Posts by kbolten
Architecture billings continue downward decline
Business conditions at architecture firms declined again in September, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reports. The score of 44.8 for September is the lowest score reported since December 2020 during the height of the …
Read MoreConversions shrinking amount of downtown office space
The conversion of office buildings into residential uses is taking competitive office space off of the market and shrinking the amount of space available to lease or buy, especially in Des Moines’ central business district, …
Read MoreInvision Architecture relocating to former downtown Des Moines fire station
During the past couple years, Invision Architecture has had a growth problem – and not a negative one.
Invision now has a staff of about 75, a 25% jump from a year ago, said Mike …
Des Moines apartment buildings sold for $1.1 million
Double CW Investments LLC, located in Des Moines, paid 48st N Ingersoll LLC $1.1 million for property …
Read MoreInterest rates, labor market among concerns of local architects
A recent AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index showed that business conditions are softening at the nation’s architect firms and that there is a dwindling amount of work in the pipeline. Specifically, there has been 11 consecutive …
Read MoreIowa architecture firms recognized by AIA for work
Iowa architecture firms were recognized at the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter’s Annual Awards Celebration held recently at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines. Awards handed out and their winners include:
AIA Iowa Craft Award, …
Read MoreDouglas Avenue Plaza strip center sold for $2 million
A decades-old strip center on Des Moines’ west side has been sold to a local limited liability company, Polk County real estate records show.
Douglas Avenue Plaza LLC, located in Des Moines, paid Knapp Investments LLC …
Read MoreReport: Wells Fargo vacates West Des Moines office building
Wells Fargo vacated the four-story Arcadia office building in West Des Moines during the third quarter of 2023, adding over 272,000 square feet of vacant office space to the Greater Des Moines market, according to …
Read MoreICREA Expo keynote speaker Greenberg discusses Gen Z customers, AI and metaverse
Nikki Greenberg, futurist and thought leader in the real estate industry, was a keynote speaker during the recent Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association Expo in Des Moines.
Greenberg, who began her career as an architect …
State of Iowa completes purchase of office property in Des Moines
The state of Iowa has completed its purchase of office property at 6200 Park Ave. in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show.
The state of Iowa recently purchased property at 6200 Park Ave.…Read More