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A new apartment complex has been built on the site of the fire-ravaged Plaza Lanes bowling alley in Des Moines.

Alley Landing offers 40 affordable housing units for families and veterans at risk of homelessness.

Rent for the apartments ranges from $790 to $1,140 per month for qualifying households.

When a pre-dawn blaze consumed the Plaza Lanes in December 2017, leaving damage that proved too costly to repair , it also left a hole in the heart of fans for whom the 1950s Des Moines alley with its animated, rooftop neon bowler was a longtime favorite.

Now, the hole on Douglas Avenue in the Lower Beaver neighborhood has been filled by a new apartment complex that will provide an affordable home for 40 families, including veterans at risk of homelessness.

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