Entity Owned 
For Sale
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$595,000
526 2Nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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Property summary
AI-generated overview
This property contains approximately 18,309 square feet of professional office space and is located in the 2nd and 3rd Avenue Historic District of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The building includes office areas on the second and third floors, with renovation work consisting of a 900-square-foot remodel completed in 2020 on the third floor and a 3,443-square-foot remodel completed in 2014 on the lower level. The property is positioned to provide access to Interstate 380 and Highway 151, each within about a five-minute drive.
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Year built
1905
Total area
12,206 SF
Lot
0.26 ac (11,326 SF)
APN
14-21-4-54-001-0-0000
UPID
US25-0185854
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Current use
Occupant on record · Public records
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Law Firm
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Law Firm
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Law Firm
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Law Firm
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Law Firm
Location
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP
$960k
Comparable Approach
Comparable
by Request
Blend (final)
Blend
$735k
Owner & transaction history
since 2023
4 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
Top alternative use upside
Medical building
$1.2M
+27.9%
Retail stores
$1.0M
+5.4%
Neighborhood: shopping center
$1.0M
+4.9%
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
Value estimation
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4 alternative uses screened
Sensitivity value band
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Summary
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Valuation conclusion
Included free
Estimated market value
$735k
Value range
$662k – $809k
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$60 / SF
Confidence
Low
3 county-verified comps
Property data
88
Market benchmarks
67
Comparable evidence
30
Income certainty
100
$662k
blend $735k
$809k
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
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Subject property
Included free
GBA
12,206 SF
Lot area
0.26 ac
Year built
1905
Stories
2
APN
14-21-4-54-001-0-0000
Assessed value
$875,700
Annual tax
$32,402
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Income approach: direct capitalization
Partial preview
Income approach indication
$960k
Direct capitalization · @ 6.5% CAP return
@ 6% CAP return
$1.04M
@ 6.5% CAP return
$960k
@ 7% CAP return
$895k
Estimated Stabilized NOI, derived from market rent, vacancy and expense benchmarks. Actual property income not reported.
Estimated market rent / SF
Potential gross income
Vacancy allowance
Effective gross income
Benchmark operating expenses
Stabilized NOI
Property tax
$32,402
Selected cap rate
4
Sales comparison
Partial preview
Sales approach indication
$5.91M
Weighted, 3 comps · low confidence
Evidence
3 found · 3 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
3.2 mi away · 12,917 SF
3.9 mi away · 15,740 SF
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Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$735k
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
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Current market position
Included free
Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
Submarket 61 sales
$78
-23%
County 63 sales
$79
-24%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $60/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
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Alternative use screening
Partial preview
Top alternative use
Medical Building
Gross theoretical uplift
+28%
vs current-use indication
Retail Stores
Neighborhood: Shopping Center
Office Building · current use
Values shown before conversion costs, entitlement costs, capital expenditures and stabilization risk.
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Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
County record
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
Not available
Operating expenses
Modeled
Market rent
Market benchmark
Not analyzed due to unavailable source data: actual rent roll, tenant leases, physical condition and capital
requirements are outside a desktop analysis.
Cost Approach excluded: income and sales evidence cover the value conclusion.
Automated valuation analysis, not a licensed appraisal. Figures are derived from public
records and proprietary models. Desktop analysis: no physical inspection, tenant leases or reported
property income. Verify with a licensed appraiser before transacting.
Cap rate
Cap rate calculated from real income and expense signals, benchmarked against sales of similar assets nearby.
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9-scenario matrix
Comparable evidence · 3 sales
NOI build-up · 9 steps
Market rates by use type
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Overview
No cap rate is computable for this property yet: no recorded sale, income signal or market-rate row for its use type.
Price sensitivity
The rate is the decision lever; valuation is the consequence.
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Implied value$1.26M
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Value / SF
$103
Vs. selected
Base
Derivation
NOI ÷ cap
Arithmetic over the derived NOI * — not market scenario modeling.
NOI × cap matrix
Preview
Preview of 9 modeled outcomes.
NOI
5.00%7.00%9.00%
$79k
$1.58M
$1.13M
$879k
$88k
$1.76M
$1.26M
$977k
$97k
$1.93M
$1.38M
$1.07M
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the 5 / 7 / 9% anchors — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
3 found
Low confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$6.90M
2.7 mi · Mar 2026 · $698/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022
Tax billed
$32,402
Tax year 2022
Assessed value
$875,700
Assessed 2023
Previous assessed
$875,700
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
3.70%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$134,400
Assessed improvement
$741,300
Land market value
$134,400
Improvement market value
$741,300
Total market value
$875,700
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
models. Verify with a licensed professional before transacting.
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Status
For Sale
Year built
1905
Heating
NONE
Stories
2
Total area
12,206 SF
Lot
0.26 ac (11,326 SF)
APN
14-21-4-54-001-0-0000
UPID
US25-0185854
Jurisdiction
LINN
Zoning & alternative use
Zoning · permitted uses
No zoning code is on file for this parcel. Zoning coverage grows with every catalog release.
Alternative use value scenarios
Repositioning upside vs current use
Alternative use deep dive — conversion cost, permits, timeline
Conversion cost estimate · Permit path & risks · Stabilized NOI per option
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1905
Heating
NONE
Stories
2
Lot
0.26 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
No zoning code is on file for this parcel. Zoning coverage grows with every catalog release — check back, or open Location Intelligence for use analysis of this corner.
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