River Bend Association, Inc.

River Bend Association, Inc.

The Best Kept Secret In Des Moines

River Bend lies between University and the river, 2nd Avenue to 9th Street.
The area's central location offers its residents a wealth of opportunity.
Look at what we enjoy:
*Close proximity to beautiful downtown Des Moines including the Civic Center, the Convention Center,Veteran's Auditorium, the Library, the YWCA, the YMCA, Iowa Cubs Baseball,shopping, health clubs, Court Avenue,night clubs, restaurants and more.
*Recreational areas to the north and the east featuring parks along the Des Moines River with playgrounds, picnic areas, a new swimming pool, tennis courts, ball diamonds, jogging and bike trails, a marina and boating.
*Educational opportunities such as Grand View to the northeast, Drake University to the west, Des Moines Area Community College Urban Campus to the south. And for the children, a child development preschool, a head start program, Moulton Elementary and North High School.
*Housing. Whatever your housing needs, River Bend has the home for you. Many beautiful older homes are available for restoration, many have already been restored. Lots are also available for you to build your dream house.
*Medical care is just minutes away. Mercy and Iowa Methodist medical centers are to the south, Iowa Lutheran and Metropolitan Medical Center are to the east, Broadlawns and Veterans hospitals are to the west.
*Easy access to the MacVicar Freeway and downtown Des Moines.
*Public transportation. Two bus routes provide service to north and west shopping centers as well as downtown.
*Many new homes have cropped up with features that help them blend in with the historic features of the neighborhood.
*We have a Neighborhood Based Service Delivery team to help work out problems in the area. This team is made up of a Police Sergeant, a City Inspector, A Public Works person and a Fire Inspector. A major plus for River Bend!

About our association

About The River Bend Association

The River Bend Association was organized in 1986 when a group of neighbors met to discuss the area's needs.
The group arranged a meeting with the City manager, the chief of police and a number of city department heads joining the approximately 75 neighbors that attended.
River Bend is committed to improving our neighborhood. Accomplishments include:
*Making a pictorial survey of the neighborhood.
*Surveying the area and assessing the condition of vacant lots and properties.
*Identifying ownership of vacant lots and abandoned properties.
*Lobbying City officials for the demolition of abandoned and hazardous properties in the area.
*Lobbying City officials to crack down on area prostitution.
*Providing leadership in cleaning litter-strewn and weed infested lots during the city's SCRUB clean-up efforts.
A bit of work remains to be done. You are invited to become a member of the association.
Membership dues are $10 per year per person. Area residents are encouraged to join the association and become voting members. This allows the neighborhood and the association to benefit from your ideas, gifts, talents and energies.
River Bend meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in Salvation Army building located at the corner of 6th and Forest.