Jun 5, 2024 - Politics

1 rendering to go: New city digs

Jason Clayworth,
Linh Ta

An rendering of new Des Moines City Council chambers. — Des Moines' new City Council chambers will have 150 seats with an adjacent room for overflow capacity. Rendering: OPN Architects, courtesy of the city of DSM

Des Moines' new City Council chambers will have 150 seats with an adjacent room for overflow capacity. Rendering: OPN Architects, courtesy of the city of DSM

Conceptual interior drawings of the upcoming T.M. Franklin Cownie City Administration Building were unveiled this week.

Catch up fast: The city is consolidating multiple offices, including those in City Hall, into a former Nationwide Building at 1200 Locust. St. in downtown.

DSM is seeking redevelopment requests for City Hall and the Argonne Armory building, which will close by 2026.

Photos of Des Moines City Hall. — Des Moines' current City Hall is a historic building that's been used for municipal space for more than a century. Screenshot: Courtesy of the city of DSM; Photo: Jason Clayworth/Axios

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1 rendering to go: New city digs

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