Getting Around the South Side

Daily routes from the community at our Des Moines, IA apartments quickly reach work, errands, and recreation.
 

Nearby Employers

Downtown, about 5 miles north, holds the headquarters of Principal Financial Group on High Street and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Grand Avenue. UnityPoint Health Iowa Methodist Medical Center and MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center are each about a 13-minute drive. Closer by, the retailers and businesses along SE 14th Street, including Target and Hy-Vee at Southridge, add jobs a few minutes from home.
 

Shopping and Local Services

Southridge Mall is roughly 0.7 miles away, with Target, Hy-Vee, and a pharmacy on site. Army Post Plaza sits directly north of the mall, and Southridge Square is about 0.9 miles out.
 

Parks and Recreation

Blank Park Zoo is about 2 miles away on SW 9th Street. Easter Lake Park, roughly 3.8 miles out, surrounds a 165-acre lake with a 4-mile paved trail. Closer to downtown, Gray's Lake Park circles its lake with a 1.9-mile trail.
 

Roads and Airport

From SE 5th Street, Army Post Road leads east to SE 14th Street, which carries US 69 north toward downtown Des Moines. Des Moines International Airport is about 4.8 miles away, roughly a 12-minute drive.

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