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Big Waldo Apartment Project Proposed, Revives Streetcar Extension Idea
By Kevin Collison A 300-unit apartment project that would transform the scale and nature of the Waldo entertainment area received preliminary support from a transit-oriented development agency Wednesday. EPC Real Estate Group is cooperating with the Lewellen family, the owner of The Well at 7421 Broadway, on the $90 million plan called Waldo74Broadway. The proposal…
Manila Bay Sails Into Former Pirate’s Bone Crossroads Space
By Kevin Collison Manila Bay Express, a Filipino restaurant, is opening in the Crossroads space previously occupied by Pirate’s Bone, replacing its former tenant’s all veggie menu with such delicacies as pata, crunchy pork skin enclosing tender meat. Co-owner Brandon Boyd said this will be the second Manila Bay in the metro, the other is…
Delays Grow City Harvest Apartment Tower Cost to $95.6M
By Kevin Collison A 13-story apartment project planned next to the City Market has become significantly more expensive because of inflation after several months of delays caused in part by a hassle with the FAA over its proposed height. The new cost estimate for what’s called City Harvest is $95.6 million, 27.5 percent more than…
Milhaus Plans $58M Apartment Project in North KC
An Indianapolis apartment developer with a deep portfolio in greater downtown Kansas City is planning its first project across the river in North Kansas City. Milhaus is planning a $58 million development in the One North Redevelopment area southeast of Armour Road and Interstate 29/35. The 58-acre former industrial site was once occupied by grain…
LuxLiving Scraps Riverfront Incentive Request, More Tax Revs, No Affordable Housing
By Kevin Collison LuxLiving has dropped its request for tax incentives to help build a proposed riverfront apartment project, a move that could yield about $18 million in fresh tax revenues, but set back efforts to providing affordable housing in the booming area. Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens said the St. Louis-based developer…