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2885 1st St West Des Moines, IA 50265

OFF-MARKET
Retail space
Property ID
US25-0321785
2,917 SF 1.99 ac lot Built 1974
Last sale Jul 2019
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 7-yr Hold Held for 7 years. Absentee Owner Owner mailing address differs from the property address. ~ Est. High Equity Modeled equity is high. Estimate, not a fact.
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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 · 2020

What does the county charge?
$6k
Tax billed · 2020
Assessed value · 2023$317k
Assessed land$175k
Assessed improvement$142k
Effective rate1.75%

Value estimate

· Sep 2026
$220k
$198k – $242k
AI approach$220k

Realmo valuation models over county records and 3 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$117/SF
County average, outlier-cleaned · 117 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$60 – $175
Qualifying comparables3

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

What can be built here?
WR
Warehouse retail areas shall be designated to provide areas for mixed use development of lighter industrial uses and the more intensive s...
General categoryMIXED_USE
JurisdictionPOLK

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Wholesale Shop
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Wholesale Shop8.1
Kitchen & Bath7.9
Cafe & Coffee Shop7.8

Location

2885 1st St West Des Moines, IA 50265-8306
County assessor Recorded deeds · 2 transfers 3 qualifying comp sales Zoning catalog

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 · 13 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
6 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
513 Maple, West Des Moines, IA 50265-4724 $265,000 Nov 2023 4,487 SF
136 1st, West Des Moines, IA 50265-4701 $1,550,000 Oct 2023 1,800 SF
818 10th, West Des Moines, IA 50265 $103,500 Feb 2023 3,162 SF
501 5th, West Des Moines, IA 50265-4637 $429,000 May 2022 2,096 SF
130 5th, West Des Moines, IA 50265-4716 $250,000 Dec 2020 2,376 SF
3501 Ep True, West Des Moines, IA 50265-7687 $2,630,000 Jun 2020 2,376 SF
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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