This site was started on February 14, 2007 and has provided exactly what it was designed for. When my own personal search for downtown housing began I could find absolutely nothing about downtown online. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t there, it just means that I was unable to find it. And if I was unable to find it, Google didn’t think it was very important either–since that’s how I searched, and how everyone else looks for information as well.

This site had nearly 11,000 hits in October, and November is looking to be right on par with that. Google loves us, providing nearly 70% of the traffic we get from specific web searches.

We started with nothing, no traffic, no connections, no knowledge, no anything. In that short time we’ve made friends, been threatened with lawsuits, exposed secrets, met the who’s who downtown, filled units, formed partnerships, and most of all, become downtown Des Moines’ best resource. We have helped tens of thousands see how exciting downtown Des Moines has really become.

We’ve had readers on every continent except Antarctica, all 50 states, and all over the Americas.

We’ve grown so much that this is the end of this blog as you know it. We’re taking this to a whole new level. So keep your eyes open, check back often and prepare to be amazed.