Development
Plaza Nordstrom Resumes Work Next Summer, Completion Fall 2022
(Updated Nov. 30: Nordstrom has now pushed back the anticipated opening of its Country Club Plaza store to Fall 2023, according to the company website) By Kevin Collison Construction is expected to resume next summer on the Nordstrom store planned for the Country Club Plaza with an opening anticipated in Fall 2022, a year later…
Revival of Historic Troost Commercial Block Continues
By Kevin Collison Seven buildings on the west side of Troost between 31st and Linwood are being renovated for commercial use, continuing a major reinvestment in that key one-block stretch of the historic business district. Clemons Real Estate is redeveloping the buildings at 3108-16 Troost and 3124-30 Troost, including one of Helzberg Jewelry’s first stores….
Made in KC Joining New Martini Corner Project, Leaving Crossroads
By Kevin Collison Made in Kansas City is relocating from the Crossroads to 31st and Oak where it will be the anchor tenant in the $4 million renovation of the old Linwood Ice Cream building. The Kansas City artisan collective plans to take most of the first floor of the two-story building at 325 E….
Grand Place Envisions Role as Major Art Hub for Crossroads
By Kevin Collison Grand Place, the $98 million redevelopment of the historic Kansas City Star building, has gotten creative addressing cost overruns by embracing the arts as a big part of the project’s identity. In a successful bid last week to obtain $2.4 million in sales tax breaks, the developer pledged to commission public art…
Proposed $310M Development Would Add Housing, Hotel, Office Tower to Crossroads
(Updated Aug. 20, 2021: The Planned Industrial Expansion Authority approved a cooperative agreement with the city Thursday to accept four parcels totaling about a half-acre of city surplus property at the location along the Main Street viaduct where the proposed Podium office and hotel project would be built. While the city transfer agreement does not…