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NorthPoint Plans $60M Apartment Project by Berkley Riverfront Park
By Kevin Collison NorthPoint Development is planning a $60 million apartment development near Berkley Riverfront Park that could begin accepting what’s anticipated to be up to 500 residents as early as late summer 2021. The 348-unit project is proposed for an eight-acre site just east of the Bar K dog park, restaurant and bar, according…
New Playground Opens at West Terrace Park
By Kevin Collison Downtown boosters like to say it’s becoming a place where people can live, work and play, and last week a couple hundred kids from Crossroads Academy embraced that concept with joy at the opening of a new playground at West Terrace Park. While the 45-degree temps and wind made for a chilly…
Avenue Logistics Relocating Office from Kansas to Crossroads
Avenue Logistics is relocating its 30 employees from Overland Park to a renovated building at 18th and McGee in the East Crossroads. The firm will open its new offices in what’s now called the 18McGee building by the end of the year, according to a press release. “When we were looking for our new offices,…
Platform Ventures Plans Early 2020 Start for 14-Story Office Project
(Editor’s note: Updated May 21. Platform Ventures was approved for a $70 million bond to build its 14-story office project by the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Thursday. The previously approved incentive package remains unchanged. The firm plans to begin demolition soon on a vacant garage on the development site. A groundbreaking for the tower…
MaRKET ASSEMBLY Launch Pad for Unique Women’s Product Ideas
By Kevin Collison To the casual shopper, MaRKET ASSEMBLY appears to be a typical upscale boutique geared toward women looking for unique clothes, home decor and other items. But there’s a lot more going on behind the shop at 110 Southwest Boulevard in the Crossroads. Literally. The products being sold are where the branding and…