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505 East Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50309

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Property ID
US25-0503433
20,792 SF 0.42 ac lot Built 2014
Last sale Jul 2015 · $5,170,000
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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Property summary

AI-generated overview

This office space totals 10,401 square feet and is located in the East Village of Des Moines. The layout includes 21 windowed offices, two interior offices, a breakroom, three restrooms, two conference rooms, and a lobby/reception area. The building is described as newly built and is configured to support professional office use, with access to nearby restaurants, shops, entertainment, and public transportation.

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?
$180k
Tax billed · 2020
Assessed value · 2023$5.21M
Assessed land$712k
Assessed improvement$4.50M
Effective rate3.46%

Value estimate

· Sep 2026
$3.43M
$3.08M – $3.77M
CAP approach$3.28M
Submarket $/SF estimate$3.83M
NOI build-up
Gross scheduled income$228k
Vacancy & credit loss−$46k
Operating expenses−$46k
NOI · 978,885.71% cap applied$137k

Realmo valuation models over county records and 4 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$177/SF
ZIP average, outlier-cleaned · 41 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$79 – $291
Qualifying comparables4

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?
978,885.71%
$137k 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-3B
JurisdictionPOLK

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Storage Facility
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Storage Facility9.3
Auto Parts Store9.1
Dry Cleaner9.0

Location

505 East Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50309
County assessor Recorded deeds · 4 transfers 4 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
900 Mulberry, Des Moines, IA 50309-3645 $2,300,000 Jun 2022 10,399 SF
1717 Ingersoll, Des Moines, IA 50309-3329 $2,098,000 Apr 2022 23,777 SF
516 3rd, Des Moines, IA 50309-1774 $1,900,000 Apr 2022 14,340 SF
301 Grand, Des Moines, IA 50309-1718 $7,100,000 Apr 2022 36,514 SF
319 5th, Des Moines, IA 50309-1927 $850,000 Dec 2021 10,640 SF
1300 Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50309-3401 $2,946,000 Nov 2021 23,400 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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