217 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50319 Property Records

Polk County property record for 217 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50319

Property Summary

Property Type	Government / Public Use
Details	2 bd · 1 ba · 1,254 sqft
Lot Size	0.209 acres (9,121 sqft)
Owner	Company Name on File
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`7824-03-335-002`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7824-03-335-002`
Alternative APN	`040/03104-000-000`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Total Rooms	5 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,254 sqft

Exterior

Lot Area	9,121 sqft (0.209 acres)
Lot Dimensions	150 ft deep x 60.8 ft wide

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	HVAC
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	217 E 7TH ST
City	DES MOINES
State	IA
Zip	50319
Property Category	Public Works
Property Type	Public Works > Government / Public Use
Legal Description	LOT 1 HARVESTER SUB DIV
Legal Range	24W
Legal Township	78N
Legal Section	3
Legal Subdivision	HARVESTER SUB
Legal Lot Number	1
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Township / Civil Division	LEE
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1047
Census Tract	5102

Owner

Source: Polk County assessment roll, APN 7824-03-335-002, as of May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	800 LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA 50010-6915
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Company

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Polk County assessment roll as of May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Iowa
County	Polk County
Municipality	Des Moines City
Unified School District	Des Moines Independent Community School District (PK - 12)

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Polk County (19153C), as of August 17, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 191530051021, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 13 policies
Community Rating System	Class 5 (25% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	13 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	2 (2008)
Claims Outside the SFHA	2 of 2
Most Recent Claim	Jun 2008 · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Claims by Event	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Jun 2008 · 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 98% of the US · lower than 82% of Iowa
Wildfire Likelihood	Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 38 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Metronet Holdings Fiber	5,120 / 5,120
Mediacom Communications Cable · Fiber in parts of the area	2,000 / 1,000
Starlink Satellite	280 / 30
AT&T Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: Google Fiber, Lumen Technologies, T-Mobile USA, Verizon.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system IA7727031, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	DES MOINES WATER WORKS serves 246,055 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from CIWW (DMWW)
Last State Inspection	May 2024
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	Treatment failure resolved · May 2017
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.