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Property profile & analytics
OFF-MARKET
Estimated value
$7,230,000
Apartment buildings
238 52nd St West Des Moines, IA 50265-2845
Entity Owned
6-yr Hold
~
Est. High Equity
Property ID
US25-0291125
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Year built
1985
Construction
FRAME
Total area
22,368 SF
Lot
6.77 ac (294,901 SF)
Zoning code
PUD MD
APN
320/04116-634-000
UPID
US25-0291125
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
Current use
Occupant on record · Public records
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Westwood Apartments Real Estate Agency
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
$8.06M
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$5.64M
Blend (final)
Blend
$7.23M
Owner & transaction history
Wdm Artisan LLC · 6 yrs held
Wdm Artisan LLC
since 2020
Last sale
$8.0M
3 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
PUD MD · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
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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2.
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3.
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4.
Tenant risk profile & vacancy assumption
5.
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Suggested price · 3 cap rate anchors
Income approach @ 5% / 7% / 9% — aggressive / typical / conservative
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
$6,555,000
ML approach
$8,055,000
CAP Approach
CAP Return
Estimation
6%
by Request
6.5%
by Request
7%
by Request
Blend value · Realmo final
$7.23M
Range $6.51M – $7.95M · ±10% · vs last sale $7.95M (Jan 8 2020)
Last sale anchor
$7.95M
Jan 8 2020
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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Every method · every assumption · confidence drivers
Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
$323 / 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
$128,730
Tax year 2020
Assessed value
$9,780,000
Assessed 2023
Previous assessed
$9,780,000
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
1.32%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$1,070,000
Assessed improvement
$8,710,000
Land market value
$1,070,000
Improvement market value
$8,710,000
Total market value
$9,780,000
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
1985
Construction
FRAME
Heating
CENTRAL
Cooling
YES
Buildings
5
Stories
3
Units
24
Total area
22,368 SF
Lot
6.77 ac (294,901 SF)
Zoning code
PUD MD
APN
320/04116-634-000
UPID
US25-0291125
Jurisdiction
POLK
Zoning & alternative use
PUD MD · West Des Moines, IA
Zoning PUD MD · permitted uses
PUD MD · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
West Des Moines. Always verify with local authorities before improvements.
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1985
Construction
FRAME
Heating
CENTRAL
Cooling
Yes
Stories
3
Buildings
5
Units
24
Lot
6.77 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
Wdm Artisan LLC
Entity
Mailing address
317 6TH AVE STE #910, DES MOINES, IA 50309-4120
Ownership since
2020
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
3 recorded events · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
Jan 8, 2020
$7,950,000
Wdm Artisan LLC
Westwood Residl Cooperative
Warranty Deed
—
Nov 28, 2007
—
Westwood Residl Cooperative
—
Deed Of Trust
related
$1,612,000 · Community State Bank
Sep 1, 2006
$264,000
Westwood Residl Cooperative
Southwoods Dev Ptshp
Warranty Deed
$4,350,000 · First Federal Savings Bank
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Costs & Benchmarks
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Risks
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