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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

City Hall Routes Streetcar Tax Assessment Down Wrong Track

By | June 23, 2021 | 0
Streetcars on Main Street

The Transportation Development District board’s plan to inform property owners about the upcoming special tax assessment for the Main Street expansion was derailed recently when thousands of additional letters were mailed in error.

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Katz Redevelopment Plan Sparks Incentive Debate on Streetcar Route

By | June 11, 2021 | 0
The proposed Katz apartment project is the latest development proposal sparked by the planned streetcar extension on Main Street between downtown and UMKC.

An apartment plan involving the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how – or whether – tax incentives should be available to help developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main.

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North Loop Among ‘Freeways without Futures’ in New National Report

By | June 2, 2021 | 0
A rendering of how downtown and the River Market could be reconnected if the North Loop was removed.

The north side of Kansas City’s downtown freeway loop should be removed and the area revitalized, according to a new report by a national nonprofit organization that champions “walkable urbanism.”

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Work May Begin Late Summer on $50 Million Westport High School Apartments

By | May 21, 2021 | 0
Westport High School

The renovation of the historic Westport High School into a $50 million, 138-unit apartment project could begin by late summer following approval of a sales tax incentive by a city development agency.

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Big Apartment Project Proposed for Volker Neighborhood by KU Med

By | May 18, 2021 | 0
The Jamestown Square project would replace this surface across State Line Road from KU Med.

Milhaus is pursuing a 224-unit project in the Volker neighborhood on what’s now a parking lot across State Line Road from the KU Med campus.

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