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Posts Tagged ‘CityScene’

Big Westport Mixed-Use Project Back, Would Include Apartments and Hotel

By | September 8, 2021 | 0
The proposed Manor Square apartment building would be located along Pennsylvania Street.

A big Westport apartment and hotel project pitched four years ago is back, with the City Plan Commission quietly approving a master plan development agreement Tuesday for what’s called Westport Terrace at Manor Square.

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Streetcar Authority Looks to Extend Line Over Missouri River to North Kansas City

By | September 2, 2021 | 0
Burlington Road is the route recommended in a 2014 study that would bring the streetcar into the heart of North Kansas City.

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is exploring plans to extend the streetcar route across the Missouri River into North Kansas City.

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Mac Properties Proposes Multi-Tower Residential Project at Streetcar Stop

By | August 26, 2021 | 0
Mac Properties plans to completely renovate the US Bank building at Main Street and Armour Boulevard as part of a much larger streetcar-oriented project.

Most of the city block southwest of Main Street and Armour Boulevard would be transformed into a major streetcar-oriented residential project that would include several eight- to 10-story apartment buildings developed by Mac Properties.

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Greater Downtown Population Jumps 29% in New Census Results

By | August 17, 2021 | 0
All Jessica Best Stewart, one of downtown's newer residents, and her husband Brian Stewart had to do to celebrate the Chiefs Super Bowl win was walk out the door of their home at Western Auto Lofts.

Greater downtown Kansas City’s population jumped 29.4% over the last decade to 27,831 residents, according to the 2020 Census.

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Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District

By | August 16, 2021 | 0
The Tracks apartment project will be built on this parking lot next to the historic Freight House building.

The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.

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