Downtown Des Moines Real Estate Market Conditions

If you live on planet earth I’m sure you’ve seen and heard all about the “mortgage meltdown” and the “real estate bubble.” You hardly have to watch tv for more than a couple minutes and this topic is covered in great detail. The only problem is that the story isn’t covered in great [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Is Calling, Or Is It?

I’ve been in touch with several people lately who have made it a point to me that getting in touch with the folks selling, showing and leasing downtown is nearly impossible. Call up a property to get information, no answer or call back. Try to find property websites on google, impossible. (of [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part 7

Have you ever wondered where you will take your friends once you move downtown? Do you
live downtown now and want to know the best places you can take people (and impress them)?
We’re back with part 7 in our series showcasing what the people living downtown love about it. This time we want to [...]

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Do Some People Even Care?

I received an interesting comment, and exchanged a conversation with the commenter about this very subject. Upon further review, I decided to post my thoughts.
The question I have is whether or not the people developing, selling, managing and trying to get more people downtown really care? Here’s the comment. I am keeping [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part Six

Now to part 6, which asks the very simple question:
What place building, or place to live is your favorite downtown?
This brought in a vast assortment of answers. It’s my guess that since architecture is art, everyone has their own eye.
Enough rambling–let’s get on with our answers. Downtown residents love:

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What Downtown Des Moines Residents Love About Downtown 5

We’re here with our 5th installment of what the people living downtown love about it. In case you’re needing to catch up here are the previous installments.

What is your favorite place to eat downtown?
Who has the best cup of joe?
Where is the best place to hang out at night?
What is your favorite yearly event?

This [...]

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What Downtown Des Moines Residents Love Part 4

In what may seem like a blast from the past, here is part 4 of the ongoing series detailing what people that live downtown love about it.
This time we asked “What is your favorite yearly event.”

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part 3

Already on to part 3! If you missed parts 1, or 2, I’ve linked them for your review.
Where is the best place to hang out downtown?

Buzzard’s patio or The Continental
A room with a view!
IMAX Theater
Court Ave (heard this a lot)
The Lift
Anywhere downtown, especially my loft!
The Royal Mile
El Bait Shop
inPlay (yes, I’m still a kid!)
On [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part 2

Back for part 2 of the series, in case you missed part 1, here’s your link.
When asked “Who has the best cup of coffee downtown?” These were some of the responses.

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If You Are Thinking About Moving To Downtown Des Moines Here Is Advice From People That Already Live There

Coming this weekend is a full fledged feature about living downtown, and what people living there had to say about it.  (if you received my survey and haven’t sent it back yet, time’s ticking if you want your opinion to be heard……)
The last question of the survey is this:
If you could tell someone thinking about [...]

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