Projects
FORT DES MOINES
This project is comprised of ten buildings of the historic Fort Des Moines on 13 acres of the original 640-acre fort. Built between 1903 and 1910, these barracks and stables have an important place in our nation’s history. They have been converted into 142 attainable housing units.
THE TEA ROOM
In Des Moines, The Younkers Tea Room is iconic. After the 2014 fire, many feared that it was forever gone. However when you step into The Tea Room today, the ceilings and pillars echo the grandeur of the 1920s with the same ornate and original design.
WILKINS
This mixed-use project includes ground floor retail and commercial space opening onto the newly renovated Walnut Street. The second through fifth floors consist of 60 one and two bedroom apartments. The fully restored Tea Room is on the sixth floor and is available for private events.
MARKET ONE
The Market One project is an adaptive reuse of the Advance Rumley building into 40,668 square feet of commercial space in Des Moines. The project has achieved LEED Platinum certification, as well as a first-place ASHRAE National Technology Award in 2018.
CLEMENS
The Clemens building, located in Des Moines, is designed as a mixed-use project with restaurant space on the first floor and high-end, private apartments on the remaining floors. The unit mix includes one and two-bedroom units. Several units are designed to be two-story, townhouse style.
301 MAIN
The former Sheldon Munn Hotel has anchored the center of the downtown district of Ames, Iowa for nearly a century. The main level now consists of a series of small commercial spaces, and the upper three floors have been converted into 56 apartments.
ONE UNIVERSITY PLACE
One University Place is new construction developed on the site of the former St. Andrew’s Episcopal Parish in Iowa City. Located four blocks from Kinnick Stadium and the University of Iowa Hospital, One University Place provides luxury living in the heart of University Heights.
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INNERVISIONS
Blackbird is always looking for opportunities to help the community and InnerVisions is a prime example. Blackbird gave an in-kind donation by lending their time and management for designing a new women’s healthcare clinic in south Des Moines.