Development

Developers Pursue Skyscraper Next to Kauffman Center

By Kevin Collison | April 20, 2023

A major project being pursued on Broadway next to the Kauffman Center could include a 40-story apartment/hotel tower and a second tower later.

Kansas City Southern headquarters with a city-owned parking lot in the foreground.

KC Southern Expansion, Apartments in the Works Downtown

By Kevin Collison | April 13, 2023

Plans for apartments and an expanded headquarters for the former Kansas City Southern hinge, in part, on reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza.

Rendering of a park above the South Loop with the downtown skyline in the background.

Kansas Citians Share Hopes for South Loop Link

By Kevin Collison | April 11, 2023

More than 1,650 people have shared their wishes for the proposed $200 million South Loop Link over the freeway in downtown Kansas City.

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.