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Courthouse-Adjacent Housing Development in Downtown Des Moines

Sector: Residential • Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Source: Axios

Project
Proposed

A nearly $76 million, six-story complex with 280 apartments is proposed on a 2-acre site near the corner of Fifth Avenue and Cherry Street, adjacent to the Polk County Courthouse. The first floor will be mostly commercial space, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments on the upper floors. The project aims to increase housing availability in the Court Avenue entertainment district and is prop

Status
Prospective
Sector
Residential, Road, Government, Commercial
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Axios

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The project “Courthouse-Adjacent Housing Development in Downtown Des Moines” is an infrastructure initiative in the Residential sector, located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Axios.

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2026-07-22

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A nearly $76 million, six-story complex with 280 apartments is proposed on a 2-acre site near the corner of Fifth Avenue and Cherry Street, adjacent to the Polk County Courthouse. The first floor will be mostly commercial space, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments on the upper floors. The project aims to increase housing availability in the Court Avenue entertainment district and is proposed by The Annex Group, an Indiana-based housing development company.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Iowa

City

Des Moines

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Residential, Road, Government, Commercial

Article published date

2025-12-22

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