Live your element at Carbon 550 - luxury apartment living in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Our spacious, loft-style units are a short walk from everything the city has to offer: the vibrant East Village, cultural excitement, trendy restaurants, Court Ave nightlife, and boutique shopping. With a clean, modern, industrial-style design sensibility, our 1- and 2-bedroom apartments are sure to exceed your expectations.
Check current availability, compare floor plans side-by-side, and start your rental application online today! Thanks to our central location near the downtown skywalk, I-235, Highway 69, and DART public transportation, the Carbon 550 apartments allow for easy commutes to many leading employers throughout the Metro area and universities, including Des Moines University (DMU).
Check current availability, compare floor plans side-by-side, and start your rental application online today! Thanks to our central location near the downtown skywalk, I-235, Highway 69, and DART public transportation, the Carbon 550 apartments allow for easy commutes to many leading employers throughout the Metro area and universities, including Des Moines University (DMU).
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Explore a variety of 1- and 2-bedroom layouts designed to exceed your expectations. Each unit has thoughtfully designed, spacious floor plans, luxury fixtures and finishes, large windows and high ceilings. Select units feature a private patio. Contact our leasing office for specific downtown Des Moines apartment unit availability and schedule a tour today!
Find the perfect 2- bedroomapartments near Court Ave and the Civic Center Historic District in Des Moines Metro Area at Carbon 550. Located just minutes away from the Principal River Walk, Des Moines University, and the East Village, our apartments are adjacent to everything and anywhere in downtown Des Moines.
Explore a variety of available 1- and 2- bedroom apartments, compared floor plans, and start your rental application online. Our luxury apartments in Downtown Des Moines give you access to the best of the region's neighborhoods. Just minutes from Sherman Hill and the Court District, you can enjoy rich architecture and history, the vitality of many small businesses and shops, and the cultural heartbeat of the city from Broadway to Baseball.
Located near all the action of downtown Des Moines, the Carbon 550 apartment community is part of the thriving Historic Court Avenue District full of social, cultural, and recreational benefits. Balance convenience and fun as you stroll Court Avenue's diverse restaurants and shops or explore the pedestrian-friendly Principal Riverwalk and Meredith Trail.
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Sarah Chitwood Perlman
Nov 13, 2021
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As a cleaner who worked for the woman who runs this, I am telling you to never, ever come here. The woman way, way, way underpays and constantly complains about the work, whether she has great cleaners, or ok ones. She does not provide gloves, so we use the same hand surfaces to clean the toilets as we use to clean the counters and sinks, and be cause there is no time to wash handsthe work, ab
Thomas Maharis
Jul 01, 2021
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Pros: Close to the YMCA gym. Maintenance man responds to issues in apartment within 24 hours.
Cons: poor management company with extremely slow response time to issues. Garage door is broken EVERY month for days at a time. First floor is a daily rental hotel type situation which results in a constant flux of random people in the building. These people have set off the fire alarm/sprinkler system in the middle of the night, leave beer cans in the hallway, and generally have no respect for the renting tenants. The package concierge machine is broken so mail sits unsecured in the hallways. Building
Cons: poor management company with extremely slow response time to issues. Garage door is broken EVERY month for days at a time. First floor is a daily rental hotel type situation which results in a constant flux of random people in the building. These people have set off the fire alarm/sprinkler system in the middle of the night, leave beer cans in the hallway, and generally have no respect for the renting tenants. The package concierge machine is broken so mail sits unsecured in the hallways. Building
Tracey R.
Apr 25, 2021
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Location is great. Pictures look nice. Do not commit until you have been to the building in person. Floor shakes as the city bus and drag racers drive by. You can hear your neighbors normal conversations and everything else. Dogs bark when people enter the halls. The aromas in the hallways are not pleasant. We had little control over the temperatures in the apartment. Even with furnace off it was 70 degrees, could not control the fan, turns on to help circulate the air. Looks so much better than it is. Be careful!
Keith Wilson
Mar 20, 2021
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Brittany Tucker
Dec 20, 2020
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New management through Newbury Living is unprofessional, and unwilling to resolve issues being brought to their attention. Would not recommend. Walls are thin, you can hear everything in this building that is less than 2 years old- I’ve lived in many apartments and have not had this big of a problem with noise. P.S. definitely don’t pick the apartment next to the community room.
Watchung Info
Nov 16, 2020
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Anbu Squad
Oct 20, 2020
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Brian Mills
Jul 19, 2020
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Josh E.
Jul 28, 2019
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