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South Ankeny Boulevard needs to feature more sit-down restaurants, mixed-use development and retail, and multifamily residential development, according to public input shared during this week’s Ankeny City Council meeting.Christopher Shires, principal with Des Moines-based consulting firm Confluence, presented the results of public input sessions, stakeholder interviews and an online survey with council members during their…

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ board of directors has five new members. They include: Andrew Reich, principal and K-12 client leader at DLR Group; Jesse Bulman, associate principal at Neumann Monson Architects; Cassandra Coffin, a project manager at Invision Architecture; and Melissa Carlson, co-founder and partner of 818. Abby Klostermann has…

Final design plans for the renovation of the historic Financial Center in downtown Des Moines were approved this week by the Urban Design Review Board. The 25-story building at 606/666 Walnut St. was constructed in 1972 and has primarily been used as an office building. Landmark Capital, which owns the property, is proposing to convert half of…

The state of Iowa has acquired property at 50 Forest Ave. and 1333 Ohio St. in Des Moines for $10.6 million, Polk County real estate records show. The state’s Department of Public Safety requested the properties be acquired so that it could consolidate the number of facilities it operates from four to two, according to information provided…