3516 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50316 Property Records

Polk County property record for 3516 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 1 ba · 846 sqft · built 1923
Lot Size	0.137 acres (6,000 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Tax Bill	$1,922 (2024)
Deeds & Mortgages	Jul 2017 Sale & Mortgage
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`7924-26-205-003`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7924-26-205-003`
Alternative APN	`110/01017-000-000`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Total Rooms	4 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	846 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	1,662 sqft
1st Floor Area	846 sqft
Basement Area	816 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1923
Architectural Style	Bungalow
Exterior Material	Wood Siding
Construction Type	Wood Frame
Foundation Type	Brick
Roof Type	Gable/Hip
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	6,000 sqft (0.137 acres)
Lot Dimensions	120 ft deep x 50 ft wide
Garage Area	216 sqft
Porch	Enclosed Porch
Porch Area	112 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	HVAC
Heating System	Gravity Furnace
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	3516 E 7TH ST
City	DES MOINES
State	IA
Zip	50316-1144
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	-EX N 20 F W 50 F- LOT 11 CAMPUS PARK
Legal Range	24W
Legal Township	79N
Legal Section	26
Legal Subdivision	CAMPUS PARK
Legal Lot Number	11
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Township / Civil Division	LEE
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1005
Census Tract	500

Owner

Source: Polk County records · APN 7924-26-205-003

Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	7099 SE VANDALIA DR, PLEASANT HILL, IA 50327-5103
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	3 Verified Names on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Jul 17, 2017
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

July 2017: Deed with Mortgage, Transfer

Document Type	Deed with Mortgage
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Recording Date	Jul 17, 2017
Property Address	3516 E 7TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50316-1144
Book / Page	016564 / 000758
Instrument Date	Jul 13, 2017
Instrument	4130
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Jul 25, 2017

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Downpayment	Downpayment on File
Loan-to-Value (LTV)	LTV on Record
Tax	$99.00
Amount Accuracy	Confirmed

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	7099 SE VANDALIA DR PLEASANT HILL IA 503275103, PLEASANT HILL, IA 50327-5103

Mortgage

Document Number	0000004130
Date	Jul 17, 2017
Book Page	016564/000758
Instrument	4130

Lender

Name	ROBERT L & BEVERLY J MAHAFFEY
Address	2220 E 32ND ST, DES MOINES, IA 50317-3108
Special Notes	Seller Financed

Agreement

Type	Conventional with PMI
Amount	Amount Recorded

Interest

Rate	3%

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Polk County records · Assessment roll updated 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)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$111,400 (+16.41%) Land $28,500 Building $82,900	$111,400 (+16.41%) Land $28,500 Building $82,900
2024	$1,922.00 (+13.73%)
2023		$95,700 Land $24,500 Building $71,200	$95,700 Land $24,500 Building $71,200
2020	$1,690.00

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 191530005001, 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
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (2001)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Mar 2001

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within 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 as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Google Fiber Fiber	8,000 / 8,000
Metronet Holdings Fiber	5,120 / 5,120
Mediacom Communications Cable · Fiber in parts of the area	2,000 / 1,000
Verizon Fixed Wireless	1,000 / 75

May also be available: Lumen Technologies.

Based on FCC filings for 747 locations within half a mile of this property.

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.