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Property profile & analytics
OFF-MARKET
Estimated value
$555,000
Apartment buildings
229 4th St West Des Moines, IA 50265-4737
Individually Owned
11-yr Hold
Free & Clear
Property ID
US25-0168768
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Year built
1950
Construction
FRAME
Total area
9,264 SF
Lot
0.17 ac (7,250 SF)
Zoning code
SF-VJ
APN
320/04423-000-000
UPID
US25-0168768
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$725k
Blend (final)
Blend
$555k
Owner & transaction history
Judith A Yule · 11 yrs held
Judith A Yule
since 2015
1 recorded transaction
Zoning & alternative use
SF-VJ · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
Zoning description
The purpose of this district is to recognize and encourage the existing and unique residential neighborhood in Valley Junction as a neighborhood of single family dwellings with a typical lot size of six thousand (6000) square feet. This land use zone is also intended to address the physical constraints created by the small lot size in this area.
Zone name
Single Family Valley Junction Residential
General category
RESIDENTIAL
Zone area
198.29 ac
Source
Realmo
Cap rate
Implied · in-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Implied Cap rate
#1
Implied · in-place · NOI ÷ last sale
In-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Implied cap rate vs West Des Moines submarket · NOI estimate · Typical band, median & reading
Implied cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Cap vs West Des Moines submarket · NOI estimate · typical band, median & reading
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4.
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5.
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Suggested price · 3 cap rate anchors
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Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · Implied $/SF per anchor · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · implied $/SF · sensitivity
Value
AI, CAP & Alternative Use estimations · Realmo proprietary blendValue Estimations
Based on Realmo’s proprietary methodology
AI Approach
Method
Estimation
Statistic approach
by Request
ML approach
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP Return
Estimation
6%
by Request
6.5%
by Request
7%
by Request
Blend value · Realmo final
$555k
Range $500k – $611k · ±10%
Realmo estimate · informational only.
These numbers are calculated by our models from public records and may not reflect actual market value.
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Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
$60 / SF
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · Asking & closed rent · Submarket vacancy
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · asking & closed rent · submarket vacancy
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2020Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2020
Tax billed
$5,750
Tax year 2020
Assessed value
$338,000
Assessed 2023
Previous assessed
$338,000
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
1.70%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$36,600
Assessed improvement
$301,400
Land market value
$36,600
Improvement market value
$301,400
Total market value
$338,000
Applied tax rate
20.0000
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & $/SF · sale date & distance · adjustments
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Status
Off-Market
Year built
1950
Construction
FRAME
Heating
CENTRAL
Buildings
1
Stories
3
Units
9
Rooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Total area
9,264 SF
Lot
0.17 ac (7,250 SF)
Zoning code
SF-VJ
APN
320/04423-000-000
UPID
US25-0168768
Jurisdiction
POLK
Zoning & alternative use
SF-VJ · West Des Moines, IAZoning SF-VJ · permitted uses
SF-VJ · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
Zoning description
The purpose of this district is to recognize and encourage the existing and unique residential neighborhood in Valley Junction as a neighborhood of single family dwellings with a typical lot size of six thousand (6000) square feet. This land use zone is also intended to address the physical constraints created by the small lot size in this area.
Zone name
Single Family Valley Junction Residential
General category
RESIDENTIAL
Zone area
198.29 ac
Source
Realmo
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1950
Construction
FRAME
Heating
CENTRAL
Stories
3
Buildings
1
Units
9
Rooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Lot
0.17 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
Judith A Yule
Individual
Free & Clear · 11 yrs held
Mailing address
14510 CATALPA DR, URBANDALE, IA 50323-3401
Ownership since
2015
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
1 recorded event · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
Jul 9, 2015
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Judith A Yule
Yule Judith A
Quit Claim Deed
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Costs & Benchmarks
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Risks
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