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5495 Merle Hay Rd Johnston, IA 50131

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Land
Property ID
US25-0363400
1.28 ac lot
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Property summary

AI-generated overview

Exceptional 1.28-acre commercial development opportunity in Johnston, Iowa, located at 5495 Merle Hay Road. This property is zoned PUD - Retail/Office/Mixed-Use, offering a wide range of development possibilities. The site boasts excellent visibility and accessibility, situated near the intersection of NW 55th Avenue and Merle Hay Road, with high traffic counts of 20,200 vehicles per day on Merle Hay Road (Iowa DOT 2016 data). Its strategic location benefits from proximity to significant…

Ownership intelligence

Who controls the opportunity?

Owner of record from public deeds, plus portfolio, hold profile and investor signals where the data supports them. In the full report.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with the full report.

Mortgages

What is owed, to whom, and when it comes due

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — in the full report.

Property tax

No data for this section
What does the county charge?

No tax or assessment record is on file for this parcel in the county feed.

Value estimate

· Sep 2026No data for this section
What is it worth?

No value estimate could be modeled: the record carries too little market input for this parcel.

Recently sold

No data for this section
What actually traded nearby?

No cleaned sale $/SF benchmark exists for this use type in this ZIP, submarket or county yet.

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?

No income signal is modeled for this parcel yet — the Cap Rates tab runs the workflow.

Zoning insight

No data for this section
What can be built here?

No zoning code is on file for this parcel. Coverage grows with every catalog release.

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Realty agency
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Realty agency20.5
Law Firm15.4
Wholesale Shop13.5

Location

5495 Merle Hay Rd Johnston, IA 50131
County assessor · not on file Recorded deeds · not on file Qualifying comp sales · not on file Zoning catalog · not on file

Every figure names its source: public record, benchmark, or modeled. Coverage varies by property — thin data is stated as missing, never invented.

Comparables

6 recorded sales · 12 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
6 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
8600 Northpark, Urbandale, IA 50131-2888 $111,500 Jul 2025 95,039 SF
6220 Beaver, Johnston, IA 50131-1378 $1,700,000 May 2025 16,600 SF
6102 Beaver, Johnston, IA 50131-1350 $257,000 Oct 2024 708 SF
5804 Northglenn, Johnston, IA 50131-4753 $190,000 Aug 2024 896 SF
5550 Johnston, Johnston, IA 50131-1381 $3,000,000 Jan 2024 17,700 SF
5909 90th, Johnston, IA 50131-1890 $180,000 Dec 2023 No data
Sale prices and dates as our records hold them, one row per building. A deed can cover more of a building than the size shown, so read the price against the size rather than dividing one by the other.
Comparable nearby
6 properties of the same type nearby
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