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Posts Tagged ‘CityScene’

KC Council Committee Supports Crown Center Office Tower Near Streetcar Stop

By | December 2, 2021 | 0
The proposed Fidelity Security Life Insurance tower looking south from Grand Boulevard.

Fidelity Security Life’s proposed 11-story headquarters project at 27th and Main streets had its incentive request endorsed unanimously Wednesday by a City Council committee over the objections of the nearby Union Hill neighborhood.

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KC Preservation Projects Failing Key State Incentive Program

By | December 1, 2021 | 0
The Flashcube building in downtown.

Changes implemented by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) are making it much more challenging for downtown residential projects in Kansas City to qualify for the state historic tax credit program.

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Mayor ‘Bullish’ About Federal Grant for South Loop Link Proposal

By | November 10, 2021 | 0
A rendering of how the South Loop Link might look to future pedestrians.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is “bullish” that federal funding to help start building a long-sought deck and park covering the South Loop freeway may be announced before the end of the year.

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Union Station Shines With $5 Million Donation From Sunderland Foundation

By | November 5, 2021 | 0
Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

Union Station has hit the donor jackpot with a $5 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation, a windfall that will greatly enhance the grand building restored with the help of area voters in 1999.

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Riverfront Soccer Stadium Planned, Big Step Up for Future Port KC Projects

By | October 26, 2021 | 0
The planned $70 million National Women's Soccer League stadium on the riverfront will be privately financed.

A $70 million, privately funded women’s professional soccer stadium planned for the riverfront should spur future housing projects and quicken streetcar expansion.

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