Plaza Building, Des Moines

Name: Plaza Building
Address: 300 Walnut Street, Des Moines, United States

#42 among attractions in Des Moines

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The Plaza Building, also known as The Plaza Condominiums, is a high-rise condominium building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building rises 25 floors and 340 feet in height. It is currently the 5th-tallest building in the city, but will soon be the 6th after the completion of the skyscraper, The Fifth which will only be a couple blocks away. Designed by the architectural firm of Stageberg Beyer Sachs, Inc. the building was completed in 1985. It is essentially a modernist building, but it exhibits elements of the Postmodern style. These are found in the light and dark colored banding at the base and the blue hipped and gabled roof. ()

Floors: 25Coordinates: 41°35'10"N, 93°37'17"W

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300 Walnut StreetDowntown Des MoinesDes Moines United States

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Plaza Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Principal Park, Wells Fargo Arena, HUB Tower, Younker Brothers Department Store.

0.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Principal Park, Des Moines
13 min walk • Principal Park, formerly Sec Taylor Stadium, is a minor league baseball stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is the home field of the International League's Iowa Cubs.
0.4 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
12 min walk • Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million.
~1120 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre
HUB Tower, Des Moines
6 min walk • The HUB Tower is a high-rise office building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building rises 25 floors and 325 feet in height. It is tied with the EMC Insurance Building for the title of the 6th-tallest building in the city.
~1440 ftW
Shopping, Department store
Younker Brothers Department Store, Des Moines
7 min walk • The Younker Brothers Department Store is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
0.9 miW
Nightlife, Music and shows, Theater
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
23 min walk • Hoyt Sherman Place, the home of Hoyt Sherman, was built in 1877 and is located in Des Moines, Iowa.
~1280 ftE
Bridge
Court Avenue Bridge, Des Moines
7 min walk • The Court Avenue Bridge is an historic structure located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988, and was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998 as a part of the Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS.
~820 ftSW
Tower
Polk County Courthouse, Des Moines
4 min walk • The Polk County Courthouse located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
~1370 ftE
Harbor
Principal Riverwalk, Des Moines
7 min walk • Principal Riverwalk is a recreational park district along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa. After eight years of work, it was completed in January 2013.
~850 ftNE
41°35'15"N • 93°37'8"W
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, Des Moines
5 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Office
~470 ftNE
Civic center, Theater, Concert hall
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines
3 min walk • The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in Des Moines, Iowa. It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events.
~580 ftN
Romanesque architecture
Homestead Building, Des Moines
3 min walk • The Homestead Building, also known as the Martin Hotel, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Smith & Gage, it was built in two stages. The eastern one-third was completed in 1893 and the western two-thirds was completed in 1905.

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Which popular attractions are close to Plaza Building?

Nearby attractions include Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines (3 min walk), Seth Richards Commercial Block, Des Moines (3 min walk), Homestead Building, Des Moines (3 min walk), United States Post Office, Des Moines (3 min walk).

How to get to Plaza Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Plaza Building:

Bus

6th Ave & Walnut St • Lines: 1, 15, 60 (5 min walk)
6th Ave & Locust St • Lines: 15, 60 (5 min walk)