residential, retail, restaurants and other amenities, the developer behind the project said.

The 800,000 …

carpenter01

The ‘new’ Carpenter Building

The civil engineering firm Foth is settling into its new space in the recently restored Carpenter Building at 106 S.W. Seventh St. They are one of six tenants who call the former paper company building …

Mission Cancer + Blood logo

Mission Cancer + Blood relocating clinic to East Court Avenue

Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care, will relocate a clinic currently located at John Stoddard Cancer Center this winter to 110 East Court Ave. in downtown Des Moines. It will …

Four construction workers having meeting

Nonresidential construction spending falls in July

National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.24 …

sold

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: JBS acquires production facility property in Ankeny for $40 million

Food processing giant JBS USA acquired an idled food production facility in Ankeny for $40 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The 12-acre site at 4150 S.E. Delaware Ave. had been owned by Hy-Vee Inc. subsidiary …

ingersoll

Curtains up at the Ingersoll

By Kylie Petty

Editor’s note: This story was first published by dsm magazine on Aug. 26.

After a decade-long intermission, the lights are coming back on at the Ingersoll Dinner Theatre. With a simpler new …

Apartment chart

Occupancy rates in Des Moines area apartments slip under 93%

The percentage of occupied multifamily units in the Greater Des Moines area slipped to 92.9% in the first half of 2025, the lowest the rate has been since late 2020, a new CBRE market report …