Des Moines, IA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 154 listings of Des Moines commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

2100 Dixon Street

2100 Dixon Street, Fairmont Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

29,400 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,356 SF
Year Built

1998
For Lease

$8.00/SF/YR
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3310 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy

3310 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Prospect Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand

0.97 Acre
For Sale

$295,770
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Towers Building

206 8th St, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

188,769 SF
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Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy

Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Sherman Hill, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand

1.55 Acre
For Sale

$215,000
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3400 E 25th St

3400 E 25th St, Fairmont Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

1,018 SF
Year Built

1978
For Sale

$500,000
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The CC

216 Court Ave, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

35,112 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

24,693 SF
Year Built

2000
For Lease

$21.00 - $29.00/SF/YR
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1540 High Street

1540 High Street, Sherman Hill, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

1,532 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,532 SF
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
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1641 E Euclid Ave

1641 E Euclid Ave, Highland Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

20,550 SF
Availability

1 Space

20,550 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$6.00/SF/YR
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604 Locust Street

604 Locust Street, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

153,932 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

10,416 SF
Year Built

2017
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106 East 6th Street

106 East 6th Street, Historic East Village, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

49,851 SF
Year Built

2006
For Sale

$5,950,000
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4376 E 50th St

4376 E 50th St, North Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

15,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

15,000 SF
Year Built

2022
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
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1235-1401 Thomas Beck Road

1401 Thomas Beck Road, Grays Lake, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

187,232 SF
Availability

1 Space

109,000 SF
Year Built

1955
For Lease

$4.00/SF/YR
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1515 Linden Street

1515 Linden Street, Sherman Hill, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

1,720 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,720 SF
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
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SE 14th Walmart Outlot For Sale

4807 SE 14th Street, Easter Lake Area, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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505 Sheridan Ave

505 Sheridan Ave, Highland Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

12,449 SF
For Sale

$1,350,000
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2500 HWY 6 EAST

2500 HWY 6 EAST, Douglas Acres, Iowa City, IA
Property

Industrial

341,491 SF
Availability

1 Space

23,973 SF
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4418 Douglas Ave

4418 Douglas Ave, Beaverdale, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

2,437 SF
Year Built

1952
For Sale

$160,000
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1533 Linden Street

1533 Linden Street, Sherman Hill, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

3,176 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,700 SF
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
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3127 SW 61st St

3127 SW 61st St, Southwestern Hills, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

28,666 SF
Availability

1 Space

28,666 SF
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E Douglas Ave

E Douglas Ave, Sheridan Gardens, Pleasant Hill, IA
Property

VacantLand

167 Acre
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3011 Ingersoll Ave

3011 Ingersoll Ave, Woodland Heights, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

1,728 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,728 SF
Year Built

1907
For Lease

$20.00/SF/YR
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2212 Ingersoll Ave

2212 Ingersoll Ave, Woodland Heights, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

4,162 SF
Year Built

1950
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107 E 6th St

107 E 6th St, Historic East Village, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand

1.05 Acre
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207 9th St

207 9th St , Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

53,868 SF
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516 3rd Street

516 3rd St, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

9,560 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,387 SF
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2833 Douglas Ave

2833 Douglas Ave, Lower Beaver, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

10,013 SF
Availability

1 Space

10,013 SF
Year Built

1992
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1658 E Euclid

1658 E Euclid , Douglas Acres, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

57,974 SF
Availability

1 Space

21,420 SF
Year Built

1968
For Lease

$6.25/SF/YR
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2517 Hubbell Ave

2517 Hubbell Ave, Fairmont Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

3,881 SF
Year Built

1982
For Sale

$700,000
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District @ 6th

201 SE 6th Street, Historic East Village, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

2,639 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,639 SF
Year Built

2020
For Lease

$14.00/SF/YR
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2831 Douglas Ave

2831 Douglas Ave, Lower Beaver, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

902 SF
Year Built

1992
For Sale

$330,000
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The Des Moines Building

405 6th St, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

18,663 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

13,755 SF
Year Built

1946
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190 SE 34th St

190 SE 34th St, Laurel Hill, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

22,668 SF
Year Built

1966
For Sale

$985,000
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615 3rd Street

615 3rd Street, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

54,559 SF
Year Built

1967
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The Plaza

300 East Walnut Street, Historic East Village, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

22,928 SF
For Sale

$59/SF
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1698 Keosauqua Way

1698 Keosauqua Way, Cheatom Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$60,000
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3706 Ingersoll Avenue

3706 Ingersoll Avenue, North of Grand, Des Moines, IA
Property

Office

2,000 SF
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601 SW 9th Street

601 SW 9th Street, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

51,685 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,344 SF
Year Built

1979
For Lease

$5.95/SF/YR
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100 East Euclid Avenue

100 East Euclid Avenue, Highland Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

199,938 SF
Availability

9 Spaces

37,222 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease

$8.00 - $20.83/SF/YR
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1111 East 14th Street

1111 East 14th Street, Capitol Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

11,050 SF
Availability

1 Space

11,050 SF
For Lease

$25.00 - $27.00/SF/YR
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4703 Valdez Dr

4703 Valdez Dr, Meredith, Des Moines, IA
Property

Multi-Family

3,055 SF
Year Built

1968
For Sale

$599,900
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3915 E. 14th Street

3915 E. 14th Street, Highland Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

2,845 SF
For Sale

$725,000
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635 New York Avenue

635 New York Avenue , Oak Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

14,868 SF
Availability

1 Space

14,868 SF
Year Built

1969
For Lease

$6.25/SF/YR
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1603 Euclid Avenue

1603 Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

12,548 SF
Year Built

1964
For Sale

$875,000
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Court Avenue Business Suites
Court Avenue Business Suites
309 Court Avenue Suite 200, Des Moines, IA
Amenities

Catering

Notary/Legal services
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805 SE 14th Ct

805 SE 14th Ct, Eastern Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Industrial

2,128 SF
Year Built

1995
For Sale

$465,000
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1021 SE 14th Street

1021 SE 14th Street, Eastern Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$395,000
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Southport Plaza

6205 Southeast 14th Street, Easter Lake Area, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

5,250 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,250 SF
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SW 11th & Martin Luther King Jr Parkway

SW 11th & Martin Luther King Jr Parkway, Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

2,296 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,296 SF
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
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Prairie Crossing Space

Hubbell Avenue & Bass Pro Drive, Sheridan Gardens, Des Moines, IA
Property

Retail

381,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

100,000 SF
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6307 Hickman Rd

6307 Hickman Rd, Merle Hay, Urbandale, IA
Property

Office

2,880 SF
Year Built

2000
For Sale

$275,000
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Des Moines commercial real estate market incorporates 4,803,598 square feet of office space across 68 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Des Moines commercial real estate market includes 952,937 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Des Moines market, there is a total of 2,153,584 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Des Moines incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Des Moines is represented by Office space, which accounts for 1,123,073 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Des Moines adds up to 574,143 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Des Moines are in the Office category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Des Moines is $10.64 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Des Moines can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $25.08 per square foot, industrial space in Des Moines saw average rents of $6.62 per square foot.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Des Moines, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Des Moines is in the Downtown Des Moines neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Des Moines area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Downtown Des Moines submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Fairmont Park.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $17 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Des Moines was Retail space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $29,000,000 that is located at 1615 Locust Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Des Moines depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Des Moines, the average size of an office property is 76,248 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 35,294 square feet.
Industrial space in Des Moines is in buildings that are, on average 74,262 square feet in size.

Des Moines, IA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Des Moines currently add up to 2,533,791 square feet. The market offers 49 active office listing(s), which amount to 1,097,628 square feet and account for 54% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 301,411 square feet across 18 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Des Moines amount to 569,343 square feet across a total of 21 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	49	1,097,628
Retail	18	301,411
Industrial	21	569,343
Other	2	565,409

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Des Moines, IA. Currently, there is 1,191,670 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 21 office building(s) for sale , 11 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 9 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	21	647,861
Retail	11	63,596
Industrial	9	292,160
Other	25	188,053

Des Moines, IA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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