City Square Lofts

📍 240 E Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309

📋 Property Overview

Set in East Village, Des Moines, Iowa, this home has 1 ba. Interior space is 700 sq ft. Rents run from $885 to $2,075 a month. Inside, the home includes air conditioning, refrigerator, microwave and patio / balcony. The building offers elevator, dogs allowed, volleyball court and gym. Pets are allowed (dogs and cats), with pet rent of $60. Parking is available: covered parking. The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available now. With a Walk Score of 83, most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 57. Rent sits 23% below the area median ($1,150).

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score83/100

  Very Walkable

• Transit Score57/100

  Good Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Units available

5 units

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• B7 - Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now
• C2 - Loft3 bd · 4 baNone available right now
• S1Studio · 1 baNone available right now
• B13 - Loft2 bd · 2 baNone available right now
• B15 - Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now
• A21 bd · 1 baNone available right now
• S3Studio · 1 baNone available right now
• B10 - Loft2 bd · 2.5 baNone available right now
• B11 - Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now
• B12- Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now
• B14 - Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now
• B16 - Loft2 bd · 3 baNone available right now

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Iowa renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 200,819 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 3x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

Pet rent

$60

One-time pet fee

$425

Limit

2 pets

Restrictions

All pets must be 12 months or older. All pets must be spayed and neutered.

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• In unit laundry
• Patio / balcony
• Granite counters
• Dishwasher
• 24hr maintenance
• Air conditioning
• Carpet
• Ceiling fan
• Garbage disposal
• Microwave
• Refrigerator
• Walk in closets
• Clubhouse
• Courtyard
• Elevator
• Gym
• Parking
• E-payments
• Bbq/grill
• Bike storage
• Media room
• Pickleball
• Trash valet
• Volleyball court
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• Dog park
• Online portal
• Walking trail
• 1815 sq ft
• 757 sq ft
• 700 sq ft
• 705 sq ft
• 1473 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

83 · Very Walkable

Transit Score

57 · Good Transit

🚗 Parking

• Covered parking

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Walnut Street School · PK-52/10 · 0.8 mi
• Carver Elementary School · K-52/10 · 0.8 mi
• East High School · 9-121/10 · 1.0 mi
• Mckinley Elementary School · PK-52/10 · 1.1 mi
• Capitol View Elementary School · PK-52/10 · 1.2 mi
• Hiatt Middle School · 6-83/10 · 1.2 mi
• Edmunds Fine Arts Academy · PK-54/10 · 1.3 mi
• Downtown School · K-68/10 · 1.4 mi
• Moulton Elementary School · PK-51/10 · 1.5 mi
• Lincoln High School · 9-121/10 · 1.9 mi

🏡 Floor Plans

113

1,815 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 6, 2026

$2,075

408

757 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$1,045

401

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 2, 2026

$900

616

705 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 4, 2026

$885

526

1,473 sq ft · 12 mo

Sep 21, 2026

$1,735