Housing
Mac Wins Key Support for Big Apartment Plan at Main and Armour
By Kevin Collison Mac Properties’ ambitious plan for a 10-story apartment and retail complex at Main and Armour received crucial support Wednesday from a City Council committee, one year after its initial proposal for the site was rejected. In a unanimous vote, the Council Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee endorsed what’s now a 300-unit project…
Read MoreHistoric Scarritt Apartment Renovation Plan Advances
By Kevin Collison A $47.5 million plan to renovate the historic Scarritt office tower on Grand Boulevard and its adjoining Arcade into 126 apartments was endorsed for tax incentives Monday by a Port KC committee. The 11-story tower at 818 Grand and its four-story arcade at 819 Walnut are considered among the most attractive historic…
Read MoreColumbus Park Ponders Future for Empty Six-Acres
By Kevin Collison Columbus Park, a downtown neighborhood that’s experienced its share of urban challenges, has a six-acre opportunity for redevelopment, but right now, nobody is quite sure what to do with it. “The fact is, we don’t know what we want because we don’t know what we’re able to do,” said Kate Barsotti, president…
Read MoreCity Agrees on Framework of $400M West Bottoms Redevelopment Plan
By Kevin Collison Plans for an estimated $400 million, phased redevelopment plan in the West Bottoms that would ultimately add 1,250 apartments has taken another step forward with the approval of a predevelopment agreement by the City Council. The agreement calls for a partnership where the city rebuilds the crumbling streets, sidewalks, sewers and other…
Read MoreCity Agrees on Framework of $400M West Bottoms Redevelopment Plan
The City Council has approved plans for an estimated $400 million redevelopment plan in the West Bottoms that would ultimately add 1,250 apartments.
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