Aventura at Greenway Crossing

Independent Assessment

Aventura carries some of the plainest age-restriction language available. Three independently sourced channels -- the aggregator 55places.com, the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce's own published profile of the development, and Hubbell's own promotional materials -- each state the same specific sentence: only adults 55-years-and-better live in the community. That is a materially more direct and legally suggestive form of language than generic 'active adult' or '55+ community' tagging, and it appears across sources with no financial stake in each other's wording, which is a meaningfully corroborating pattern. The specific recorded condominium declaration or bylaw language a title company would cite was not reviewed; the 55-years-and-better phrasing is marketing and chamber-profile copy, not a quoted covenant. Given the building is fully sold out, the practical question for a prospective buyer shifts from 'is this restricted' to 'how is that restriction verified and enforced at resale' -- a detail buyers should get directly from the condo association rather than assume from marketing copy.

Who May Find This Community Appealing

Aventura suits a buyer who wants a genuinely urban-adjacent, walkable West Des Moines location -- steps from Hawthorne Plaza and under a mile from Jordan Creek Town Center -- combined with one-level condo living inside a secure, gated building rather than a sprawling suburban subdivision. Its underground heated parking, golf simulator, workshop, and library point toward a buyer who wants indoor social and hobby space through Iowa's winters without the upkeep of a detached home, and who is comfortable buying into a smaller, already-established resale market rather than new construction.

Homes, Builders & Development History

Aventura at Greenway Crossing was developed by Hubbell Homes (part of the Hubbell Realty Company) at 9065 Bishop Drive in West Des Moines, and completed in 2020 as a three-story, 62-unit condominium building with secure, gated entry. Units range from 1,263 to 1,832 square feet across two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Hubbell has described Aventura as an early entry into what the company identified, through its own active-adult market research, as a growing demand among Iowa's 55-plus population for housing between a large maintenance-heavy single-family home and a retirement or assisted-living facility -- and the company subsequently developed a second 'Aventura'-branded 55+ community, Aventura at Holland Pointe in Norwalk, using a similar positioning.

Current Pricing & Market Positioning

At initial sale, Aventura's two-bedroom units were priced from roughly $270,555 to $400,625 and three-bedroom units from roughly $358,900 to $366,900. With the building now sold out, current resale pricing was not independently confirmed; buyers should request comparable recent sales from a local West Des Moines agent. Aventura's location -- a short walk to Hawthorne Plaza and under a mile from Jordan Creek Town Center, West Glen, and the Des Moines Golf and Country Club -- positions it toward the higher end of Des Moines-metro 55+ condo pricing relative to more exurban options.

New Construction vs. Resale Considerations

Aventura is fully built out and sold out; it is not treated as an active new-construction site. All current activity is resale, generally handled by individual unit owners through local agents rather than a builder sales office. Buyers should ask about the building's reserve fund status and any planned exterior or building-systems work given the building is now several years into occupancy.

Taxes, Insurance & Special Assessments

Homes at Aventura are subject to Polk County, Iowa property tax administration (West Des Moines straddles the Polk/Dallas county line, and this address falls within Polk County). Iowa fully exempts Social Security benefits from state income tax, and Iowa has been phasing in broader retirement-income tax relief in recent years; buyers should confirm current state tax treatment of any specific retirement income with a tax professional, since Iowa's rules have changed materially in recent tax years. Iowa Code Chapter 216 (the Iowa Civil Rights Act) governs housing discrimination on the basis of familial status statewide, with a specific exemption structure for qualifying 55-and-older and 62-and-older housing; how, or whether, that exemption structure was applied to Aventura's own condominium declaration was not independently verified. Nothing in the sources reviewed confirmed current property tax rates specific to this parcel or condo insurance costs; buyers should request both directly from the Polk County Assessor and the condo association.

Community Layout & Lifestyle

Aventura's single three-story building groups all 62 units around shared indoor amenity space rather than a sprawling campus, which makes it one of the more compact, low-maintenance 55+ options in the West Des Moines area. The golf simulator, woodworking shop, and arts/crafts and game room give residents indoor social options through Iowa winters, while the gazebo and private patios or balconies support outdoor use in the warmer months. Its Hawthorne Plaza-adjacent, Jordan Creek-area location means daily errands, dining, and shopping are walkable or a very short drive, a materially more urban-feeling setting than most detached-home 55+ subdivisions in the metro.

Shopping, Healthcare & Airport Access

Aventura sits at 9065 Bishop Drive in West Des Moines, on the West Des Moines/Waukee edge of the metro, roughly a block from Hawthorne Plaza's restaurants and retail and less than a mile from Jordan Creek Town Center, West Glen, and the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. The location gives residents easy access to nearby medical facilities and miles of paved walking and biking trails, along with straightforward access to I-80 for trips elsewhere in the metro. Specific drive times to downtown Des Moines or to hospital systems were not independently confirmed; buyers should confirm current routes and times directly.

Age Qualification & Material Ownership Restrictions

Aventura's age restriction is directly worded: 55places.com, the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce's own published community profile, and Hubbell's own promotional materials each independently state that 'only adults 55-years-and-better' live in the community. This three-way agreement across a national aggregator, a local chamber of commerce, and the developer is strong supporting evidence for the legally age-restricted 55+ classification, though the specific recorded condominium declaration language establishing the restriction as a matter of law, and the association's current age-verification procedure at resale, were not independently reviewed. Buyers should request the condo declaration and bylaws directly from the association.

Tradeoffs & Limitations

Because Aventura sold out its original 62 units in 2020, there is no new-construction phase or builder-direct sales office; every current transaction is a resale, generally through individual owners and local agents, and resale activity was not tracked in real time. No confirmed current HOA fee amount or exact coverage list was found, nor a current resale price range -- the mid-$300s-to-high-$300s figures found are initial 2018-2020 sale prices, not today's market. As with any older condominium project reaching its sixth year of occupancy, buyers should ask directly about the reserve fund's status and any planned or recent special assessments before purchasing.

Comparison With Nearby Communities

Aventura at Greenway Crossing, Village Cooperative of West Des Moines, and West Park are 55+ communities in West Des Moines, and each represents a genuinely different ownership model. Aventura is a conventional, fee-simple, sold-out condominium with the most directly worded age-restriction language of the three. Village Cooperative of West Des Moines is an equity-share cooperative serving the same 55-and-above threshold but with a fundamentally different purchase and resale mechanism. West Park, by contrast, is a manufactured/land-lease community with dual aggregator tagging but no located deed covenant. Buyers weighing all three should treat Aventura as the strongest evidentiary match for a conventional, legally age-restricted purchase, while understanding it offers no new-construction inventory.

Current Listings

A connected local West Des Moines agent can confirm any current Aventura resale listings, the current HOA/condo fee and coverage list, and the association's current age-verification practice at resale.

Is Aventura at Greenway Crossing age-restricted?

Yes, on the strength of the evidence found: 55places.com, the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, and Hubbell Homes' own materials each independently state that only adults 55-years-and-better live in the community. The exact recorded condo declaration language itself was not reviewed, so buyers should confirm the precise legal wording with the association.

Is Aventura still selling new units?

No. All 62 units sold out following the building's 2020 completion. Any current purchase is a resale through an individual owner, generally via a local agent.

What amenities does Aventura offer?

A fitness center, golf simulator, woodworking shop, arts/crafts and game room, library, gazebo, private patios or balconies, and heated underground parking.

Where is Aventura at Greenway Crossing located?

9065 Bishop Drive in West Des Moines, near Hawthorne Plaza and less than a mile from Jordan Creek Town Center, West Glen, and the Des Moines Golf and Country Club.