Nelson Construction proposes a multiphase housing development on 12.4 acres behind the Aldi grocery store near Southeast 14th Street.
Why it matters: The project could add affordable housing and activate long-vacant land contaminated by COTA Industries, a former paint and industrial-coatings plant cleaned up by the EPA in the 1990s.
Driving the news: The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday recommended City Council approval of rezoning to allow higher-density housing for people 55 and older…