Affordable Housing

An aerial view of the proposed 12-story 1818 Main project looking south.

Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues

By Kevin Collison | March 29, 2023

A developer has reduced the number of affordable housing units in a Crossroads project after being rejected by Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

The proposed 13-story City Harvest apartment project would be located on a parking lot immediately west of the City Market.

Parking Prevails Over More Affordable Housing at City Market

By Kevin Collison | March 23, 2023

A City Council committee has approved a plan for the City Harvest apartment tower that restores public parking that would have been lost. near the City Market.

The Mac "1 W. Armour" proposal looking northwest along Main Street with the proposed segmented apartment building in the foreground.

KCATA Rejects Tax Break for Mac Properties in Midtown

By Kevin Collison | February 23, 2023

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board has rejected a controversial tax break request by Mac Properties for a big Midtown apartment complex.

Mac Tax Breaks Endorsed for Main and Armour Apartments

By Kevin Collison | February 16, 2023

Mac Properties was endorsed for tax breaks for its 300-unit apartment development at Main and Armour by the RideKC Development Corp. committee Wednesday.

A brick building with Tudor styling and green trim on top.

Kansas Encourages Rural Housing With Massive Influx of Funds

By Cami Koons | February 2, 2023

For years, the Kansas Housing Resource Corp.’s median-income program was a well-intended effort operating with modest resources. Then everything changed.