Latest verified development
21 October 2026 city land-sale public noticeDes Moines gave notice that its City Council would consider sale of the 0.39-acre city-owned lot at 401 Robert D. Ray Drive to Heart of America Group for $1m at its November 2 public hearing. This is a proposal; disposition is not yet confirmed.
Project in numbers
About the project
Heart of America Group plans to relocate its corporate headquarters into an approximately 75,000 sq ft building; a competing performing-arts proposal has also been publicly discussed for the site. This record tracks only the specific proposed headquarters, not a guaranteed approved redevelopment.
Verified development history
- 8 June 2026 initial agreement step
Original Des Moines council agenda considered receiving a developer-initiated proposal and negotiating preliminary urban-renewal terms.
Original evidence ↗ - 21 October 2026 published property conveyance notice
City formally advertised a November 2 hearing on a proposed sale to Heart of America for $1 million.
Original evidence ↗ - 2 November 2026 stage review
Council hearing is scheduled for 5pm local, and no final decision was available at the time of this review; Future retained.
Original evidence ↗
What happens next
Check 2 November Council final vote and executed conveyance, then financing, permits and dated construction start; neither an agenda nor a staff recommendation guarantees the scheme.
What remains uncertain
Editorial source review 2 November 2026. Council agenda, a planned road closure, a scheduled signal switch or procurement milestone do not independently establish physical construction or final opening. Editorial confidence describes provenance, not a probabilistic forecast.
Official maps, designs and site visuals
Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.
Sources and documents
- Des Moines June 8 original city council agenda, Heart of America proposal ↗
- Des Moines Oct 21 published legal notice of Nov 2 public land-conveyance hearing ↗
- Oct 29 2026 on-the-record staff recommendation reporting ↗
93% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment
Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.
Sources reviewed 2 November 2026.