Housing
Developer Proposes Big Affordable Housing Project Near Downtown
Maxus Properties plans to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo just east of downtown Kansas City into 197 affordable apartments.
Big Affordable Housing Project Planned Near Downtown on Paseo
By Kevin Collison An ambitious plan to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo between Ninth and 14th streets into 197 affordable apartments was approved by a city development agency Thursday. The $18.5 million Jazz Hill Apartments project is intended to provide affordable housing and a social service network to support its residents, particularly…
Downtown Council Steps Up Outreach to Homeless
By Kevin Collison The Downtown Council is continuing its outreach to the homeless population with plans to hire a social worker and find a new social services agency for its community center at Seventh and Paseo. Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the business and property owner group, reported recently the staff of the Downtown Community…
New Del Sol Hotel Shines on Troost by Hospital Hill
By Kevin Collison Troost Avenue has checked in a new $16 million hotel after six years of planning and plenty of persuading to overcome reluctance by lenders to back a project on a street long associated with Kansas City’s racial divide. The 93-room La Quinta Del Sol is at 2321 Troost next to Hospital Hill….
Tipping the Scale for a Living Wage Seems Oddly Correct
How much does a barista need to make to live comfortably in Kansas City? That’s what Oddly Correct wanted to calculate.