Kevin Collison
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Flatland contributor Kevin Collison is the founder of CityScene KC, an online source for downtown news and issues.
Stories by Kevin Collison
A. Zahner industrial expansion
Eighth St and The Paseo | Industrial expansion | Cost: $5 million | Architect: Crawford Architects | General Contractor: Fogel-Anderson | Completed Spring 2018
Downtown YMCA
11th and Central | fitness facility and community center | Cost: $32 million | Architect: BNIM | No announced construction start
Terrace on Walnut apartments
1721 Walnut St. | 38 apartments | Cost: $7.9 million | Opened December 2017
The Yards
Genessee St south of Livestock Exchange | 232-unit residential development | Cost: $26.7 million | Architect: KEM STUDIO | General Contractor: MW Builders | Construction began March 2018
The Yards Breaking Ground Early March, Pioneering West Bottoms Residential Project
By Kevin Collison The Yards, the biggest residential project to date in the Stockyards District of the West Bottoms, is expected to begin construction in early March. The 232-unit development is going up on a parking lot south of the Livestock Exchange building on Genessee Street. It’s being developed by Flaherty & Collins Properties, an…
909 Wyandotte
900 Wyandotte St | residential or hotel, retail | 60,000 square feet | Cost: undisclosed | Unannounced start date
Test Apartment in River Market
100 units / $600 to $1,000 / Studio to 2 BR / Indoor pool.
Streetcar Extension Plan Rolls into 2018 with Key Recognition from Feds
By Kevin Collison The planned extension of the Kansas City streetcar to UMKC received a preliminary thumbs up from Washington last week, allowing backers to apply for an estimated $100 million in federal funding this fall. Tom Gerend, executive director of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, said authorization by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to…
Crossroads Deja Vu, Haw Contemporary Expands into Former Dolphin Gallery Space
By Kevin Collison (Update: The Haw Contemporary opened March 30 and this week will be its first First Friday in the Crossroads Arts District. The opening exhibit is “Drawing Paintings, Painting Drawings” by artist Eric Sall. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) The Crossroads building recently vacated by the Kemper gallery…