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Des Moines area one of best places for women to work in real estate

  The Des Moines metro area is among the 10 best places for women to work in commercial and residential real estate, according to an analysis by MyEListing of Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The analysis …

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Des Moines sells land in Market District to development group

Developers leading an effort to redevelop a portion of an aged industrial area east of the Des Moines River in downtown have acquired property previously owned by the city of Des Moines, Polk County real…
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Backers’ goal for proposed $7.2M mixed-use development on Ingersoll Avenue is meeting zero carbon certification standards

The Des Moines area’s third mass timber project is planned at 2701 Ingersoll Ave. The three-story building will include 20 apartment units and street-level commercial space. Architectual rendering by ID8 Architects

 

Construction is expected to …

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Details released about fine dining restaurant planned on Ingersoll

A 98-seat fine dining restaurant called Oak Park is planned in the 3900 block of Ingersoll Avenue. Architectural rendering by Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio
Photo below: From left are Billy Dohrmann, Block 39’s director of …

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Copeland Trucking relocating operations to DM industrial park

Two hard-to-develop and long vacant parcels in Des Moines’ Central Place Industrial Park are being sold to a trucking company that plans to relocate its growing business to the property, members of the city’s Urban…
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Neighborhood retail center on Des Moines’ west side sold

A decades-old strip retail center in Des Moines’ Waveland Park neighborhood has a new owner.

APG Real Estate, located in Des Moines, paid BP Franklin LLC just over $1 million for property at 5800 Franklin Ave., Polk…
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$10.5 million apartment project planned in Sherman Hill neighborhood

A Coralville developer is proposing the construction of a 47-unit apartment building at 610 16th St. in Des Moines. Materials on the building’s exterior would include brick, metal panels and thermally broken aluminum glazing. Architectural rendering …

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Waukee city officials, developer remain mum about anchor tenant for proposed $90 million development

Waukee city officials and others remain tight-lipped about what retailer could anchor a $90 million development proposed on 48 acres west of Southeast Alice’s Road and about one block south of East Hickman Road. 

However, …

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Project515 panelists discuss today’s residential real estate sector

Interest rates for home mortgages are inching upward, pushing some potential homebuyers out of the market. Rates for new apartment and other rental projects are also on the rise, causing monthly rental rates to increase.…

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A park for all abilities

On a windy day in November, Ric Jurgens and Bob Myers, former CEOs of Hy-Vee and Casey’s, respectively, pointed out the features of the future Athene North Shore Recreation Area at Easter Lake Park that …