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Old Posted May 27, 2016, 8:50 AM
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DES MOINES | 515 Walnut | 359 FT | 33 FLOORS

Proposed 29 story tower for Des Moines.

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$60 million 29 story tower proposed for Des Moines with 220 apartments or condos and 150 hotel rooms. Plans are for construction to start this fall.




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Old Posted May 27, 2016, 7:36 PM
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Is this an extension of the skywalk network, or replacing an existing building?
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Old Posted May 28, 2016, 1:28 PM
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This will be built where the eastern half of the old Younkers building burned several years ago. Definitely infill right in the core of downtown. Great addition. Downtown Des Moines is on fire right now with development in every corner.
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This building replaces a hole in the ground left by the devastating fire of the Younker's Department store while it was under renovation to be converted to apartments.





This portion of the historic building is being saved and converted to 60 apartments with retail.






And here are more and larger renderings of this tower project.








Reflective metal, meant to cast different colors/appearances throughout the day.




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Even more renderings.







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What year would it be completed?
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Think they were looking to break ground this fall, and having it completed in 2018. That's probably optimistic.
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A whole collection of new renderings of this project, which is now called 701 Walnut Street. Down to 26 stories, but still packing a lot of wow factor. This is expected to start late 4th quarter this year.



















































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Nice looking tower but I had to chuckle at this image. "Hey let's take the kids to see Reservoir Dogs."

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This project has now increased in size to 33 stories, with 336 total apartment units and now 7 floors of office space. This will push this proposal above the 300 ft. mark.

From DSM's Business Record:
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New name, more floors for Blackbird's luxury tower project
BY KENT DARR, Senior Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 08, 2017 4:03 PM
A planned luxury high-rise at Seventh and Walnut streets is getting a new name, enough floors to make it the third-tallest building in the state, and local investors who will fill a void left by a Chicago investment firm that is no longer part of the project.

The new plans are being rolled out by Blackbird Investments, which has spent the last several months rejiggering plans for what is now a 33-story, 336-unit luxury apartment building that will be topped by two floors of commercial space — with tenants already in tow — and a partially enclosed fitness center that will provide panoramic views to folks working up a sweat on exercise machines.

Once called 701 Walnut, the high-rise has been renamed The Blackbird in recognition of the local firm's transition from developer with little equity in the project to principal investor and developer. Project costs are estimated at around $103 million.
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Kaleidoscope will come down in February to make way for Blackbird's 33-story tower

* Nov 9th, 2018

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Kaleidoscope at the Hub will be demolished early next year to make way for Blackbird Investments' 33-story tower, according to city documents released Friday.

Demolition will begin in February and require about three months to complete. Construction on the tower will begin shortly after.
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U.S. Bank sues Kaleidoscope owner Blackbird over $100K lease termination fee

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A former Kaleidoscope at the Hub tenant is suing the building's owner, Blackbird Investments, for failing to pay nearly $100,000 as part of a lease termination agreement.

U.S. Bank operated a branch office at the Kaleidoscope for 17 years before closing in February.

It was the last of 15 tenants to close after Blackbird Investments purchased the property in May 2018 with plans to tear down the aging indoor mall and replace it with a 33-story apartment tower.

Six months later, the mall sits vacant with no demolition date in place.

Blackbird announced plans to demolish the building shortly after U.S. Bank closed Feb. 22. Construction on its $100 million project, known as 515 Tower, was expected to start in July.


Those plans have not come to fruition, but Blackbird continues to work behind the scenes to ready the project, said Rachel Wegmann, the company's director of communications.
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Demolition of former Kaleidoscope at the Hub in Des Moines underway for skyscraper project
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I'm confused for a moment. The earlier pieces in this thread were for a project at Walnut & 7th but this is for a proposal 2 blocks east at 5th & Walnut. So which is it?
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