Auction Information
Online Bidding SiteTract 1: 138.99 Acres, Polk County, Iowa
Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 5th for the sale of 221.53 total acres m/l (Ellen B. Beukema Trust) located immediately west of Mitchellville, Iowa, and just east of the Altoona, Iowa city limits. The property will be offered via a One Chance Sealed-Bid Auction as two tracts or combination. Bids are due on or before 5:00 PM on November 5th in Clive, Iowa.
Located within the growing eastern Des Moines Metro, these high-quality farmland tracts lie just outside the city limits but in the path of development between Altoona and Mitchellville. The eastern Des Moines Metro has recruited several high profile economic development projects in the last few years, including but not limited to the Facebook data center project, the Amazon distribution center, a retail shopping center called Outlets of Des Moines at Prairie Crossing, approximately 250,000 sq. ft. of flex/warehouse developme...
Located within the growing eastern Des Moines Metro, these high-quality farmland tracts lie just outside the city limits but in the path of development between Altoona and Mitchellville. The eastern Des Moines Metro has recruited several high profile economic development projects in the last few years, including but not limited to the Facebook data center project, the Amazon distribution center, a retail shopping center called Outlets of Des Moines at Prairie Crossing, approximately 250,000 sq. ft. of flex/warehouse development, and the development of a new industrial park. Over the last two years, the general area has benefitted from over $550 Million of commercial permits and over 460 residential building permits. These farmland tracts would make for a great long-term investment as the area develops or for several potential executive building site locations along paved road NE 58th Avenue that overlook the scenic rolling hills of Polk County. Utilities are available with a 2.5" inch rural water line that runs along the south side of NE 58th Avenue provided by Des Moines Water Works and electric service provided by MidAmerican Energy. *Interested parties should contact Des Moines Water Works to confirm capacity for future building sites*
The property consists of high producing soils for row crop production, hay or alfalfa stands, and pasture with well-maintained fences. The entire farm has an estimated 192.04 FSA tillable acres (CSR2 of 84.2) that are leased for the 2020 crop year but will be available for the 2021 crop year. This property's southern boundary is immediately adjacent to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad.
Tract 1: 138.99 acres m/l with an estimated 136.56 FSA cropland acres carrying a CSR2 value of 84. The primary soil types include top-producing Clarion loam and Nicollet loam. **The total acres for this tract are subject to change prior to the day of the Auction as a single-family home and acreage site are in the process of being surveyed. House and acreage site will include 10 NET acres.**
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From Des Moines Metro: Travel on Interstate 80 to Exit 149 for Mitchellville, Iowa. Turn right (south) onto NE 112th St / Cotton Avenue for approximately 0.8 miles and turn right (west) onto NE 58th Avenue. Continue for approximately 0.9 miles and both tracts will be located on the south side of the road designated with a Peoples Company sign on each tract.
From Mitchellville, Iowa: Travel west out of town for approximately one mile on Mill Street SW, which becomes NE 58th Avenue. Tracts 1 and 2 will be located on the south side of the blacktop road.