
Kum & Go's store at 2211 University Avenue in DSM closed last year. Photo courtesy of the Polk County Assessor
A grocery store will be constructed at the former Kum & Go site at 22nd Street and University Avenue under a rezoning request approved last week by the Des Moines City Council.
Details: Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) is planning a three-story, $6.5 million project.
- The second and third floors will have 12 apartments each.
- Hilal Groceries, currently located about three blocks from the site, will move into the first floor, the Business Record reports.
What's next: Construction is expected to begin in the coming months and take about a year to complete.

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