NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Downtown Des Moines property changes hands

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Old Ford Tractor LLC, located in Des Moines, paid 13th & Mulberry LLC $2.3 million for property at 213 13th St. in downtown Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. Renovation of the one-story, 14,856-square-foot building on the property was recently completed. The structure, built in 1949, originally was used as a tractor repair and storage facility. Later, it was occupied by H.B. Leiserowitz Co., which sold and repaired photography equipment. The property is valued at $1.2 million. The transaction was recorded Dec. 2.

Hauser Properties LLC, located in Rhodes, Iowa, paid Bar W Enterprises Inc. $1.4 million for property at 1575 E. Euclid Ave. in Des Moines, records show. The 2.2-acre parcel includes a one-story office building and mini-warehouses. The property is valued at $1.49 million. The transaction was recorded Dec. 2.

Charlie Tango LLC, located in Ankeny, paid Rock Equity Holdings II LLC $1.19 million for four residential properties in the 2700 block of Southwest 24th Lane in Ankeny, records show. Newly constructed two-story townhomes are located on the parcels. The transaction was recorded Dec. 3.

SS Real Estate LLC, located in West Des Moines, paid Gold Star Villas & Townhomes LLC $1.18 million for four residential lots in Ankeny, records show. The lots are located at 310 and 314 N.E. Meadow Lane and 3125 and 3129 N.E. Fawn Lane. The transaction was recorded Dec. 4.

3800 Dixon LLC, located in Ankeny, paid Westrock CP LLC $3.35 million for property at 3800 Dixon St. in Des Moines, records show. The 9.8-acre parcel includes a 62,800-square-foot industrial building constructed in 1965. The property is valued at $2.19 million. The transaction was recorded Dec. 5.

Des Moines Prep Facilities LLC, based in Littleton, Colo., paid VGM Group Inc. $7.7 million for property at 106 and 107 S.E. Sixth St. and 120 S.E. Seventh St. in Des Moines, records show. The properties include a 49,851-square-foot building that has been occupied by Two Rivers Marketing. The transaction was recorded Dec. 5.

Jameson Holdings LLC, located in Prairie Village, Kan., paid Mills Group LLC $1.1 million for property at 1241 33rd St. in Des Moines, records show. The property includes six townhome units. The transaction was recorded Dec. 6.

Dallas County
Nicholas and Kimberly Nanninga paid Embarq Signature Homes $1.99 million for property at 18264 Valleyview Circle in Clive, Dallas County real estate records show. The property includes a 3,228-square-foot recently constructed house. The transaction was recorded Dec. 3.

The Pamela Ackerson Trust paid Monogram Homes of Iowa $1.1 million for property at 4731 Centennial Blvd. in Urbandale, records show. The property includes a recently built 2,418-square-foot house. The transaction was recorded Dec. 3.

The Waukee Community School District has finalized its purchase of about 110 acres south of Interstate Highway 80 along Wendover Road in West Des Moines, records show. The school district paid Pavilion Park LC $9.97 million for the land, most of which is farmland. Officials have said the property could eventually become the site of a third high school for the burgeoning district. The transaction was recorded Dec. 6.

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Kathy A. Bolten

Kathy A. Bolten is a senior staff writer at Business Record. She covers real estate and development, workforce development, education, banking and finance, and housing.

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