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OFF-MARKET
Warehouses
245 Railroad Ave West Des Moines, IA 50265-4736
Entity Owned
2-yr Hold
Absentee Owner
~
Est. High Equity
Property ID
US25-0364595
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Warehouses
Use group
WAREHOUSE, STORAGE
Year built
2002
Construction
STEEL FRAME
Total area
4,000 SF
Lot
0.35 ac (15,131 SF)
Zoning code
VJC
APN
320/04196-001-000
UPID
US25-0364595
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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Holt Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Plumbing Service General Contractor
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
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CAP Approach
CAP
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Comparable Approach
Comparable
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Blend (final)
Blend
by Request
Owner & transaction history
B&v Investments LLC · 2 yrs held
B&v Investments LLC
since 2024
Last sale
$285,000
4 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
VJC · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
Zoning description
Valley Junction commercial areas shall be designated to provide for commercial uses which are oriented toward the motoring public along First Street and Railroad Avenue. Typical uses would include restaurants, convenience gas stations (without repair service), professional offices, laundry and dry cleaning establishments, banks, drugstores, office supply sto…
Zone name
Valley Junction Commercial
General category
COMMERCIAL
Zone area
8.91 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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Property current status — Going-In vs Stabilized
2.
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3.
Leasing status & lease structure (NNN / Gross)
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
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CAP Approach
Comparable Approach
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Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
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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 2023Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2023
Tax billed
$14,106
Tax year 2023
Assessed value
$531,000
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$531,000
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
2.66%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$153,000
Assessed improvement
$378,000
Land market value
$153,000
Improvement market value
$378,000
Total market value
$531,000
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
Warehouses
Use group
WAREHOUSE, STORAGE
Status
Off-Market
Year built
2002
Construction
STEEL FRAME
Heating
YES
Cooling
YES
Buildings
1
Stories
1
Rooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Total area
4,000 SF
Lot
0.35 ac (15,131 SF)
Zoning code
VJC
APN
320/04196-001-000
UPID
US25-0364595
Jurisdiction
POLK
Zoning & alternative use
VJC · West Des Moines, IAZoning VJC · permitted uses
VJC · West Des Moines, IA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
Zoning description
Valley Junction commercial areas shall be designated to provide for commercial uses which are oriented toward the motoring public along First Street and Railroad Avenue. Typical uses would include restaurants, convenience gas stations (without repair service), professional offices, laundry and dry cleaning establishments, banks, drugstores, office supply stores, or other service uses as defined by the Valley Junction commercial land use matrix. Development of the Valley Junction commercial district area shall be in conformance with the Valley Junction subarea plan and historic guidelines.
Zone name
Valley Junction Commercial
General category
COMMERCIAL
Zone area
8.91 ac
Source
Realmo
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
2002
Construction
STEEL FRAME
Heating
YES
Cooling
Yes
Stories
1
Buildings
1
Rooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Lot
0.35 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
B&v Investments LLC
Entity
Mailing address
2824 N GTH AVE, WINTERSET, IA 50273
Mailing matches property
Different — outreach signal
Owner-occupied
No
Ownership since
2024
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
4 recorded events · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
Mar 11, 2024
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B&v Investments LLC
Leonard H Holt
Quit Claim Deed
related
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Jul 2, 2012
$260,000
Leonard Holt
Sa Group Properties INC
Quit Claim Deed
related
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May 17, 2011
$285,000
Sa Group Properties INC
Sheriff Of Polk County
Trustees Deed
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Leonard H Holt
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Deed Of Trust
related
$210,000 · Union State Bank
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Costs & Benchmarks
Operating expenses, capex projections, utility benchmarks, and submarket comparables — all in one view.
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Risks
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