Real Estate and Development

New Hope Assembly of God plans to construct a 50,948-square-foot church building on 7.95 acres at 4425 70th St. in Urbandale. The proposed two-story building, which would supplement the organization’s existing facility at 6800 Townsend …

Developer Chaden Halfhill has been slated to speak at the Better Buildings: Better Business Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., on March 3. Halfhill, who has plans to convert the former H&H Grocery Store in Sherman …

The city of Des Moines, which last month declared the Des Moines Building to be a public nuisance, is looking for a developer to rehabilitate the 80-year-old downtown landmark at 405 Sixth Ave.

As it …

Nationwide, commercial property sales volumes increased by 80 percent in 2010 compared with the prior year, according to a report last week by CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial’s (CBRE) Iowa Private Client Group.

“One of the …

Construction spending dropped 0.7 percent from $798 billion annual rate in December to $792 billion in January, the slowest spending pace since July 2000, according to the Associated General Contractors of America in a report …

Ken Clark has been named Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year for 2010. He has been in real estate for more than 39 years and a sales associate and an office …

Peoples Co.’s fourth annual Builder & Development Luncheon will take place beginning at noon on March 2 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th St. Martha Willits, president and CEO of the Greater …

The city of Des Moines’ engineering department has issued a request for proposals seeking a consultant to analyze the energy usage of five downtown office buildings. The buildings are the Hub Tower, 699 Walnut St.; …

Ken Clark has been named the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year for 2010.

Clark has been in real estate more than 39 years and has been both a sales associate …

Existing home sales increased to the highest level in eight months in January, Bloomberg reported.

Purchases increased by 2.7 percent to a 5.36 million annual rate, according to figures from the National Association of Realtors …