The Blackbird proposal for the same property had the city Forcing Mandelbaum to move up the timeline and Mandelbaum couldn't pull that off. That Blackbird proposal for a 35 story tower for that site was never a serious proposal, can't believe the city fell for that. But it achieved it's goal of eliminating the competition. Would have been nice to have that 40 story 452 ft tower though.
What’s happening to Des Moines?
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Oh right, Blackbird is what I was thinking of.
It was crazy if I remember. Movie theater, rock climbing wall
I’ll admit I was young(er) and naive to think that would actually go through haha
Mandelbaum was the one that had the 40 story tower, garage, and on the Court Ave side the movie theatre and rock climbing wall. Black Bird had a 29 floor proposal for the old Yonkers spot. So while Blackbird had the 29 floor project, they simultaneously put in for another development for a 35 story tower on the Mandelbaum site.
Looks like after 8 years and some back and forth action, the city gave the new developer the green light to break ground next month on a 33 story building at 515 walnut. That will be a nice addition the skyline
As ISU_Guy mentioned, this looks like a go. Des Moines finally getting a tower. Here is the DMR story.
Downtown Des Moines is getting a new skyscraper. Here's what to know about 515 Walnut
With the 33-story tower fully financed, according to the developer, and City Council on board, 515 Walnut is officially coming to downtown Des Moines.
www.desmoinesregister.com
