Welcome to The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand! We are property owners, business owners, professionals, merchants, neighbors, and citizens working together to improve, engage, and promote this historic area on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa.
Our main goal is to improve the infrastructure, streetscape, public art, and urban planning. This work has resulted in the establishment of an urban renewal area providing tax incremental financing (TIF) opportunities for further improvements. A Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) has been established for maintenance, capital improvement, marketing and promotion, and the economic development of the area. The SSMID is 501(c)6 non-profit organization guided by a board tasked with providing fiscal oversight, as well as economic development and capital improvement direction.
You can contact The Avenues via email a director@theavenuesdsm.com.
The Avenues—Ingersoll & Grand Restoration is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that establishes annual strategic goals with a dedicated board and committees to support these goals, focused on marketing and promotion of the district, public art initiatives, and events that attract people to this unique area in the historical heart of Des Moines.
