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Norwalk purchasing land for new library

The city of Norwalk has partnered with Diligent Development to build a new Norwalk Easter Public Library within the new Norwalk Central development near the corner of East 18th Street and Chatham Avenue. Construction for …

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Premier housing development planned for northeast Ankeny

The construction of a new premier housing development in Ankeny could begin as soon as this fall, a representative for DRA Properties, the developer of the project, said.

The development is located in an area …

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Residential properties sold in Polk, Dallas counties

The Craig Faber Living Trust paid the Dorothy Thurston Revocable Trust $2.6 million for property at 733 Foster Drive in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The 2.2-acre parcel includes a 5,012-square-foot two-story …

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CBRE names Ajay Kalra to lead West Des Moines office

Ajay Kalra

Ajay Kalra has been named managing director and market leader for CBRE’s Iowa business, the real estate services and investment firm recently announced. In his new role, Kalra will lead CBRE’s office in …

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Architect: Two Rivers Park includes ‘all aspects of inclusive design’

Designers of Two Rivers Park in downtown Des Moines worked closely with the Harkin Institute to ensure that it would be enjoyed by the entire community, architects told a city board this week.

Several wayfinding …

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Demolition of Walnut Street Bridge progressing

Demolition of the 113-year-old Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Des Moines is progressing. Crews from Cramer and Associates Inc. have removed the bridge’s paving, guardrails and the abutment on the east side of the bridge.…

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South side Des Moines hotel reopens after $3.3 million upgrade

The Hilton Garden Inn at 6800 Fleur Drive in Des Moines.

A hotel on Des Moines’ south side that closed for renovations has reopened as a Hilton Garden Inn. The hotel at 6800 Fleur Drive was …

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Delays in making new federal courthouse secure slows relocation of district court

Construction of the new federal courthouse at 101 Locust St. is complete, and a temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued, a court official said. However, the U.S. Marshals Service is behind schedule in making…
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Waukee breaks ground on new public safety building

The city of Waukee held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for its new Public Safety building, positioned on the current western edge of Waukee at NW 20th Street (T Avenue) and Douglas Parkway. The new 90,000-square-foot …

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2 entities acquire apartment complex on Des Moines’ north side

Limited liability companies based in Creston, Iowa, and St. Paul, Minn., have acquired an apartment complex at 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records

Apartment complex at 3800…