As Hy-Vee expands nationally, Beaverdale residents question future of Des Moines site

• The grocer paid at least $3 million to assemble six acres, according to records from the Polk County Assessor.
• Businesses like Porky's Diner permanently closed and their buildings were demolished.

Yes, but: A plan to build a store there was on hold until a cell tower could be removed, the Register reported in 2017.

• Those tower contracts were set to expire in 2019.

State of play: Four years later, there were no updates on the site, Hy-Vee spokesperson Tina Potthoff told Axios in October.

• This week, Potthoff said there were still no updates.
• DSM's interactive development website does not list active permits for the store.

The intrigue: Fareway opened a new Beaverdale store in 2022 that's a mile away from the site.

• The neighborhood also has a Price Chopper.