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“It’ll turn out to be a great project, no matter what,” he said.

McRoberts, president of American Home Sales Inc. in West Des Moines, is meeting with developers to devise plans for the site. 

The land is nestled in an area that has seen something of a development boom in recent years, with the construction of hotels and apartments, the maturing of a legendary drinking establishment and a major renovation project nearby: Rich Eychaner’s 300 MLK commercial property at the site of the former Green Foundry at Southwest Third and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

Chances are, McRoberts will opt in favor of bringing more apartment units that cater to a changing demographic that includes millennials and baby boomers, he said.

“We have a lot of flexibility; it’s a good location,” McRoberts said.

It also is worth noting that a few blocks west on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, soil is being delivered to Sherman Associates Inc.’s construction site for a Holiday Inn Express and office building between Southwest Ninth and 11th streets.