http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCAZSNJSNy4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux0Q39pxhm4

[note:] thanks to Trina for forwarding this information to me and allowing me to share it with you!
 
Gateway Lofts
As part of a national trend, people are not only choosing to move downtown, but they are also seeking diverse and unique living spaces. Gateway Lofts provide a premiere rental option for residents ready to try the [...]

Trina Braafhart is one of downtown Des Moines best assets. If you’ve been around here much you know that she was previously with The Kirkwood and had amazing success there. She was so good, in fact, that when Gateway Lofts were searching for a property manager they had one in mind, Trina. [...]

Want to know more about the Gateway Lofts? You should, no property is moving faster downtown right now. They are doing an excellent job, and are moving units very, very well. If you haven’t yet seen Gateway Lofts, or if you want more information, this is a can’t miss article for you!
If [...]

I recently had a chance to interview Trina Braafhart, the new property manager at Gateway Lofts. I tried to ask her as many questions as I could think of about the property.
I’ve found that Gateway Lofts are one of the properties that many people don’t know all that much about.

So here it is, the [...]

I’m sure by now you’ve noticed our “Official Site Sponsor” has been placed. Did you see the giant Gateway Lofts banner to the right of this?
Gateway Lofts are great, and we’re so pleased to be teamed up with them for the next several months. If you haven’t heard anything about them, or you’re [...]

Is Downtown Des Moines Expensive?

One thing that is quite common in response to moving downtown–”it’s expensive.”  Well, is that response accurate?  Let’s take a little closer look.
If you remember from part one of this series, moving downtown is all about the lifestyle.  Choosing to leave the burbs for the city is all about the lifestyle [...]

I was fortunate enough to attend a meeting last week with the Impact Downtown group from YPC (young professionals connection).
This is a great group that like me is all about downtown Des Moines.  I learned quite a bit at the meeting that I attended, which was short but informative.
Last night YPC held a big social [...]

 
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 [...]