The Fountains Apartments — HUD inspection scores

HUD-assisted multifamily · 5101 Hawthorne Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Latest published score NSPIRE
92 Passing
out of 100 Inspected April 17, 2025

Scores higher than 46% of Iowa’s 395 currently scored properties · state median 92

Under NSPIRE, a score below 60 is failing; 60–79 puts a property on a more frequent inspection cycle.

100 80 60 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 HUD replaced REAC scoring with NSPIRE in 2023. Scores on either side of this line come from different standards and are not directly comparable. REAC → NSPIRE · 2023 November 6, 2001 — scored 86.75 (REAC (UPCS)) December 1, 2003 — scored 94.78 (REAC (UPCS)) October 17, 2006 — scored 87.79 (REAC (UPCS)) October 14, 2008 — scored 87.75 (REAC (UPCS)) April 13, 2016 — scored 68 (REAC (UPCS)) May 10, 2017 — scored 76 (REAC (UPCS)) May 4, 2018 — scored 63 (REAC (UPCS)) April 30, 2019 — scored 63 (REAC (UPCS)) July 27, 2021 — scored 64c (REAC (UPCS)) March 17, 2023 — scored 76c (REAC (UPCS)) · health or safety deficiency flagged April 17, 2025 — scored 92 (NSPIRE)
Scores as published by HUD. NSPIRE (2023–) and REAC (2000–2023) scores come from different standards and are not directly comparable.
Inspection date Score Standard
April 17, 2025 92 NSPIRE
March 17, 2023 76c* REAC (UPCS)
July 27, 2021 64c REAC (UPCS)
April 30, 2019 63 REAC (UPCS)
May 4, 2018 63 REAC (UPCS)
May 10, 2017 76 REAC (UPCS)
April 13, 2016 68 REAC (UPCS)
October 14, 2008 87.75 REAC (UPCS)
October 17, 2006 87.79 REAC (UPCS)
December 1, 2003 94.78 REAC (UPCS)
November 6, 2001 86.75 REAC (UPCS)

HUD's published files sample the record: each snapshot carries a property's latest score at publication, so an inspection can be missing between snapshots, and no inspections conducted 2010–2012 appear in any file HUD still publishes. History here is assembled from every file HUD offers.