A $35M Investment in Placemaking
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Christensen Development has purchased properties in the Newton Legacy Plaza Campus and plans to convert four historic buildings into a boutique hotel and market-rate apartments, Des Moines Area Community College announced.
The purchase moves forward an ambitious plan to transform the former corporate campus of Maytag, a manufacturing company that for more than a century built washing machines and dryers in Newton, into a vibrant area filled with businesses, residences and visitors.
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