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4520 Merle Hay Rd Des Moines, IA 50310

FOR SALE
Medical Office Space
Property ID
US25-0365046
3,402 SF 0.48 ac lot Built 1978
Last sale Sep 2015 · $400,000
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 11-yr Hold Held for 11 years. ~ 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. Included with a plan.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with a plan.

Debts

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

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — included with a plan.

Property tax · 2020

What does the county charge?
$10k
Tax billed · 2020
Assessed value · 2023$442k
Assessed land$253k
Assessed improvement$189k
Effective rate2.22%

Value estimate

· Oct 2026
$310k
$279k – $341k
AI approach$310k
NOI build-up
Gross scheduled income$49k
Vacancy & credit loss−$10k
Operating expenses−$10k
NOI · 4.74% cap applied$30k

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

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$166/SF
Submarket average, outlier-cleaned · 22 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$61 – $221
Qualifying comparables3

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?
4.74%
$30k estimated NOI · market benchmarks for this use type

Price anchors at 6 / 6.5 / 7% — in the full report.

Zoning insight

What can be built here?
C-H
JurisdictionPOLK

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 agency32.4
Law Firm25.6
Dental Office22.5

Location

4520 Merle Hay Rd Des Moines, IA 50310
County assessor Recorded deeds · 1 transfer 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

4 recorded sales · 18 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
4 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
3836 Beaver, Des Moines, IA 50310-3633 $280,000 Jan 2023 2,413 SF
4919 Douglas, Des Moines, IA 50310-2775 $390,000 Dec 2022 8,460 SF
4020 Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA 50310-1310 $6,332,000 Mar 2022 12,987 SF
2636 Beaver, Des Moines, IA 50310 $350,000 Nov 2020 2,142 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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