Get inside this charming 2 Bed / 1 Bath ranch style home located near Merle Hay Mall. This entire home has been updated from top to bottom, inside and out including a new sewer line, roof, siding, gutters, window wrappings, front porch and an unfinished basement waiting for your final touches. ALL appliances including washer and dryer stay. This home is in a prime location near everything Des Moines has to offer. Get inside it today, it won't last long!
Single-familyProperty Type
1947Year Built
7,810 sq ftLot Size
$226Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Char Klisares• RE/MAX Concepts
Bought with Jeff Davis• Iowa Realty Mills Crossing
Welcome to this charming, ranch-style home, located in the heart of Des Moines, minutes to anywhere in the metro. The original oak floors flow throughout the living and dinning area, providing the perfect open space for entertaining. The large windows provide an abundance of natural light throughout. The functional, updated kitchen has everything you need, including appliances! Modern ceramic tile finishes give this home a touch of elegance that is hard to find at this price point.
DMMLS #422012
Feb 13, 2014
Sold
$95,500
$96/sq ft
Jul 22, 2013
Listed
$104,900
$105/sq ft
+2
The first 15 days on the market are reserved for Owner Occupied Buyers. This property needs very little to make it a very nice home. There is a large deck over looking the rear yard fenced on three sides. The living & dining rooms have HdWd flooring. The unfinished basement could easily become a family/game room and leave lots of room for storage. The kitchen and bath have been updated. This is a nice neighborhood to raise your kids. Don't wait too long to see this one.
Public Records
Oct 24, 2007
Sold
$119,500
$120/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 1, 2005
Sold
$111,000
$111/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,868 (+2.1%)
$60,500 + $150,900
$211,400
2024
$3,790 (+11.5%)
$54,400 + $138,300
$192,700
2023
$3,400 (+0.8%)
$54,400 + $138,300
$192,700
2022
$3,372 (+6.2%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2021
$3,174 (−3.6%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2020
$3,292 (+5.7%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2019
$3,114 (+1.2%)
$40,900 + $94,900
$135,800
2018
$3,078 (+7.5%)
$40,900 + $94,900
$135,800
2017
$2,864 (+0.6%)
$36,900 + $87,500
$124,400
2016
$2,846 (+6.9%)
$33,400 + $81,000
$114,400
2013
$2,662
$30,900 + $76,200
$107,100
Tax history for 2209 56th St
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,868 (+2.1%)
$60,500 + $150,900
$211,400
2024
$3,790 (+11.5%)
$54,400 + $138,300
$192,700
2023
$3,400 (+0.8%)
$54,400 + $138,300
$192,700
2022
$3,372 (+6.2%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2021
$3,174 (−3.6%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2020
$3,292 (+5.7%)
$46,400 + $106,700
$153,100
2019
$3,114 (+1.2%)
$40,900 + $94,900
$135,800
2018
$3,078 (+7.5%)
$40,900 + $94,900
$135,800
2017
$2,864 (+0.6%)
$36,900 + $87,500
$124,400
2016
$2,846 (+6.9%)
$33,400 + $81,000
$114,400
2013
$2,662
$30,900 + $76,200
$107,100
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
2
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
55 ft.
Lot depth
142 ft.
Lot size
7,810 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
996
Year built
1947
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Polk County
APN
10001567000000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 10, 2026.
N3B
Neighborhood District
N3b is intended to preserve the scale and character of residential neighborhoods developed predominantly during the 1950s through 1970s typically in the ranch, split-level, or cottage style pursuant to House B building type in section 135-2.14 of this code and House C in section 135- 2.15 of this code.