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Development agreement approved involving Palisade building updates

A development agreement with R&R Realty Group has been approved by the West Des Moines City Council that will provide the development company a 10-year, 100% property tax rebate for office building property at 4900 University Ave.

The …

Highland Apartments expected to be razed in mid-July

Demolition of the HighlandApartments is expected to begin in mid-July after items worth saving from the building are salvaged, an official said.

The Des Moines City Council this month approved a request to demolish the 108-year-old, three-story brick …

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Broadlawns plans new brain, memory care center in Urbandale

The Broadlawns Brain and Memory Center is planned in a new medical campus at 9300 Northpark Drive in Urbandale. The center is expected to open in late 2025 or early 2026. Architectural rendering special to…
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Habitat for Humanity starts duplex project in Ankeny

Lance Henning, CEO of Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new project in Ankeny. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity

A groundbreaking ceremony held this week in Ankeny …

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How Ankeny’s Uptown has been revived

In 2010, Ankeny’s Uptown was a tired commercial district with scant hustle or bustle.

As the decade progressed, a transformation began to occur.

The city of Ankeny sold an aged fire station along Southwest Third …

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Uptown Ankeny properties map

Between 2010 and 2023, the value of properties in Ankeny’s Uptown district more than doubled to $34.7 million, Polk County assessor’s information shows.

In the map below, click on each pinpoint to find out information …

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Medical office building planned in Urbandale

A site plan has been approved for Timberline Wellness, a one-story, 12,136-square-foot building planned at 14111 Douglas Parkway in Urbandale. The Urbandale City Council approved the plan in May. Timberline Wellness LLC purchased the 1.1-acre …

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Norwalk council approves agreement with hotel developers

A development agreement between the city of Norwalk and Compound Capital Holdings has been approved by the City Council, paving the way for construction of the community’s first hotel.

Ryan Jensen and Ted Oswald, both …

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$250 million regional medical campus planned in Urbandale 

A local radiologist plans to develop a regional medical campus in Urbandale that provides preventive and diagnostic services as well as treatment, the Business Record has learned.

The campus, which will be called Total Health …

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New Ellipsis apartments open door for young people to live successful lives

A digital rendering of what the new independent living apartments being built by Ellipsis will look like. Image provided by Ellipsis.

Young people who are part of Ellipsis’ residential program will soon be moving into …

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