Downtown Living
Maxus Files Apartment Proposals Ahead of Stricter Incentive Policies
By Kevin Collison A proposal to convert the former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into a 283-unit apartment project specializing in work-live space has been filed by Maxus Properties with the a city development agency. Maxus acquired the 1973 office tower three years ago and originally intended to upgrade it for modern office…
New Kirk Family YMCA ‘Flagship’ for Metro Association
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s new “flagship” YMCA is ready for action, but unless you’re a kid, you won’t be swimming, working out, playing basketball or participating in a myriad of other healthy activities until later this year. That’s because the Y leadership is doing a gradual roll out of their new $35 million Kirk Family…
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…
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…
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…