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Affordable housing symposium speaker, panelists announced

Tony Perez, a national expert on “missing middle housing” and form-based zoning, is the keynote speaker at this year’s Affordable Housing Week symposium, which will be held April 20 and is sponsored by Polk County …

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RentCafe: Des Moines’ rental market becoming more competitive

In the past year, the Des Moines area has become more competitive in the housing rental market, according to a new report from RentCafe.com. The Des Moines-area market had the 19th-largest increase in rental competitiveness …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Ankeny apartment properties sold for $3.37 million

A Des Moines-based limited liability company has purchased several apartment properties in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show.

Big Sky Properties LLC, located in Des Moines, paid Ankeny 8 LLC $3.37 million for the …

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Incentives for proposed mixed-use project get council’s preliminary approval

Heart of American Group is proposing the construction of a midrise mixed-use project at East Sixth and Des Moines streets. The U-shaped building would include 186 units, underground parking and a dog park. Apartments on…
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Pella apartment complex sold for over $11 million

Highpoint at Pella, an apartment complex that was recently sold. Photo special to the Business Record

Highpoint at Pella, a 100-unit multifamily property located in Pella, has been sold for just over $11 million, according to …

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Urbandale apartment complex sold to Dallas group for $10.7 million


A group located in Dallas, Texas, has purchased an apartment complex in Urbandale, Polk County real estate records show.

The property at 7800 Iltis Drive in Urbandale includes the 144-unit Timberland at Meredith apartment complex. Bexley …

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Vote on incentives for Des Moines apartment project delayed

A vote was put on hold this week by the Des Moines City Council on whether to approved a development agreement for a proposed mixed-use project in the East Village Neighborhood. Heart of America Group is …

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Burmeister to retire from Polk County Housing Trust Fund in June

Eric Burmeister

The Polk County Housing Trust Fund board of directors announced Monday its search for a new executive director. As planned, Eric Burmeister will be retiring in June after more than 12 years of service.

“With …

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Multifamily construction expected to stabilize in U.S. in 2023, NAHB official says during luncheon

Construction began on 529,000 multifamily housing units in the U.S. in 2022, the highest total in 36 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The large number of …

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Multifamily project proposed along Indianola Avenue

A multifamily project would be built on the site of a former mobile home park on Des Moines’ south side under a proposal that will be considered this week by the Plan and Zoning Commission.…