Development
Biggest Apartment Project to Date in Troost Revival Now Pre-Leasing
The biggest apartment development to date in the Hospital Hill area of Troost Avenue, 2501 Beacon Hill, has begun pre-leasing and is expected to accept its first residents in July. The 249-unit apartment project occupies a full block southeast of 25th and Troost and is managed by NorthPoint Development. Work on the $40 million development…
New Loews Offers Spectacular Downtown Views, Luxury Accommodations
(Editor’s note: Updated May 14: Loews has announced June 1 as the new opening date for its KC Convention Center Hotel. The following is a statement from Loews: “Loews Hotels & Co is thrilled to announce that they will officially open the new Loews Kansas City Hotel on June 1, 2020. “Becoming an integral part…
REVERB Loses Some Verve
By Kevin Collison REVERB, the 14-story apartment tower scheduled to open this summer in the Crossroads, has lost some style on its east side in a revised plan endorsed Wednesday by a Council committee, disappointing city planners. “The approved plan made a striking impression on the emerging Crossroads skyline,” a city planning report observed. “As…
Billie’s Grocery Adds Healthy Aussie-Style Food to Restored Luzier Building
By Kevin Collison The historic Luzier Building at 31st and Gillham, a 1920s, terra cotta jewel box next to the big, concrete Costco, is about to be fully reborn with its anchor tenant an Australian-inspired café and bakery. The two-story building at 3216 Gillham Plaza is the latest and toughest restoration project by urban developer…
Three Light Construction Start Expected by Early Summer
By Kevin Collison The long-awaited Three Light luxury apartment tower is set to begin construction by early summer at the high-profile corner of 15th and Main with completion anticipated in Fall 2023. The Cordish Co., which won city approval in 2018 for the incentive package for the $150 million project, has submitted its final drawings…