The more time I spend researching, experiencing and observing the changes going on downtown I am amazed. When I graduated from high school in 1998 I thought Des Moines was DOA.
In the last 10 years the changes have been amazing. There is a huge shift to move entertainment, eating, cultural experience and even living to [...]
The 4-story Standard Glass and Paint building, and the 6-story Herring Motor Car Buildings were converted into 93 lofts in 2005. The whole project today is called 10th Street Lofts.
These lofts are right across the street from Raccoon River Brewing Company to the North, and 111 City Lofts to the East. To the south of [...]
The Brown Camp/Tone Lofts have been done for quite a long time. These lofts were so ahead of their time that the developers couldn’t give the units away back in the late 90’s. That amazes me, because this building was done top notch.
The Brown Camp Lofts are pretty much across the street from where the [...]
The girls state tourney came to it’s big conclusion last night, which of course was a bit of a let down for me. The Roughriders got beat by a better team, and Sioux City North brought the first girls state title from any school back to that city.
It amazes me that Roosevelt’s coach, Tig Johnson, [...]
If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a big push to get a new hotel built north of Vets and Wells Fargo Arena.
This week several presentations were made, and the ugliest one was of course chosen. This new hotel is going to be a big part of the skyline, so I guess in the spirit [...]
If you haven’t heard of the 111 City Lofts please pull your head out of the sand! This project has sold quite well, and has a lot of people around downtown really buzzing.
The big buzz from what I have heard is the unique patio/deck/balcony that this building has. The developer wanted balcony’s but couldn’t figure [...]
It used to be that you could rent a condo at Park Place Apartments, and have a nice high-rise apartment on the cheap.
Well, that was so popular that now Park Place has undergone extensive renovation, converted to condos, and just recently were put up for sale.
The great news is that pricing is very cheap. $150,000 [...]
Downtown from the Wells Fargo Arena today, Roosevelt Girls defeat the same team they whipped last year in the title game, Cedar Rapids Washington, to advance to the title game.
Last year they won 53-28, so at least this year’s game was close……..
Actually I was kinda worried about this one, I knew CRW would want revenge, [...]
Where there used to be a Meadow Gold building on the 1700 block of Grand you’ll now find Gateway Lofts.
The lofts are a concrete building, very minimalist in design. The outside works for some people, other people (myself included) don’t quite get it. Using just concrete and windows to make the design seems pretty plain [...]
I previously did a quick write-up on the Olive Street Condos, which you can view here.
I went to elementary school right across the street from where Olive Street Condos are at Edmunds Academy of Fine Arts. When I was in Jr. High I played on a church basketball team, The Oriental Magic, and we played [...]
