North Broadway Homes for Sale

Council Bluffs residents often use cardinal directions to describe the city’s layout. With that in mind, North Broadway is aptly named. The neighborhood surrounds the northern branch of Broadway, the major thoroughfare that cuts a path through the heart of the city. But the name only tells part of the story. The tree-lined residential streets are on the east end, a beat away from the business and entertainment districts. “People consider the east end more affluent, so if you’re a professional, you generally live on that end,” says Steve Moore, Realtor and team leader at Embarc Realty who’s been selling real estate in Council Bluffs for five years. “It’s right by downtown, and the two hospitals are right there.” North Broadway is also home to two schools and a small shopping center. North Broadway’s residential streets loop around curves and over hills, bordered by shade-dappled sidewalks. Housing styles are eclectic, from ranch-style with cross-gabled roofs to New Traditional, Craftsman- and Cape Cod-style homes. Many properties sit atop ridged knolls with dense tree growth in the front and back yards. Home sales are infrequent, and properties sell quickly when they enter the