1100 Buckeye Ave
Ames, IA 50010
Red Lobster · Retail Property For Sale

This Red Lobster is located at 1100 Buckeye Avenue in Ames, Iowa. Ames is a city located in the central part of Story County, Iowa. Ames is located approximated 30 miles north of Des Moines. While Ames is the largest city in Story County, the county seat is in the nearby city of Nevada 8 miles east of Ames. Surrounding Retail and Points of Interest The subject property is well-positioned on Buckeye Avenue, off of South Duff Avenue and U.S. Highway-30, benefitting from its proximity to many major national and local companies. Nearby national tenants include: Walmart, Best Buy, Hobby Lobby, Target, McDonald’s, Applebee’s, Chipotle, Wendy’s, and Starbucks amongst various others. The majority of these tenants are located on South Duff Avenue, which intersects with U.S. Highway-30. Additionally, Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is located less than 2 miles from the subject property. Located less than 3 miles from the subject property is Iowa State University. ISU is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the 3rd largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference. Iowa State University has an estimated 36,231 students enrolled. Jack Trice Stadium, home of the Iowa State Cyclones with a capacity of 61,500 people, is less than two miles from the subject property. Traffic Counts and Demographics This Red Lobster has approximately 46,751 individuals within a three-mile radius of the property and more than 67,831 within a five-mile radius. The Red Lobster property is located on Buckeye Avenue, which sits parallel to Duff Avenue and has daily traffic counts of nearly 24,000 vehicles per day. Duff Avenue intersects with U.S. Highway-30 which has daily traffic counts of nearly 31,000 vehicles per day. Ames, Iowa Ames is home to the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service’s National Anima Disease Center. NADC is the largest federal disease center in the United States, conducting research aimed at solving animal health and food safety issues faced by livestock produces and the public. Ames also hosts the Iowa Department of Transportation headquarters. Ames is located approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines. Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Iowa. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry, and has sizable financial services and publishing business base. As the states capital, Des Moines is an important city in US presidential politics because it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle.