Bettendorf Independent Living is a 103-unit independent living community in Bettendorf, Iowa, featuring amenities including an indoor pool, club room, bistro, golf simulator, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. The community offers active adults a vibrant, maintenance-free lifestyle in one of the Quad Cities’ most desirable markets.
Renewal Falls
Renewal Falls is a 170-bed behavioral health facility in Cedar Falls, Iowa, offering detox and inpatient addiction treatment in a purpose-built, patient-centered environment. The project is part of Nelson’s expanding behavioral health portfolio in Iowa.
Aura Independent Living
Aura Independent Living is a 111-unit independent living community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, featuring premium amenities including an indoor pool, club room, bistro, golf simulator, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. The community is designed for active adults seeking a maintenance-free lifestyle with resort-style programming and abundant social opportunities.
418 E Grand
418 E Grand is a 132-unit apartment development in the heart of Des Moines’ East Village, featuring 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space designed to activate one of the city’s most vibrant urban corridors. Developed by Nelson and designed by BNIM, the project brings contemporary market-rate housing to one of Des Moines’ most sought-after neighborhoods.
Lenexa Senior Living
Lenexa Senior Living is a 130-unit assisted living and memory care community in Lenexa, Kansas, offering premium unit sizes and finishes alongside a flexible living option that allows residents to live independently while selecting services à la carte. The development marks Nelson’s entry into the Kansas senior living market and reflects the growing regional demand for high-quality senior housing.
CopperWood Senior Living
CopperWood Senior Living is a 126-unit assisted living and memory care community in Ankeny’s Prairie Trail district, offering premium unit sizes, high-end finishes, and a flexible Carefree Living option that allows residents to select services à la carte. The community is situated in one of the metro’s most active mixed-use districts, with convenient access to dining, retail, and entertainment.
FeatherStone Senior Living
FeatherStone Senior Living is a 120-unit assisted living and memory care community in Iowa City, Iowa, adjacent to Hickory Hill Park on the northeast side of the city. As part of the development, Nelson made a 38-acre land donation to the City of Iowa City—the largest land donation in the park’s history—ensuring that residents have access to nature and open space preserved in perpetuity.
Home2 Suites Drake
Home2 Suites Drake is a five-story, 86,300 square foot all-suite hotel adjacent to Drake University in Des Moines, with full kitchenettes in every room and amenities including a saline pool, fitness room, meeting space, and two outdoor seating areas with fire pits and grills. Street-level retail and restaurant space make the hotel a lively addition to the Drake neighborhood.
Canary Lofts
Canary Lofts is a 135-unit apartment community with ground-level retail in Des Moines’ Drake neighborhood, situated directly across from Drake University’s campus. The ground-up development brings contemporary urban housing to one of Des Moines’ most established and walkable neighborhoods.
Rowat Lofts
Rowat Lofts is a 162-unit ground-up apartment community in Des Moines’ East Village, offering a mix of micro, studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom homes with premium finishes and amenities in one of the city’s most walkable and vibrant neighborhoods. The project is designed to meet the strong demand for urban living in the East Village, surrounded by a diverse mix of retail, restaurants, recreation, and civic destinations.