Davenport, Iowa
Davenport's owners of record are public and free to read in bulk: hospitals, the City, the school district and two universities hold the most valuable ground, while the biggest private parcels are a Seattle-addressed logistics owner, a plastics plant, a casino and NorthPark Mall.
10 buildings · 10 with an owner established · 20 sources · 9 tier B · 1 tier A · prepared 2026-11-01
Can you find out who owns it?
Iowa records deeds with the county recorder, and the owner of every parcel is a public assessment record. Inside Davenport the City Assessor sets values; Scott County publishes the combined roll of both assessors as a free ArcGIS 'Cadastral' layer naming the deed holder, contract buyer, mailing address, land and building values and acreage for all 75,501 parcels in the county. The Recorder's land-records index (AVA) is free with no registration, and copies cost $1 for up to four pages. Sale prices are public because Iowa's transfer tax is printed on the deed: the Recorder publishes how to turn the tax back into a price.
Is ownership public?An open dataset names the owner
Cost of one title searchRecorder index search (AVA) free, no registration; document copies $1.00 up to four pages, certification $5.00 additional (Scott County Recorder fee page)
Bulk ownership dataScott County, Iowa GIS 'Cadastral' ArcGIS feature service, layer 3 'Parcel' (75,501 parcels countywide, 38,159 in the City of Davenport; deed holder, contract holder, mailing name/address, property class, land/dwelling/improvement/total value, gross and exempt acres, deed document number, school and TIF districts), refreshed 23 Oct 2026, free and unauthenticated, no licence stated; shapefiles also via the registration-only Iowa GIS Data Repository
Sale pricesEvery sale, with its address
Sites that forbid taking their data
- beacon.schneidercorp.com (Scott County Iowa Parcel Search) — “Scott County provides this service for your personal use "as is".”
- www.quadcities.com — “visitors ... have no right to use this information in a commercial or public setting; they have no right to broadcast it, copy it, save it, print it, sell it, or publish any portions of the content of this website.”
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The marquee buildings
The towers that set the tone of the core, and who holds them. A price is the price a document states, on the date it states — not an estimate of what the building is worth now.
| Building | Use | Owner | Owner type | Last price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon robotics fulfillment center (Eastern Iowa Industrial Center) 2022 Research Pkwy 640,000 sq ft (as announced 2021) |
Industrial | CF Caiman DVN LLC On the Scott County roll (23 Oct 2026) parcel W3401A01 at 2022 Research Pkwy is held by CF Caiman DVN LLC, mailing address Seattle, WA: 120.7 acres, total value $224,782,090 ($137.4M improvements), the most valuable private parcel in Davenport; two more CF Caiman parcels make 149.2 acres. QuadCities.com (7 Jul 2021) reported Amazon would build a 640,000 sq ft robotics fulfillment center on 158 acres in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center along I-80. No document opened says who stands behind CF Caiman DVN LLC or what Amazon's tenure is. |
Private company | —B |
| Genesis Medical Center, East Rusholme Street 1227 E Rusholme St |
Institutional | Genesis Health System Roll parcel C0055-01: Genesis Health System, 8.41 exempt acres, total value $229,707,240, the highest-valued parcel in the city. Its West Central Park campus (1401 W Central Park Av, A0041-02D) is $73,176,040 on 26.74 exempt acres. Across Davenport Genesis Health System holds 65 parcels ($339.7M, 83.9 acres) and its GenVentures Inc another 2 ($22.9M), more value than any other owner, the City included. Wikipedia names both campuses and says Genesis employs 4,900 in Davenport. |
Institution | —B |
| NorthPark Mall 320 W Kimberly Rd 1,074,000 sq ft |
Retail | Macerich North Park Mall LLC mall parcels; anchors held separately Ten roll parcels carry 320 W Kimberly Rd: $43.4M on 108.8 acres. Macerich North Park Mall LLC (mail Santa Monica) holds four, $25.9M, the main one 47.2 acres at $24.5M. Separate owners of record hold anchor parcels: Penney Property Sub Holdings LLC ($6.2M), Higbee West Main LP ($4.5M, deed 2023), Von Maur Investment Co (3 parcels), TF Davenport IA LLC ($2.55M) and Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC. Wikipedia: opened 1973, developed by General Growth Properties, owned and managed by Macerich, 160 stores, 3 of 5 anchors open. |
REIT | —B |
| Rhythm City Casino Resort 7077 Elmore Ave |
Hotel | Rhythm City Casino LLC Roll parcel Y0607A02: Rhythm City Casino LLC, mailing address Davenport, 40.0 acres, total value $64,779,200 ($58.8M improvements). Wikipedia gives the owner as Elite Casino Resorts, a 32,000 sq ft land-based casino that was formerly 'The President' riverboat; the roll itself names only the LLC, and no filing opened ties the two. |
Private company | —B |
| Davenport Bank and Trust building (former Wells Fargo Bank Building; Davenport Bank Apartments) 203 W 3rd St |
Mixed use | Dav Tower LLC Wikipedia's Davenport article calls it the tallest building in the Quad Cities at 255 ft; the bank article says it was bought in 2005 by Financial District Properties, that a $7.5M renovation in 2013 put 29 apartments on four floors, and that Wells Fargo left in 2016. On the roll (23 Oct 2026) parcel L0007-11, class commercial/multi-residential, is held by Dav Tower LLC (deed 2021008273), $4,501,430 on 0.38 acres; L0007-11A is Financial District Prop WF LLC (deed 2005038146, $500,000). No price for the 2021 conveyance was read. |
Private company | —B |
| Hotel Blackhawk 200 E 3rd St |
Hotel | Hotel Blackhawk LLC Roll parcel L0008-15A: Hotel Blackhawk LLC, mailing address St Louis, MO, $16,812,350 on 2.35 acres. Wikipedia: the City took the hotel over from Isle of Capri; an October 2008 development agreement gave ownership to Hotel Blackhawk, LLC, an affiliate of St Louis developer Restoration St. Louis, Inc., which announced a restoration of $46M-plus; in March 2013 the owner joined Marriott's Autograph Collection. Built 1915/1920, 140 ft. |
Developer | —B |
| Scott County Courthouse and Administrative Center 400 W 4th St / 600 W 4th St |
Civic | Scott County Iowa Roll parcel G0060-06A, 400 W 4th St: Scott County Iowa, 5.14 exempt acres, $53,683,030; the Administrative Center at 600 W 4th St (G0061-16A, home of the Recorder) is $10,241,220 on 2.28 acres, and 4715 Tremont Av $19.2M. The County holds 9 parcels in the city, $84.2M on 26.2 acres. |
Government | —A |
| Davenport City Hall 226 W 4th St |
Civic | City of Davenport Two roll parcels at 226 W 4th St are held by the City of Davenport: G0058-14 ($3,294,760, 0.44 acres) and G0058-13 ($136,030). Wikipedia: built 1895, Richardsonian Romanesque, by architect John W. Ross; on the National Register since 1982. The City also holds the RiverCenter site at 136 E 3rd St ($7,746,170). |
Government | —B |
| Modern Woodmen Park 209 S Gaines St |
Civic | City of Davenport joint deed with Davenport Levee Commission Roll parcel L0020-21A lists the City of Davenport with the Davenport Levee Commission as second deed holder: 5.89 exempt acres, $19,028,690. Wikipedia: opened 1931 as Municipal Stadium, owned by the City and operated by Main Street Baseball; the 2004 renovation cost $12.5M. |
Government | —B |
| Davenport Municipal Airport (DVN) 8991 Division St |
Civic | Davenport Airport Commission Roll parcel X3501-02E: Davenport Airport Commission, 578.76 exempt acres, $23,427,980; the Commission holds 3 parcels, 591.2 acres, one hangar parcel at 9040 Harrison St mailed to a private lessee. Wikipedia lists the City of Davenport as owner of the general-aviation airport (runways 5,511 ft and 4,001 ft; 50,850 operations in 2022). The commercial airport for the area is Quad Cities International, in Moline, Illinois. |
Government | —B |
2
The core land
The most valuable ground in the city, and what the public record says about it.
Computed from the Scott County Cadastral layer (data edited 23 Oct 2026), parcels whose tax jurisdiction is the City of Davenport. Values are assessed total values, not prices.
Parcels in the city38,159 parcels; $11.98B total value
Residential 32,805 ($6.37B); commercial 3,380 ($4.13B); multi-residential 878 ($0.96B); industrial 119 ($0.31B); agricultural 617 ($35M). 34,421 gross acres.
Highest-value parcel$229.7M
Genesis Medical Center, 1227 E Rusholme St (Genesis Health System, exempt). Highest private: 2022 Research Pkwy, $224.8M (CF Caiman DVN LLC).
Exempt land1,345 parcels with exempt acreage, $1.71B
6,131.5 exempt acres in the city.
Home sale pricesAverage $241,644 in 2022 (1,045 sales)
City of Davenport Home_Sales layer; average $265,407 over 2,093 sales in 2021.
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Who owns the town
At this scale the significant owner is rarely a trust or a fund: it is one or two local holding companies, a family in its second or third generation, and often the land around the town rather than the buildings in it.
Public and non-profit bodies hold the most valuable ground in Davenport. A hospital system, not the City, has the largest assessed holding; the City holds the most land (1,865 acres, mostly parks, flood buyouts and creeks), followed by its park board and airport commission. Two private universities, St Ambrose and Palmer, hold most of the central hill. On the edges the big acreages are farm companies, John Deere and a quarry. Figures are total values on the Scott County roll of 23 Oct 2026 for parcels whose tax jurisdiction is the City of Davenport; exempt property is often valued low.
| Name | Type | Davenport parcels, roll of 23 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis Health System Plus GenVentures Inc (2 parcels, $22.9M), mailed to Genesis. Its two hospital campuses alone are $302.9M. |
Institution | 65 parcels, $339.7M, 83.9 acresA |
| City of Davenport The City's own GIS list of City parcels (tax year 2022) sorts 513 of them: 153 parks, 90 misc/vacant, 57 facilities, 54 flood acquisitions, 52 clean water/creek, 19 levee commission, 4 airport. Separate bodies: Board of Park Commissioners 30 parcels, $28.3M, 815.2 acres; Davenport Levee Commission 10 parcels, 45.1 acres. |
Government | 422 parcels, $260.2M, 1,865.3 acresA |
| Davenport Community School District 67 under the correct name and 3 under the misspelling 'Davenport Communtity School District'. |
Government | 70 parcels, $212.9M, 495.4 acresA |
| St Ambrose University Most share the campus address 518 W Locust St. |
Institution | 98 parcels, $131.5M, 66.3 acresA |
| Palmer College Foundation and Palmer Chiropractic University Foundation Palmer College Foundation 54 parcels ($60.3M), Palmer Chiropractic Univ Foundation 26 ($37.4M), Palmer College and Palmer Chiropractic University 6 more. |
Institution | 87 parcels, $99.5M, 37.1 acresA |
| Scott County Iowa Courthouse, Administrative Center and 4715 Tremont Av. Waste Commission of Scott County holds 3 more. |
Government | 9 parcels, $84.2M, 26.2 acresA |
| Davenport Airport Commission Davenport Municipal Airport. |
Government | 3 parcels, $25.3M, 591.2 acresA |
| State of Iowa Named simply 'State of Iowa' on the roll. |
Government | 13 parcels, $24.5M, 71.2 acresA |
| United States of America and United States Postal Service USA 3 parcels ($15.2M), USPS 4 ($3.0M). The Rock Island Arsenal is across the river in Illinois and is not in this roll. |
Government | 7 parcels, $18.2M, 10.9 acresA |
| John Deere Construction & Forestry Co and Deere & Company John Deere C&F 5 parcels on E 90th St / Jersey Ridge Rd ($34.7M, 894.1 acres, two of them farm-class tracts of 321 and 348 acres); Deere & Company 2900 Research Pkwy ($29.4M, 56.8 acres). |
Public company | 6 parcels, $64.1M, 950.9 acresA |
| Avery Land & Farming LLC The largest farmland holder inside the city limits by acreage. Other farm companies: Rivaldd Farms Inc (372 acres), Vemerald LLC (355), Nicholson Farms LLC (301), LNL LLC (292). Family and individual farm holdings are not named here. |
Private company | 33 parcels, 916.4 acres, $3.2MA |
| Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Quarry ground. |
Private company | 8 parcels, 288.2 acresA |
| Eastern Iowa Community College The community college district's Davenport holdings. |
Government | 4 parcels, $9.8M, 22.5 acresA |
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Who builds the houses
New-home building in this market: the volume, and the firms behind it. Ownership of a builder matters as much as its volume — a private-equity platform and a family firm behave differently.
Davenport builds few new homes. The Census Bureau counted 55 single-family units ($17.2M) and one building of 52 units permitted in the city in 2025, and nothing in two- to four-unit buildings. No league table of builders exists for the city, so these figures count parcels each company holds on the 23 Oct 2026 roll - mostly unbuilt lots - not homes built. Single-family rental is local: the largest holder is a Bettendorf company with 191 houses. Builders whose names are a person's name are left out.
| Name | Type | Parcels held, roll of 23 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Census Bureau permits, City of Davenport 2025 Annual place file, total for the city, all builders. |
Government | 55 single-family units; 52 units in one 5+ buildingA |
| Beckett Place Development LLC All residential class, none improved, 21.8 acres. |
Developer | 53 lotsA |
| Humility Homes & Services Inc Non-profit housing provider; 22 residential, deeds mostly 2022 and 2026. |
Institution | 37 parcelsA |
| Bi-State Real Estate Developers LLC Deeds 2015; none improved. |
Developer | 34 lots, 49.9 acresA |
| McCoy Homes Inc None improved, 9.1 acres. |
Private company | 31 lotsA |
| Grunwald Land Development LC Lot developer; 9 of 12 parcels unimproved. |
Developer | 12 parcels, 16.9 acresA |
| First Financial Group LC Single-family rental holder, mailing address Bettendorf; 196 parcels in all, plus 23 under 'First Financial Group'. Next: Urban Rehab LLC 52 houses, Turn-Key Properties of Davenport LLC 44, Rustic River Properties LLC 37. |
Private company | 191 improved houses, $25.5MA |
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Commercial landlords
The commercial side, counted separately from housing: who holds the office, retail and industrial floor area.
Davenport's private commercial wealth is a few very large single parcels on the I-80 edge (a logistics center, a plastics plant, a food plant, a casino) plus apartments and the mall. Downtown towers are worth little on the roll. Railroad and utility operating property is barely on the city roll (MidAmerican Energy 16 parcels, $6,580; Iowa-American Water 10 parcels, $0.28M), which suggests it is assessed elsewhere; that was not checked. Figures are total values on the Scott County roll of 23 Oct 2026, Davenport parcels only.
| Name | Type | Total value, Davenport parcels |
|---|---|---|
| CF Caiman DVN LLC Amazon fulfillment center site, 2022 Research Pkwy; mailing address Seattle. See marquee. |
Private company | 3 parcels, $224.8M, 149.2 acresA |
| Sterilite Corporation Plant at 2021 Slopertown; mailing address Townsend, MA. Industrial class. |
Private company | 1 parcel, $66.6M, 159.7 acresA |
| Kraft Heinz Foods Company 9401 Granite Way plant ($49.0M); mailing address Glenview, IL. |
Public company | 2 parcels, $49.8M, 68.0 acresA |
| Industrial park LLCs on N Zenith Ave Three new buildings of about 14-15 acres each at 8440-8740 N Zenith Av, deeds 2022-2025; mailing addresses Cedar Rapids, Carlsbad CA and Davenport. |
Private company | MD8 Davenport Industrial LLC $32.5M; FFVI IA Davenport LLC $27.3M; BV Russell RFIP B3 Owner LLC $26.6MA |
| THF Davenport North Development and related THF entities Elmore Ave power-centre parcels, mail Columbia, MO and Bentonville, AR. |
Developer | 12 parcels, $39.4M (North) plus West Kimberly and South entitiesA |
| Birchwood Grove LLC Lakeview Pkwy apartments and 48 improved homes; Davenport address. |
Private company | 57 parcels, $61.7M, 17.6 acresA |
| Apartment owners from out of state Mailing addresses: Franktown CO; Indianapolis; Lincoln NE; Wayzata MN. |
Private company | MIMG CLIII Candlelight LLC 29 parcels $26.8M; TWG Davenport LP $27.9M; The Reserve Davenport LLC $30.1M; MFR-XI Alexis, MFR-XII Jersey, MFR-XIV Kimberly LLCs $52.6M togetherA |
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Looked for and not found
Claims this page would have made if a source could be opened. They are left out rather than guessed.
- Who stands behind CF Caiman DVN LLC, and whether Amazon owns or leases the 2022 Research Pkwy building; only the Seattle mailing address and the 2021 Amazon announcement were read.
- That Elite Casino Resorts owns Rhythm City Casino LLC (Wikipedia says so; no filing was opened).
- The owner of the MidAmerican Energy Building, 106 E 2nd St (15 floors, 220 ft per Wikipedia); no roll parcel at that address was matched.
- Sale prices for the marquee conveyances: the county layer's SalePrice field is empty, the Beacon sales pages are barred by robots.txt, and no deed was opened in AVA.
- The City of Davenport's ACFR principal-taxpayer table and City Assessor pages: davenportiowa.com bars ClaudeBot.
- Whether railroad and utility operating property in Davenport is assessed by the state rather than the City Assessor (inferred from its near absence on the roll, not checked).
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Sources
- Cadastral feature service, layer 3 'Parcel' (75,501 parcels; 38,159 with tax jurisdiction City of Davenport); data last edited 23 Oct 2026 — Scott County, Iowa GIS · openA
- Scott County Iowa Parcel Search: 'Includes Tax Valuation for all of Scott County, Scott County Assessor, and Davenport City Assessor records' — Scott County, Iowa · openA
- GIS Map Service (Beacon) page, with Terms of Service and Disclaimer — Scott County, Iowa Information Technology · openA
- GIS Data and GIS Links: parcel data free via the Iowa GIS Data Repository after registration — Scott County, Iowa Information Technology · openA
- Land Records (AVA free search; Laredo account service) and Land Records FAQ — Scott County Recorder · openA
- Recording Fees — Scott County Recorder · openA
- Calculating Selling Price of Real Estate (Transfer Tax): $0.80 per $500 since 1 July 1991 — Scott County Recorder · openA
- Home_Sales feature service (17,023 home sales 2011-2022 with address, sale price, deed date, assessed value) — City of Davenport GIS (ArcGIS Online org 'Davenport Iowa GIS Maps') · openA
- City_Parcels feature service (513 City-held parcels by category, tax year 2022; edited Aug 2024) — City of Davenport GIS · openA
- Davenport, Iowa (tallest buildings; employers; NorthPark Mall) — Wikipedia · openA
- NorthPark Mall (Iowa) — Wikipedia · openA
- Rhythm City Casino Resort — Wikipedia · openA
- Davenport Bank and Trust — Wikipedia · openA
- Hotel Blackhawk — Wikipedia · openA
- Davenport City Hall — Wikipedia · openA
- Modern Woodmen Park — Wikipedia · openA
- Davenport Municipal Airport (Iowa) — Wikipedia · openA
- Amazon to Build 640,000 SF Fulfillment Center in Davenport, Create 1,000 Jobs (7 Jul 2021) — QuadCities.com · openA
- Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual place file, Midwest region (Davenport city, IA) — US Census Bureau · openA
- Genesis Medical Center (Genesis Health System campuses: West Central Park and East Rusholme Street) — Wikipedia · openA