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Posts Tagged ‘Affordable Housing’

To Attract More Developers, Kansas City Changes its Affordable Housing Ordinance — Again

By | August 30, 2022 | 0
Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks at the Aug. 17 committee meeting, behind yellow KC Tenants protest signs. At least eight KC Tenants leaders gave testimony at this meeting, and dozens of members returned the next day for the City Council vote.

According to KC’s new affordable housing ordinance, the median income for a four-person household is nearly six figures. Advocates say this is a problem.

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Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Proposal Includes Apartment Tower

By | August 19, 2022 | 1
A rendering of the proposed 10-story, 226-unit apartment project proposed by Development Collaborative. with a redeveloped Barney Allis Plaza in the foreground.

Kansas City’s plan for rebuilding a crumbling Barney Allis Plaza now includes a privately developed 10-story apartment building that would offer some affordable housing.

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Big Apartment Plan Proposed for Prominent Site Near Penn Valley Park

By | June 21, 2022 | 0
NorthPoint Development wants to build a 385-unit apartment project at the current site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex.

A $122 million residential project is in the works for the prominent, five-acre site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex by Penn Valley Park and near the planned streetcar stop at 31st and Main streets.

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Developer Tackles Historic Building for $120M Affordable Housing Project

By | May 18, 2022 | 0
The massive former National Cloak and Suit Co. building opened in 1919 and has 14 acres of total floor space.

Developer Jonathan Arnold wants to convert the historic National Cloak and Suit Co. building at 5401 Independence Ave. into 352 apartments at an estimated cost of $120 million.

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KCATA Pursues Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Downtown

By | March 24, 2022 | 0
The former KCATA transit center

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s (KCATA) development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use building at its former transit site at 10th and Main streets.

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