Urbandale, Johnston & Grimes Development News (NW Metro)

[Cyclonefan]

I don't know how many of you have been out near the intersection of 128th st and Merideth in Urbandale lately, but there is now a sign out there that says there is going to be a new dahl's stores there. I don't know why they need one there, they have one in Johnston, not even 3 miles from there not to metion the one on Hickman in Waukee. It will be on the northeast corner of that intersection were they are also building a huge office and warehouse complex.

And in Clive they have just anounced they are going to tear down the old twin silos along 128th street next to the Woodlands Creek retirment complex because it's not stable enough and may fall down when they start building the new villa's and Woodlands Creek

And now CLive is landlocked because Waukee went around to Urbandale. I feel sorry for them.

[Cyclonefan]

I just saw in the newspaper that Grimes has the cheapest homes in the metro and are attracting many young families because of it and the great schools. They have homes as much as a third cheaper than anywhere else in the metro!

They are also now starting to build some Triton Homes in Grimes at the village at North Pointe. Triton homes are becomeing quite popular apperatly, they are poping up all around DM and Omaha. I like the looks of them. They are a nice touch to any nice neighborhood.

Here is a link to Triton Homes

http://www.triton-homes.com/home.asp

[Cyclonefan]

The new auditorium and new Football field was just finished at the DC-G high school in Grimes.

The new stadium was much needed because the old one in dallas center was very small and farther away for most of the people that go to DC-G. The new one holds about 3,000 people. The visitor side is as big as the old stadium's home side.

The new Auditorium is way to small for the school. They were very stupid when they built it. It only holds 300 or so, the high school is about that size and in 5 years it will be about twice that size. A poll just said about 3/4 of the preschool students (probably about 150) were the oldest in their family! That a lot of growth right there.

Anyway, I hope they both work out.

[dogbo]

I just saw in the newspaper that Grimes has the cheapest homes in the metro and are attracting many young families because of it and the great schools. They have homes as much as a third cheaper than anywhere else in the metro!

....and the downside?

You have to actually be willing to live in Grimes.

(sorry....just a joke....kinda)

[Cyclonefan]

Hey Grimes is awseme and will always be.

[Cyclonefan]

There is a new True Value in Grimes now! It is in the old Mr. Bills and market and more by the water towers and fire station. It looks very nice.
Are the ones on 63rd and Grand and in grimes the only ones?

[dogbo]

Hey Grimes is awseme and will always be.

I don't doubt your enthusiasm for Grimes, Cyclone Fan.

I guess my point is has to do with the fact that since Grimes is located far enough away (and without a lot of the amenities that other cities in the metro have), I would expect homes to be cheaper. I'm sure you wouldn't have to travel much further away to find homes 40 - 50% cheaper than what you'd find closer to the population center of DSM.

It about location and other offerings so it doesn't surprise me homes would be 30% cheaper in Grimes. In fact I would go so far as to say homes should be 30% cheaper...

[4th&Court]

Grimes is about the only area around the DSM metro that I have virtually no knowledge of. What's your "thing?"

[Cyclonefan]

"thing"?

[Cyclonefan]

http://grimesiowa.com/


Here's are "thing"?

[Cyclonefan]

they are starting to work on new bike trails in grimes. they building and repairing existing much needes bike trails all around the north side of Grimes.it'll go from the methodist church around all of grimes all the creek to the 1 of the new Kum and Go's on the otherside and up 44 till the McDonald's.

It is quite a project and they are also widening all the bridges more than 10 feet so emergency vehicles can get by. I cant find a picture on the internet but there was a picture in the grimes newletter(They got rid of the Grimes Today newspaper for some stupid reason).

[Cyclonefan]

A Maid Rite just opened in Grimes at 54th and 141 right next to the new McCoy's Bar and Grill and The newly relocated Subway.across from Ryko and next to Krugers Gas.

[4th&Court]

What's Grimes known for?

[Cyclonefan]

GRIMES SWEET CORN!!! best corn on earth

it will have a ymca

has the iowa special olymics headquarters

has the worlds largest car wash manufactuer

Grimes Asphalt does A LOT of the metro's asphalt jobs like valley west mall part of 1-235

all the cement and broken bridges from the 1-235 project is taken to Grimes and broken down to create new concrete and other things

The Gortz Haus Art Gallery and Bistro

THe Iowa DOT station that moved from Clive

Nuvu windows and siding

has the largest pool and spa dealer in Iowa

ect....

[4th&Court]

Oh yeah, the corn. Who could miss those green signs?!

[DMRyan]

GRIMES SWEET CORN!!! best corn on earth

it will have a ymca

has the iowa special olymics headquarters

has the worlds largest car wash manufactuer

Grimes Asphalt does A LOT of the metro's asphalt jobs like valley west mall part of 1-235

all the cement and broken bridges from the 1-235 project is taken to Grimes and broken down to create new concrete and other things

The Gortz Haus Art Gallery and Bistro

THe Iowa DOT station that moved from Clive

Nuvu windows and siding

has the largest pool and spa dealer in Iowa

ect....

You know, I've never given this much thought to Grimes before. There's more there than I first thought. Is that Corn Patch restaurant still open? Isn't Grimes the place with the hot and cold water towers?

[4th&Court]

I'm in the same boat. I've lived here for 2 years and made it a point to get to know the whole area, but Grimes has been all but neglected. I think I've been there 2-3 times and maybe filled up on gas there once. Other than that, no clue.

[brian75]

No Granger has the hot and cold water tower. The corn patch is still open.

[Cyclonefan]

yeah, try the corn patches soup and cheesburgers. A rookies sports bar and grill is here to along with a new bar near I-80 and a new restaurant acroos the street form the kum adn go and the Grimes sweet corn lady in the old house. There many fast food to like the new Quiznos in the kum and GO

[Ingersoll1978]

This probably belongs here too...

Yet another Starbucks is coming to the metro...

Joanne Boeckman (Register) stated that another location is going up at 111th Avenue and Hickman Road in Clive, across from Living History Farms. It will have a drive up window.

I wonder if this is a part of the commercial space being added on the property of the Clive Hotel?

[Cyclonefan]

now all they need is one in grimes and they'll have them in about every city in the metro.

[4th&Court]

I don't mind the Starbucks at all, but like I said in another thread, I think we might be about saturated with coffee joints at this point. How many gourmet coffee vendors can survive in any given neighborhood at once?

[Better Life dude]

If you walk around almost any large, urban city center with pedestrian traffic (downtown Chicago on the loop, Uptown in Minneapolis, downtown Boston, etc.) you'll see a coffee shop on just about every corner - with a competitor on the opposite corner. Like Warren Buffet said (I'm paraphrasing), You need to find a product that is addictive, can be sold to anyone and can be made for pennies and sold for dollars - then you've got a helluva product!!! That is what coffee drinks are. Des Moines has not reached the saturation point for coffee houses. But of course, I'm addicted to the stuff too. So I'm biased

[4th&Court]

Well, there's the alternate view. You may be right, but only time will really tell. Let's see where we are in about 5-10 years with these things.

[Brady]

I don't mind the Starbucks at all, but like I said in another thread, I think we might be about saturated with coffee joints at this point. How many gourmet coffee vendors can survive in any given neighborhood at once?

I guess there's 2 different viewpoints on market saturation. one, ofcourse, is the strictly business standpoint - what can sustain w/ competition? and then there's the other view, which i hold, aesthetic/necessity saturation. in my view if there is a coffee shop every block or so in the urban core of a city, i don't think that is necesarrily aesthetic saturation -- however if they are all starbucks or a chain that is all the same / appears the same -- then that is way over saturated in my view.

for other business -- such as cell phone dealers, it doesn't matter whether or not they are different brands. it bugs me how just about every strip mall (in cedar rapids at least) has one or 2 cell phone dealers, a hair cut place, some sort of quick service restaraunt, and (a lot of times) a few vacant suites. It's just not necesarry and it's unfortunate most development is driven soley on making money and not necesarrily improving the community. If there is a cell phone dealer within a mile of my home or workplace, then one a few blocks away is not necesarry. i think you guys can get my point..

[Cyclonefan]

The all new Dallas Center-Grimes High School football stadium will open soon for the first Mustang home game, September 1, against Creston. The stadium has 2,200 home seats and 900 visitor seats. The track around it was accidently ordered as olympic terf, so i think i heard it is one of the best in the state. but i don't know for sure. So GOOD LUCK MUSTANGS on your first game and the rest of the season!!

[Ingersoll1978]

The all new Dallas Center-Grimes High School football stadium will open soon for the first Mustang home game, September 1, against Creston. The stadium has 2,200 home seats and 900 visitor seats. The track around it was accidently ordered as olympic terf, so i think i heard it is one of the best in the state. but i don't know for sure. So GOOD LUCK MUSTANGS on your first game and the rest of the season!!

Get some pics of it and post them.

[brian75]

Also it will be nice that Dallas Center Grimes can hold their own track meets instead of having them at Urbandale’s track.

[Cyclonefan]

last year, the track meets were at DC-G.

ill get pictures up soon!

[Cyclonefan]

the conservation community in grimes is half way done or so on their first plat.

here's there website, ill get pictures

http://www.conservationliving.com/new-h ... south.html