A saltwater pool anchors the back yard of this $1.65 million home in West Des Moines
Prepped and ready for a long summer entertaining guests and family, a turnkey five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom property is for sale in West Des Moines, designed with an impressive back yard and a saltwater pool calculated to make an impact.
Built with an equally attention-grabbing front façade and horseshoe-shaped driveway, Realtor Eena Gardner described the home’s quiet residential cul-de-sac setting as “very safe” for children and situated in the “coveted” Quail Park neighborhood, where houses infrequently hit the property market.
Listed at $1.65 million, the two-story, 3,523-square-foot home at 1608 S. 43rd St. adds an extra 1,300 square feet from a walk-out basement that connects to the rear patio. Downstairs, the layout has space for a home gym that can be quickly hidden away behind sliding doors, plus a full-size bedroom and bathroom, and a large open area with a wet bar that has successfully been used as a family media room.
The open plan kitchen is centered around an island workspace equipped with a gas burner stove, positioned next to a dining area and handy sliding doors that lead outside. Reached by a staircase in the two-story tall entryway, the upper-level primary bedroom is paired with a generously sized bathroom featuring a standalone-shower, raised bathtub, tiled flooring, and pearl white tones that parallel the sunlit color palette found throughout the property.
Gardner said previous owners steadily refreshed the home, built in 1994, through a series of careful updates that include special attention given to the back yard.
Warmly lit to generate the maximum effect, visitors can sit and socialize in front of a gas-powered fireplace, or enjoy the heated, saltwater, fiberglass pool, installed in 2021. The swimming pool is illuminated at night by two fire bowls and has been upgraded with a relaxing water-jet corner spa.
Gardner described the home’s central location as very convenient for access to Grand Avenue to the south, Raccoon River Park to the east, Quail Cove Park and Glen Oaks Country Club to the west, plus an easy drive to all the retail, dining and entertainment amenities of both the West Glen and Jordan Creek Town Center in the north.
Residency also provides entry to the well-regarded West Des Moines Community School District and the Jordan Creek Elementary School.
Noting that “it's really hard to find a home in that neighborhood,” Gardner explained the footprint was “a little over an acre,” creating “quite a distance from the neighbors.”
“It's a beautiful house, with so much natural light coming through,” she said.
The home is listed at $1,650,000 by Eena Gardner of RE/MAX Precision. Contact Gardner at 515-330-5710 for more information and a private showing.
Where: 1608 S. 43rd St., West Des Moines
Asking price: $1,650,000
Year built: 1994
Square footage: 3,523 square feet
Lot size: 1.08 acres
Richard Lane is a freelance writer for the Des Moines Register. If you have a home we should feature, reach out to Susan Stapleton at sstapleton@gannett.com.
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