Grimes
Grimes, IA · Real Estate
Des Moines Business Record
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: October 20, 2026
Des Moines Council of St. Vincent De Paul Society, located in Windsor Heights, paid Westlake Properties LLC $2.5 million for property at 700 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. The 2.3-acre parcel includes a 26,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center built in 1977. The property is valued at $2.4 million. The transaction was recorded Oct. 12.
Des Moines Business Record
Aston East Village tenants to begin moving in next month
Pre-leasing is underway and tenants are expected to begin moving in at The Aston East Village, a new seven-story, 228,400-square-foot residential development in downtown Des Moines. According to a news release, the building, at 603 E. Sixth St., will feature 161 apartments — a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and studio...
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City moves toward hiring new management company to operate Hotel Pattee
The Perry City Council approved a memorandum of understanding Monday with a Mason City company that is in line to take over management of two city businesses, the Hotel Pattee and La Poste. Embergrove Hospitality manages properties in Iowa — including Honey Creek Resort at Rathbun Lake and the Historic...
Des Moines Business Record
Office market stabilizing with little new construction, active leasing activity, market reports show
The office market in the Des Moines metro remained stable in the third quarter as the absence of new construction and positive net absorption continued to nudge vacancy rates lower, according to market reports from local brokerage firms. The Business Record reviewed third-quarter office market reports from JLL, Colliers and...
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News: Mortgage Bankers Association names iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli an inaugural mPower Visionary Award finalist
IEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that CEO Laird Nossuli has been named a finalist for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) inaugural mPower Visionary Awards. Nossuli was honored October 10 in Chicago at mPowering You, the MBA Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, following a selection process that drew nearly 100 nominees from across the mortgage industry.
Des Moines Business Record
The Urban Loop Offers Room to Grow
Have you ever stopped at McDonald’s across from Target, or the convenience store near Northwest Urbandale Drive and Meredith Drive? That’s the Urbandale Marketplace, one of many areas the CBRE, Inc. is helping market and sell development ground in the Urban Loop. “We’ve had our finger on the...
Des Moines Business Record
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hubbell Realty sells Seventh Street Brownstones
Hubbell Realty Co. has sold its townhome development at Southwest Seventh and Tuttle streets in downtown Des Moines to a Clive-based buy-and-hold real estate investor, Polk County real estate records show. Systematic Investment Partners LLC, managed by Mukesh Tayal, paid Brownstones on 7th LLC, managed by Hubbell, $6.46 million for...
Des Moines Business Record
Grimes growth surges behind residential, commercial development
The city of Grimes’ population now stands at just under 18,000 following a special census last year, and that growth is representative in the number of building permits being issued, both residential and commercial, which for the year to date have already surpassed the previous high number by 32%.
Des Moines Business Record
Former assisted living facility in Huxley converted into apartments
A former assisted living facility in Huxley has been converted into apartments, expanding housing options in the community of more than 4,500 people. Northpark Row has been developed by Coterie Real Estate. It redevelops the former assisted living facility that had been the site of Madrid Home of Huxley and later Ballard Creek Assisted Living. The conversion has created 38 apartments with no age restrictions.
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September 2026 Building Permit Report
In September 2026, the City of Altoona issued 2 commercial and 5 residential building permits representing over 7,871 square feet of new or improved space and over $1.2M invested. Commercial PermitsNOW Business Type Valuation SF. 111 2ND ST SE Alteration/Tenant Finish $1,500. 827 17TH AVE SW Junction Nutrition Smoothie Shop...
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Hubbell Homes making reverse osmosis systems standard in new homes
WAUKEE, Iowa — An Iowa homebuilder is giving its customers a water quality upgrade for new homes going forward. Hubbell Homes is making reverse osmosis systems standard in all new homes as of October 1, 2026. The announcement comes as reverse osmosis systems have been in high demand. Lawn watering bans were in effect the […]
Des Moines Business Record
First tenants announced for The Shoppes at Prairie Crossing in Altoona
Heart of America Group has released the names of the first round of tenants who will move into The Shoppes at Prairie Crossing, a 230-acre development in Altoona. Mike Whalen, president and CEO of Heart of America Group, said in a news release on Wednesday that the tenant announcement marks a significant milestone in the continued growth of the development, located near Interstate 80 and U.S Highway 65.