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Origin KC, New $30M Hotel Planned for Berkley Riverfront
By Kevin Collison A Mississippi hotel developer is in final negotiations with Port KC to open the first hotel on the downtown riverfront, a $30 million project called Origin KC that would be located across from Berkley Park. The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg intends to open the sixth boutique hotel in its Origin group, a…
Shop Local KC Opening Along Streetcar Route in Midtown
By Kevin Collison Katie Mabry van Dieren is bringing Strawberry Swing’s flair for helping makers of all kinds prosper to a permanent location, opening Friday (June 25) at 3630 Main along the planned streetcar route. “This location is amazing,” said van Dieren, founder of Shop Local KC and the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. “It’ll…
City Hall Routes Streetcar Tax Assessment Down Wrong Track
By Kevin Collison The streetcar financial board plan to inform property owners about the upcoming special tax assessment for the Main Street expansion was derailed recently when thousands of additional letters were mailed in error due to a City Hall screwup. The board wanted to inform property owners who’ll pay the special assessment within the…
Samuel Rodgers Apartment Plan ‘Capstone’ of Paseo Gateway Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison A 62-unit apartment project is in the works for the Samuel D. Rodgers Health Center campus, the final phase of the Paseo Gateway redevelopment initiative that’s added more than 300 residences to the area, many of them affordable. The Samuel Rodgers Health and Wellness Campus project is planned for a five-acre site…
Grand Place, Adaptation of Former Star Building, Expects to Resume Work in September
By Kevin Collison Progress on repurposing the historic Kansas City Star building to become the Grand Place mixed-use development was delayed because of Covid and the project is now expected to welcome its first office tenant late next spring. “We had 14 months of no leasing activity,” said Vince Bryant of 3D Development, adding “we’re…