South Loop Park Plan Progresses, $90M Raised, Goal to Open 2026

By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link are pursuing an aggressive schedule to have the downtown park ready for the World Cup games in 2026 and have arranged $90 million to date for the $200 million-plus endeavor. At a briefing this week on the latest designs for the four-block park that would…

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Pickup Helps Persuade Planning Board to Back Apartment Tower

By Kevin Collison More windows and a pickup truck helped persuade the City Plan Commission to support a proposed 12-story apartment project at 1818 Main in the Crossroads Tuesday. Consideration of the 112-unit project planned by Copaken Brooks had been delayed when neighbors at the 1819 Baltimore condo building next door expressed concern it would…

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Westside Row House Project Finds Willing Buyers at $495K

By Kevin Collison A new row house project on the Westside that’s selling three-bedroom homes for $495,000 is finding willing buyers in one of greater downtown’s more popular neighborhoods. “The biggest thing is the price, it’s under $500,000 and it’s on the Westside,” said Christina Boveri, who’s real estate firm is representing the developer. The…

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Townhouse Project in Works for East Crossroads

By Kevin Collison The East Crossroads may be getting a new residential option for people who want to own their homes rather than rent with a plan being pursued for what’s now a parking lot at 19th and Locust. Developers Lance Carlton and Lee Berman are planning a 13-unit townhouse project on a site next…

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Port KC Supports Billion-Dollar Project List From River to Waldo

By Kevin Collison Port KC growing influence as an economic development agency was on full display Monday with the board either approving or reviewing incentives for more than $1 billion in projects from the riverfront to Waldo. Top of the list was unanimous approval to issue $800 million in revenue bonds along with accompanying incentives…

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