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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

Third and Grand Developer Sweetens Deal, Wins Incentives on Second Try

By | June 24, 2022 | 0
The $60 million Third and Grand apartment development won approval for a 25-year property tax abatement on its second try.

A $60 million River Market apartment plan won approval for tax incentives Thursday the second time around after sweetening the development deal to guarantee more union labor.

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Hitching a Ride Through History: The Evolution of Kansas City Public Transportation

By | June 22, 2022 | 0
KC Streetcar in the 1950s

Kansas City’s long and complex history of public transportation ends with a back-to-the-future plot twist — the return of the streetcar. We take a ride with the numbers.

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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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curiousKC | How Bethany Falls Limestone Helped Build Kansas City

By | June 13, 2022 | 0
An old newspaper clipping with the title "A piece of Kansas City's past is rediscovered" and a quote by Kansas City geologist Richard Gentile says, "Kansas City is literally built around this rock." Another clipping describes the benefits of using limestone for structures such as homes.

Take a quick trek through history to learn why Bethany Falls limestone is so important in Kansas City’s development.

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City Plan Commission Rejects Controversial Cocina47 Plan on the Country Club Plaza

By | June 8, 2022 | 0
The Seventh Church of Christ, Scientists, would be demolished to make way for the Cocina47 project.

The City Plan Commission rejected the Cocina47 project Tuesday, saying the height of the nine-story proposal was an insult to the years of planning and community meetings that created policies to guide development at the Country Club Plaza.

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