Living Downtown Des Moines

2010 Downtown Housing Sales Update

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2010 is starting off with good sales so far. Let’s hope our housing market turns around this year, last year was pretty dismal, only 33 units sold downtown. Our city leaders should be doing whatever possible to help recruit people to move downtown. 2010 Year-to-Date Downtown Condo Sales: Date of Sale Property Address Sales Price Condo Building 01-29-2010 300 Walnut Street #709 $105,000 The [...] Related posts:

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Thanks Once More to the DCA (Downtown Community Alliance)

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The Downtown Community Alliance (DCA) once again put their mind to an easy way to make something ugly beautiful. For the last few years, since Younkers moved out of the previous flagship store downtown, this skywalk area has been pretty dismal. Walkers were always greeted by a wall of black plastic covering the insides of [...] Related posts:

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Average Rental Prices in December for Des Moines, IA.

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MyApartmentMap has just released compiled their average rental prices for Des Moines, IA apartments. Average rental prices for Des Moines are broken down by bedrooms, they are as follows: Studios: $596.00 One Bedroom: 590 Two Bedroom: 60 Three Bedroom: 802 In addition to the average rental prices, MyApartmentMap also includes nearby cities, the difference in rent and distance from the original [...] Related posts:

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Writers Needed!

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Would you like to submit a post or article for publication here on Living Downtown Des Moines.com? If you have a passion for living in downtown Des Moines or just experiencing the many things to do when visiting downtown, we’d love to hear from you. Sharing your own experiences with others can be very rewarding. [...] Related posts:

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Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2010

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This was a big hit last year, so I thought I would share this cute little holiday video with you again that helps us realize what the world would be without the internet. For one, I guess you wouldn’t be reading this blog. I hope you enjoy! With thanks to: http://www.itsawonderfulinternet.com/ Related posts:Notice to All Readers [...] Related posts:

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2009 Downtown Housing Sales Update

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2009 has been a pretty dismal year for downtown condo sales. In 2008 59 units were sold, and to-date we have only sold 31 in 2009. Let’s hope 2010 the downtown housing market turns around and our city leaders do whatever possible to help recruit people to move downtown. 2009 Year-to-Date Downtown Condo Sales: Date of Sale Property [...] Related posts:

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Updated Night Photography of Sculpture Park and Downtown

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I was invited to come shoot some nighttime photography as part of the local Des Moines area Flickr Group. You can see most of my shots from this outing at: Downtown at Night Photo Album. You can check at all the participant’s photography by visiting: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1014797@N22/ or watching the slide show below. Related posts:Some Downtown Wallpaper for [...] Related posts:

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Des Moines Makes Another Top 10 List

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This time, the 2009 MSN Real Estate Most-Livable Bargin Markets. From their site, here’s what they had to say about Des Moines. Des Moines may be one of the best and most overlooked places to jump-start your career. The economy of this Midwestern state capital is solid, with a large number of well-paying jobs in [...] Related posts:

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How do you rate downtown Des Moines?

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Operation Downtown is conducting a survey to assess employees’ perceptions of downtown Des Moines. It only takes a few minutes and the feedback provides invaluable information to Operation Downtown; critical to employee retention and attraction, as well as recruiting new development to downtown. Please click on the link below to share your opinions. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Lyg2q8buVnqoy2wB2a_2fUnw_3d_3d For questions, please [...] Related posts:

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Downtown Des Moines in the Fall

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Happy Halloween!

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Des Moines Highlighted in Article from StarTribune

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In this week’s posts for the StarTribune.com, a Minneapolis-St. Paul newspaper, the city of Des Moines was highlighted, you can check out the full article at: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel/65206692.html?page=1&c=y. Here are a few excerpts: With a sophisticated art scene, major-league restaurants, eye-catching architecture and proud history, Iowa’s capital city charms and impresses. We became acquainted with the city by [...] Related posts:

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Notice to All Readers

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You may have noticed that the consistency of blog posting has slowed down. I’ve tried to keep up, but future postings will not be forth coming as usual due my current time demands. I will try to continue to post one to two posts every couple of weeks. If you are interested in writing for [...] Related posts:

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An Idea for Carpet Replacement Somewhere in the Skywalk?

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I saw this photo of Google Map inspired carpeting in the Sacramento Airport. I know there are some areas in our skywalk system that badly need new carpet. This could be a novel idea. Related posts:Downtown Skywalk Will Become a 3.5 Mile Long Art Gallery Earlier this week, city officials and several downtown organizations... Skywalk Signage [...] Related posts:

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Des Moines Picture of the Week

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Tina Johnson and was taken recently from the 25th floor of the Plaza Tower. Tina says “I just love stepping out into my backyard (i.e. all of downtown) and taking in the amazing beauty we have downtown. There is always something [...] Related posts:

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