Iowa’s historic tax credit preservation program
Since the fiscal year that began July 1, 2017, 175 projects have been awarded Historic Preservation Tax Credits, according to information provided by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The chart includes 20 projects that have been award the most money in the past five years, where the project is located, project type and award year.
| Historical building name | Award amount | Building location (city or county) | Status | Applicant | Property type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Fort Des Moines | $13,605,437 | Des Moines | Awarded | Hawkeye Hotels | Hotel/other lodging |
| Warrior Hotel | $12,416,067 | Sioux City | Awarded | Restoration St. Louis | Hotel/other lodging |
| Hippee Building | $9,600,000 | Des Moines | Awarded | 206 6th Avenue, LLC | Hotel/other lodging |
| Carr, Ryder & Adams Co. Bldg. 24 | $8,750,000 | Dubuque | Awarded | Gronen Development, Inc. | Office/commercial |
| Gordon-Van Tine Lofts | $7,590,085 | Scott County | Awarded | Y & J Properties LLC | N/A |
| Roshek Brothers Department Store | $7,550,000 | Dubuque | Awarded | Gronen Development, Inc. | Office/commercial |
| Des Moines Howard Johnson Motor Lodge | $5,099,000 | Des Moines | Awarded | Christensen Development | Hotel/other lodging |
| Warnock/Benson Building | $4,987,870 | Sioux Cty | Awarded | HarKay Development LLC | Mixed use |
| Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern RR Building | $4,505,303 | Cedar Rapids | Awarded | The Palmer Building, LC | Residential (market rate) |
| Badgerow Building | $4,503,466 | Sioux City | Awarded | Rosin Preservation, LLC | Mixed use |
| Kahl Buildng/Capitol Theater | $4,451,777 | Davenport | Awarded | Ales & Company, LC | Mixed use |
| John Deere Tractor Company R Building | $4,136,924 | Waterloo | Awarded | Lincoln Savings Bank | Office/commercial |
| The Davidson Building | $4,118,689 | Sioux City | Awarded | Restoration St. Louis | Mixed use |
| Motor Mart | $4,022,145 | Sioux City | Awarded | J Development Company, LLC | Mixed use |
| Security Building | $3,994,615 | Dubuque | Awarded | Cottingham & Butler, Inc. | Office/commercial |
| Dows Building | $3,982,311 | Cedar Rapids | Awarded | Adroit LC | Mixed use |
| Grand Trees | $3,851,832 | Des Moines | Awarded | Dalton Partners, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Amana Woolen Mill Complex | $3,800,000 | AMANA | Awarded | AMANA SOCIETY INC. | Hotel/other lodging |
| Hotel Maytag | $3,595,114 | Jasper County | Awarded | Hotel Maytag Investors, LLC | N/A |
| Smulekoff’s Warehouse | $3,589,332 | Linn County | Awarded | SLE Investments, LC | N/A |
| McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building | $3,465,355 | Council Bluffs | Awarded | PACE/HARVESTER II LLC | Educational/museum/library |
| Wilson Building | $2,956,121 | Clinton | Awarded | Economic Growth Corporation | Mixed use |
| Centennial Complex | $2,700,000 | Waverly | Awarded | Wartburg College | Educational/museum/library |
| Central Annex | $2,618,104 | Woodbury County | Awarded | The Aberdeen Apartments Limited Liability Company | N/A |
| Globe Machinery and Supply Co/Globe Hoist | $2,482,490 | Des Moines | Awarded | 217 E Second, LLC | Office/commercial |
| Kretschmer Manufacturing Company | $2,451,906 | Dubuque | Awarded | Straka Johnson Architects P.C. | Residential (market rate) |
| Catholic Pastoral Center | $2,110,357 | Polk County | Awarded | Diocese of Des Moines | N/A |
| St. Mary’s Catholic Church & Rectory | $2,101,922 | Dubuque County | Awarded | SS Event Center LLC | N/A |
| Louden Housing | $2,101,727 | Jefferson County | Awarded | CBC Financial Corporation | N/A |
| John Blaul & Sons | $2,022,307 | Burlington | Awarded | Y & J Properties LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Griffin Building | $1,908,693 | Des Moines | Awarded | Des Moines Griffin Building, LLC | N/A |
| Historic Winterset Apartments | $1,903,439 | Winterset | Awarded | WHSA LLLP | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Argonne Building | $1,802,250 | Des Moines | Awarded | Jarcor, LLC | Mixed use |
| Buchanan School / Naval Station | $1,738,792 | Scott County | Awarded | Naval Station, LLC | N/A |
| Rehabilitation of Metz Manufacturing buildings (two) | $1,536,625 | Dubuque County | Awarded | Metx LLC | N/A |
| Kahl Building/Capitol Theater | $1,526,110 | Davenport | Awarded | Ales & Company, LC | Mixed use |
| Waverly Historic Lofts | $1,519,355 | Bremer County | Awarded | Waverly Historic Lofts, LLC | N/A |
| Hershey Building | $1,500,596 | Muscatine | Awarded | Hershey Property LLC | Mixed use |
| Montgomery Ward Building | $1,436,779 | Sioux City | Awarded | J Development Company, LLC | Mixed use |
| First National Bank of Davenport | $1,374,095 | Davenport | Awarded | Newbury Management Company | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Red Oak High School | $1,359,461 | Red Oak | Awarded | Red Oak Partners, LLC | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Telegraph Herald Building | $1,320,568 | Dubuque | Awarded | Woodward Communications, Inc. | Office/commercial |
| Reliable Rug Co. Complex | $1,313,895 | Des Moines | Awarded | Aust Real Estate, LLC | Office/commercial |
| Acadian Manor | $1,299,246 | Des Moines | Awarded | Dalton Partners, LLC | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Highlander Supper Club & Convention Center | $1,264,009 | Iowa City | Awarded | Catalyst Development Newton | Hotel/other lodging |
| Marquette Hall | $1,225,464 | Dubuque County | Awarded | Marquette Hall, LLC | N/A |
| Masonic Block | $1,181,369 | McGregor | Awarded | Aust Real Estate, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Brucemore | $1,181,324 | Cedar Rapids | Awarded | Brucemore, Inc. | Educational/museum/library |
| Storm Lake High School | $1,130,000 | Storm Lake | Awarded | Foutch Brothers | Residential (market rate) |
| International Harvester Truck Sales and Service | $1,070,750 | Davenport | Awarded | IH Bowstring Lofts LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Central Oil Works | $1,066,313 | Des Moines | Awarded | Dalton Partners, LLC | Mixed use |
| 500 Block of West Broadway | $1,046,975 | Council Bluffs | Awarded | Pottawattamie County Development Corporation | Mixed use |
| Everett School | $1,030,439 | Sioux City | Awarded | Arch Icon Development | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| McConnell Building | $998,827 | Burlington | Awarded | McConnell Lofts LLC. | Residential (market rate) |
| Waverly Palace Theater | $975,356 | Waverly | Awarded | Movie Guys, LLC | Mixed use |
| Varsity Theater | $962,765 | Des Moines | Awarded | Des Moines Film / Varsity Cinema | Other |
| Grundy High School | $925,707 | Grundy Center | Awarded | Maroon & White Inc. | Educational/museum/library |
| General Machine and Supply Company Building | $905,277 | Waterloo | Awarded | JSA Development, LLC | Mixed use |
| Hotel Whitney | $902,399 | Cass County | Awarded | Whitney Group, LLC. | N/A |
| French Way Cleaners | $871,195 | Des Moines | Awarded | DEV Partners | Mixed use |
| Friedl Bakery Building | $839,741 | Waterloo | Awarded | Cedar Valley Real Estate LLC | Mixed use |
| Roosevelt Apartments | $810,460 | Davenport | Awarded | Andrew Wold Investments L.L.C. | Residential (market rate) |
| WOC Broadcast Centre | $802,015 | Davenport | Awarded | Davenport Historic Preservation Consulting LLC | Office/commercial |
| Brooklyn Opera House | $794,898 | Brooklyn | Awarded | Brooklyn Opera House | Other |
| A&P Super Market Building | $779,753 | Des Moines | Awarded | Dalton Partners, LLC | Retail |
| Iowa Ford Tractor Company Building | $776,250 | Des Moines | Awarded | 13th & Mulberry, LLC | Office/commercial |
| Hoyt Sherman Place | $710,095 | Des Moines | Awarded | Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation | Mixed use |
| Webberking Building/Mulberry Street Apartments | $659,815 | Waterloo | Awarded | JSA Development, LLC | Mixed use |
| Valley Auto Co. – Morgan Auto Co. Garage | $622,291 | West Des Moines | Awarded | Dalton Partners, LLC | Restaurant/Bar |
| CARADCO Turbine Building | $595,000 | Dubuque | Awarded | Driftless Properties, LLC | Mixed use |
| Brucemore | $538,451 | Cedar Rapids | Awarded | Brucemore, Inc. | Educational/museum/library |
| Hibernia Hall | $525,000 | Davenport | Awarded | Y & J Properties LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| German Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | $513,093 | Dubuque | Awarded | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque | Church |
| First United Bretheren Church | $506,510 | Toledo | Awarded | Hobart Historic Restoration | Residential (market rate) |
| Indianola Carnegie Library | $497,757 | Indianola | Awarded | Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc. | Office/commercial |
| Worley Livery | $488,982 | Scott County | Awarded | Y&J Properties LLC | N/A |
| Euclid Avenue State Bank Building | $475,000 | Des Moines | Awarded | Benchmark Real Estate Group | Office/commercial |
| 7 Hills Brewery Project 1 | $424,197 | Dubuque County | Awarded | 7 Hills Brewing CO, LLC | N/A |
| 440 E. Grand | $404,973 | Polk County | Awarded | RE3, LLC | N/A |
| I.O.O.F. Commercial BLock | $385,139 | Jefferson | Awarded | East State Street Properties, LLC | Office/commercial |
| Fort Madison 801 Avenue G Building, LLC | $373,652 | Lee County | Awarded | Barker Financial LLC | N/A |
| James Howie Block | $342,513 | Dubuque | Awarded | CARICH PROPERTIES LLC | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Hotel Chieftain | $342,017 | Pottawattami | Awarded | The Chiefain, LLC | N/A |
| Hotel Manning | $311,972 | Keosauqua | Awarded | Hotel Manning Preservation Group | Hotel/other lodging |
| Kingston Building Historic Rehabilitation Project | $299,780 | Linn County | Awarded | Matthew 25 Ministry Hub | N/A |
| Novelty Iron Works | $288,515 | Dubuque | Awarded | Novelty Iron Landlord LLC | Mixed use |
| WCFN Terminal Building | $246,944 | Waterloo | Awarded | JSA Development, LLC | Office/commercial |
| The Englert Theatre | $235,545 | Iowa City | Awarded | Englert Theatre | Office/commercial |
| Judge Franklin C. Platt Residence Rehabilitation | $231,043 | Waterloo | Awarded | JSA Development, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Head Brothers Bank Block | $187,500 | Jefferson | Awarded | Jefferson City View Properties LLC | Mixed use |
| Plymouth Congregational Church | $187,500 | Des Moines | Awarded | William Colgan Page, Inc. | Church |
| Hosea S. and Elizabeth Case House | $187,500 | Denmark | Awarded | Daniel DeCook Trust | Residential (market rate) |
| East Des Moines Union Depot | $187,500 | Polk County | Awarded | Des Moines Heritage Center | N/A |
| Grace United Methodist Church | $187,500 | Polk County | Awarded | Grace United Methodist Church | N/A |
| Stout House Rehabilitation | $187,500 | Dubuque County | Awarded | Stout Landlord LLC | N/A |
| Key City Iron Works | $187,500 | Dubuque County | Awarded | Three Amigos | N/A |
| Shores-Mueller Company | $187,500 | Linn County | Awarded | Central Park Partners | N/A |
| 131 Main – Avec Holdings | $187,500 | Story County | Awarded | Avec Holdings, LLC | N/A |
| Robert W. Mickle Neighborhood Resource Center – 1 | $187,500 | Polk County | Awarded | Neighborhood Investment Corporation | N/A |
| Rocklin Manufacturing | $187,500 | Woodbury | Awarded | 110 SJ, LLC | N/A |
| Rowell Hardware Co. Building | $187,500 | Linn County | Awarded | Rowell Hardware Development LLC | N/A |
| Lapiner Building Rehabilitation | $187,470 | Cerro Gordo County | Awarded | Bluehouse Properties, LLC | N/A |
| Victorian Double House | $187,449 | Des Moines | Awarded | Indigo Dawn, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Victorian Double House | $186,574 | Des Moines | Awarded | Indigo Dawn, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| China-US Friendship Center | $179,060 | Muscatine County | Awarded | Global Center Group Inc | N/A |
| Silver Celebration | $174,154 | Marion County | Awarded | Pella Opera House | N/A |
| Phelitus P. and Delilah I. Dawson House | $173,607 | Des Moines | Awarded | Laneways 1, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Clark House | $165,315 | Polk County | Awarded | William Colgan Page, Inc. | N/A |
| Heritage Center Roof Repair | $164,836 | Des Moines County | Awarded | Des Moines County Historical Society | N/A |
| Professor Floyd and Elizabeth Edwards Davis House | $159,980 | Des Moines | Awarded | Laneways 1, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| St. Ambrose Rectory | $157,284 | Polk County | Awarded | St. Ambrose Cathedral | N/A |
| Albertson Rehabilitation | $156,590 | Madison County | Awarded | Aspen Real Estate LLC | N/A |
| Herbert M. Reed Residence Rehabilitation | $153,885 | Waterloo | Awarded | JSA Development, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| 115 W. 2nd Street S. | $153,883 | Jasper County | Awarded | GG 115, LLC | N/A |
| Perkins House rehab | $151,252 | Linn County | Awarded | Gutschmidt Properties, Inc. | N/A |
| Doudna House, Project One | $147,111 | Polk County | Awarded | Laneways 1, LLC | N/A |
| Bisesi 1912 Rehabilitation | $143,853 | Muscatine County | Awarded | Bisesi 1912 LLC | N/A |
| Egloff House | $142,352 | Cerro Gordo County | Awarded | Community Benefit Mason City | N/A |
| The Hatchery | $139,614 | Poweshiek County | Awarded | AJP Enterprises LLC | N/A |
| Taubman Block | $133,262 | Jackson County | Awarded | 563 Properties LLC | N/A |
| Christian William Mennig House | $132,350 | Polk County | Awarded | Kristen Griffith | N/A |
| Palen Block | $121,481 | Dubuque County | Awarded | Richard Taft 1812 LLC | N/A |
| Good Burlington | $117,770 | Des Moines County | Awarded | Good Burlington LLC. | N/A |
| Interior Restoration | $116,270 | Fremont County | Awarded | St. Patrick Church | N/A |
| Morgan John and Liza (Guilloz) Alexander House | $114,000 | Des Moines | Awarded | Teresa L. Weidmaier | Residential (market rate) |
| Lowell Apartments | $112,500 | Polk County | Awarded | Sherman Hill Coop Housing Association | N/A |
| Eastern Iowa Tire, Inc. | $112,403 | Polk County | Awarded | Eastern Iowa Tire, Inc | N/A |
| The Luther A. and Elinore T. Brewer House | $107,125 | Cedar Rapids | Awarded | Fish And A Marker, LLC | Mixed use |
| Stone-Richman-Musser House | $103,500 | Muscatine | Awarded | Vincent Lawson | Residential (market rate) |
| 56-58/60 Bluff Street | $95,335 | Dubuque County | Awarded | John McAndrews | N/A |
| Harter House | $91,347 | Polk County | Awarded | JERCH, LLC | N/A |
| Bradley Mansion | $88,300 | Iowa County | Awarded | Home Owner | N/A |
| Rothschild-Cohn House | $87,500 | Muscatine | Awarded | Fredrick Galoso | Residential (market rate) |
| Clemans House Rehab | $ 82,804 | Linn County | Awarded | Gutschmidt Properties, Inc. | N/A |
| Kenyon-Bremer/Katz House | $ 81,417 | Iowa City | Awarded | Kenyon-Bremer/Katz House | Residential (market rate) |
| Upper Story Rehabilitation | $ 69,222 | Des Moines County | Awarded | Individual | N/A |
| Isaac Jones Speculation House | $ 67,528 | Polk County | Awarded | JERCH, LLC | N/A |
| Renovation of 718 Bridge Avenue | $ 65,818 | Scott County | Awarded | Homeowner | N/A |
| Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | $ 65,327 | Scott County | Awarded | Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | N/A |
| Sextro Upper Story Apartments | $ 63,544 | Carroll County | Awarded | Sextro Rentals LLC | N/A |
| Mogelberg House, Project 1 | $ 59,176 | Polk County | Awarded | brad argo | N/A |
| Francis M. Kirkham House-Project 1 | $ 56,561 | Polk County | Awarded | Owner | N/A |
| Lovelace Restoration of Cooley-Whitney House | $ 55,937 | Winneshiek County | Awarded | Mark and Lea Lovelace Cooley Whitney House Project | N/A |
| 2721 Linden St. | $ 52,146 | Polk County | Awarded | Rally Cap Properties | N/A |
| High Lawn | $ 47,105 | Iowa County | Awarded | Rally Cap Properties | N/A |
| Charlotte E. Maish House | $ 46,529 | Des Moines | Awarded | Kelli Lydon Research Services, LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmhouse Exterior Restoration | $ 46,469 | Guthrie County | Awarded | Whiterock Conservancy | N/A |
| Dennis, Archa & Mary, I-House | $ 44,891 | Decorah | Awarded | Tectonics Restoration | Residential (low/moderate income) |
| Wide River Winery Village Tasting Room | $ 42,315 | Scott County | Awarded | Wide River Properties, LLC | N/A |
| 1711 9th Street Historic Preservation Project | $ 36,090 | Polk County | Awarded | RiverBend Development Partners, LLC | N/A |
| H.P. and V.O. Baker House, Project 1 | $ 33,853 | Polk County | Awarded | wheeler | N/A |
| BishopBarn | $ 32,707 | Warren County | Awarded | Bishop Barn | N/A |
| Exterior Renew-Chimneys, Roof, Paint | $ 32,198 | Johnson County | Awarded | William J. Means | N/A |
| 802 Burnett Ave | $ 31,810 | Story County | Awarded | self | N/A |
| Davidson House | $ 30,072 | Polk County | Awarded | Hildebrand Properties, LLC | N/A |
| Young-Gilman Barn | $ 29,833 | Madison County | Awarded | Luann and Peter Gilman | N/A |
| Exterior rehabiliation of city market building | $ 29,828 | Scott County | Awarded | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley | N/A |
| ForestGrove-Round2 | $ 29,784 | Scott County | Awarded | Forest Grove School Preservation | N/A |
| 2835 Kingman Blvd. | $ 27,110 | Polk County | Awarded | Rally Cap Properties | N/A |
| Strauss House, Project 3 | $ 26,778 | Polk County | Awarded | Porter-Green | N/A |
| William H. Meek House | $ 26,655 | Polk County | Awarded | Rally Cap Properties LLC | N/A |
| The Stoner House | $ 25,000 | Polk County | Awarded | Julia McMahon | N/A |
| Calder House rehab | $ 24,379 | Linn County | Awarded | Olinger Investment Corp | N/A |
| Rehabilitation of the H.F. and Alice W. Jones House | $ 20,275 | Linn County | Awarded | none | N/A |
| Brick restoration and handicapped ramp installation | $ 20,198 | Keokuk County | Awarded | Ss.Peter&Paul Clear Creek Heritage Association | N/A |
| Sundae Morning Farm Restoration | $ 19,118 | Boone County | Awarded | Sundae Morning Farm Restoration | N/A |
| Paul and Emilie (Krause) Karlowa House | $ 17,658 | Davenport | Awarded | Davenport Historic Preservation Consulting LLC | Residential (market rate) |
| Ross Grain Elevator | $ 13,576 | Audubon County | Awarded | Ross Grain Elevator | N/A |
| Sawyer Rehwaldt Exterior | $ 13,266 | Muscatine | Awarded | Jane Reischauer | N/A |
| Thomas M. Langan House | $ 12,325 | Des Moines | Awarded | Sondra Ashmore | Residential (market rate) |
| Locust School Wall Restoration | $ 12,323 | Winneshiek County | Awarded | Winneshiek County Historical Society | N/A |
| Gould-Round 2 | $ 8,647 | Scott County | Awarded | Home owner | N/A |
| Project I | $ 7,803 | Marion County | Awarded | NA | N/A |
| Henry Lischer House (Project #2) | $2,144 | Scott County | Awarded | Frances Marion Meginnis | N/A |
| Historic Preservaton | $2,068 | Muscatine | Awarded | owner | N/A |
| $204,479,425 |
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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