700 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50309 Property Records

Polk County property record for 700 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Property Summary

Property Type	Apartments (5+ Units)
Details	15,840 sqft · built 1971
Lot Size	2.96 acres (129,023 sqft)
Owner	Company Name on File
Tax Bill	$35,694 (2024)
Deeds & Mortgages	Aug 2017 Sale & Line of Credit
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`7824-03-176-002`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`7824-03-176-002`
Alternative APN	`040/03804-002-003`

Interior

Stories	3 Stories
Building Area	15,840 sqft Total Area
Gross Area	38,112 sqft
1st Floor Area	5,280 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1971
Effective Year Built	Effective 1995
Exterior Material	Aluminum/Vinyl
Construction Type	Frame
Foundation Type	Concrete
Roof Type	Flat
Roof Material	Built-Up Asphalt
Lot Area	129,023 sqft (2.96 acres)
Total Buildings	3 Buildings

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Central
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	700 E 7TH ST
City	DES MOINES
State	IA
Zip	50309-5568
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Multi-Unit > Apartments (5+ Units)
Local Zoning Code	R-3
Legal Description	-EX N & W OF LN BEG 122.37F NW OF SW COR ALNG ELY ROW LN E 6TH AV THN N 125.65F NE 207.93F NE 163.69F TO SLY ROW LN HWY
Legal Subdivision	RIVER HILLS PLAT 3
Legal Block	B
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Township / Civil Division	LEE
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1003
Census Tract	5102

Owner

Source: Polk County records · APN 7824-03-176-002

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

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	227 W MONROE ST STE 4200, 4200, CHICAGO, IL 60606-5068
Owner Type	Company

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

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

August 2017: Trustee's Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Trustee's Deed
Jurisdiction	POLK IA
Recording Date	Aug 09, 2017
Property Address	700 E 7TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50309-5568
Document Number	0000011794
Book / Page	016598 / 000431
Instrument Date	Jul 27, 2017
Instrument	11794
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Aug 31, 2017
Title Company	ATTORNEY ONLY

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Tax	$18,559.00
Additional	Arm's Length Multiple Parcels

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Company
Address	400 LOCUST ST #790 DES MOINES IA 503092347, 790, DES MOINES, IA 50309-2347

Mortgage

Document Number	12150
Date	Aug 09, 2017
Book Page	016599/000922
Instrument	12150

Lender

Name	LUANA SVGS BK
Type	Federal Savings Bank
Address	PO BOX 68, LUANA, IA 52156-0068

Agreement

Type	Line of Credit
Amount	Amount Recorded
Term	360 Months
Due	Aug 08, 2047

Interest

Rate Type	Adjustable Rate

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		$2,710,000 (+7.97%) Land $426,000 Building $2,284,000	$2,710,000 (+7.97%) Land $426,000 Building $2,284,000
2024	$35,694.00 (-11.31%)
2023		$2,510,000 Land $426,000 Building $2,084,000	$2,510,000 Land $426,000 Building $2,084,000
2020	$40,248.00

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 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	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
Lumen Technologies DSL · Fiber in parts of the area	140 / 20
AT&T Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

Based on FCC filings for 319 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.