308 & 312 Court Ave · Court Avenue District · Downtown Des Moines
Downtown Des Moines, and you don't have to drive to any of it
Court & Marketplace is two buildings on Court Avenue, in the middle of the district that gave downtown its name. The Downtown Des Moines Farmers’ Market sets up outside every Saturday, May through October. Restaurants and bars are on the same block. One- and two-bedroom homes, priced like a practical choice — not a luxury one.
Why here
The practical case for Court Avenue
Walk to Saturday morning
The Downtown Des Moines Farmers’ Market runs right on Court Avenue every Saturday, May through October. You don’t drive to it. You walk downstairs.
The district, not near it
Restaurants, bars, and Principal Park are on the same handful of blocks. Nothing about living here requires a car.
Two buildings, one leasing team
Court Avenue Lofts and Market Place Lofts sit across Court Ave from each other — more homes to choose from, one team to call about either one.
Priced like the practical option
A fitness center, a business center, and bulk internet included. Real amenities, without the markup of the buildings marketing themselves as luxury.
The two buildings
Two addresses, one Court Avenue
Court Avenue Lofts and Market Place Lofts are marketed and managed together — same leasing team, same standards, one street. Whichever one has the right home open is the right answer.
308 Court Ave
One- and two-bedroom homes on the west end of Court Avenue, inside the district’s original brick and timber character.
312 Court Ave
One- and two-bedroom homes on the block anchored by the Farmers’ Market itself, with restaurants at street level.
Location
In the middle of it, on purpose
Court Avenue is downtown Des Moines’ original entertainment district — restaurants, bars, and the Downtown Des Moines Farmers’ Market, all inside a few walkable blocks. Principal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs, is a short walk south. You’re not near downtown here. You’re in it.
The homes
One and two bedrooms, priced to be a real option
Full kitchens, in-unit washer and dryer in most homes, and exposed brick or ductwork in select units — the character of the district without the price tag of a “luxury loft.” Bulk internet is included with rent, and every home is pet friendly.
Come see it in person
Photos don’t capture what Saturday morning on Court Avenue sounds like. Tours run about twenty minutes, at either building.