Housing
Big 18th & Vine District Mixed-Use Plan Before Development Agency
(UPDATED Sept. 8: A 25-year property tax abatement, 100 percent for 15 years, 50 percent for 10 years, and a sales tax exemption on construction materials was unanimously approved for the One Nine Vine project at a special Planned Industrial Expansion Authority board meeting Tuesday.) By Kevin Collison The first phase of the proposed One…
Greater Downtown Population Jumps 29% in New Census Results
Greater downtown Kansas City’s population jumped 29.4% over the last decade to 27,831 residents, according to the 2020 Census.
Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District
The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.
After Pressure from Cori Bush, Feds Order Eviction Ban in Areas With High COVID Rate
Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a new, narrower moratorium on evictions through Oct. 3, which would protect struggling renters in areas of the U.S. that have been hit hardest by soaring COVID-19 infection rates.
Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say
The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow in Missouri.