Development

Mark Twain Tower Developer Expects to Resume Work Soon

By Kevin Collison The Washington D.C. developer of the historic Mark Twain Tower expects to resume work soon renovating the building into 222 apartments after a lengthy delay caused in part by the Covid pandemic. Phil Aftuck of The Bernstein Cos. said his firm is close to finalizing financing for the $60 million redevelopment which…

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Advisory Group Endorses 12-Story Apartment Tower for River Market

By Kevin Collison A proposal to build a 12-story, 300-unit apartment tower on a parking lot immediately west of the City Market has been endorsed by a review committee reporting to Port KC. The $75 million plan submitted by Flaherty & Collins of Indianapolis was recommended over a competing proposal from RM Housing, a local…

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Museum Apartment Tower, $116M Project, Proposed for 45th and Main

By Kevin Collison Museum Tower, a $116 million apartment project proposed for the gateway to a potential cultural district at 45th and Main, is among the development proposals filed with the city in advance of stricter tax incentive policies taking effect early next month. The bump in applications to the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas…

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Katz Proposal Purrs Past Plan Commission

By Kevin Collison Some design tweaks to a proposed apartment development that also would restore the historic Katz Drug Store in Midtown helped the project win unanimous support from the City Plan Commission Tuesday. In response to feedback from neighborhood groups and preservationists, the lower levels of the six-story apartment building now will be likely…

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Three Light Hitting Switch? Contractor Seeks Lane Closings in Early May

By Kevin Collison More than three years after it was unveiled by the Cordish Co., the 25-story Three Light luxury apartment tower may be poised to start work in early May at the northeast corner of Main and Truman Road. J.E. Dunn, the contractor for the estimated $120 million project, has applied to the city…

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