Home2 Suites in Crossroads Expects to be Home by Christmas
By Kevin Collison The new Home2 Suites by Hilton opening soon at 20th and Main in the Crossroads takes its ‘home’ description seriously. Rooms come with a kitchen many downtown apartment residents would envy including a full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave and tableware. And for the more ambitious guest, you can check out a…
How The House Tax Overhaul Bill Could Hurt Affordable Housing
Builders of affordable housing say the House Republican tax plan has a poison pill inside it that removes a tax incentive crucial for about half of the affordable housing units that get built.
Downtown Pedestrians Rejoice, Boley Building Facade Work Nears Completion
By Kevin Collison A building repair project that has closed sidewalks in the heart of downtown at 12th and Walnut for over 1 1/2 years is expected to be finally completed in late January. The facade work on the historic Boley Clothing Co. Building, home of Andrews McMeel Universal publishing, is winding down. The Walnut…
Quay Opens at The Nelson & Other Weekend Possibilities
Quay Coffee is holding its grand opening at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak St.) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The new coffee bar is in the Block building, and they’ll have a latte art station for the next generation of baristas (i.e. children) and a photobus GIF booth. This is the…
Origin Story: Music Edition | Destroy Nate Allen
[FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] — Our popular series Origin Story gets a musical twist each Thursday in December here on Flatland. Got an idea for an Origin Story? Drop us a line on Facebook or Twitter @FlatlandKC.
Terrace on Walnut Apartment Project Opens ‘Just Under the Wire’ for Tour
By Kevin Collison A development that converted a former newspaper warehouse at 1721 Walnut St. into 38 market-rate apartments is off to a fast start, leasing a dozen units barely a week after its opening. The Terrace on Walnut project was ready for showing “just under the wire” for last weekend’s Urban Homes Tour, said…
Whatever Happened To…Those Other Burger Places?
It was that burger place your mom took you to after you bought shoes or the stop on the way home for an after school treat. Everybody has traditions around food — a restaurant that marks a moment in time or period in your life. Flatland recently told the story of Smaks, a local burger chain…
Hallmark Selling Large Tract in East Crossroads; Once Considered Potential Royals Ballpark Location
By Kevin Collison A big piece of easily developable real estate in the East Crossroads once considered as a potential downtown ballpark site is up for sale by its longtime owner, Hallmark. The two-block property is between Oak and Cherry streets from 19th to 20th streets, and is considered a prime development opportunity because of…
Tap List | Brewery Emperial Serves Hot Worties
Brewery Emperial (1829 Oak St.) now offers “hot worties,” fresh from the brewing kettle. A hot wort, similar to a hot toddy, is free while supplies last only on brewing days, starting at 4 p.m., with the purchase of a beer. Brewers Keith Thompson and Sterling Holman make wort for a new batch of beer…
Mulberry Lofts
905 Broadway | 25 apartments in renovated building | Cost: $8 million | Contractor: Centric Projects| Architect: KEM Studios (Kansas City) | Completion in early 2018
915 Broadway apartments
911 and 915 Broadway | 44 apartments in two renovated buildings | Cost $10.5 million | Opened June 2017
River Market Townhomes
Wyandotte Street between 4th and 5th | Six townhouses | Cost: undisclosed | Construction begins early 2018
Gallerie–phase 1
27th and McGee St (Union Hill) | 361 apartments and townhouses, parking garage, 7,500 retail (new construction) | Cost: $68 million | Architect: HOK and Dwell Design Studios (Atlanta) | Under construction
The Abbott
1901 Cherry Street (East Crossroads) | 15,000 square foot building renovation for event space | Cost $3 million | Under construction The ballroom at The Abbott will be able to accommodate up to 1,100 guests. (Image provided by The Abbott).
Hotel Indigo and Fairfax Lofts
Renovation of 12-story Fairfax (then Brookfield) building | 11th St and Baltimore Ave | Cost: $33 million | Architect: Rosemann & Associaties (Kansas City) | General contractor: Rau Construction | Opened December 2017