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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

FTA Approves $174 Million for Streetcar Extension to UMKC

By | December 9, 2020 | 0
Streetcars on Main Street

Kansas City is on the cusp of receiving full federal funding to extend the streetcar along Main Street from downtown to the University of Missouri-Kansas, a $174 million Christmas present from Washington.

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Waddell & Reed Sold, Future of $148 Million Downtown HQ Project Uncertain

By | December 2, 2020 | 0
The 18-story Waddell & Reed headquarters is now under construction at the southwest corner of 14th and Baltimore.

Waddell & Reed has been sold to an Australian global financial firm, casting a shadow over its $148 million downtown headquarters project now being built.

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New Strategy Touted to Reanimate Disney Laugh-O-Gram Building

By | December 1, 2020 | 0
Laugh-O-Gram studio building

Backers of the effort to reanimate the historic Laugh-O-Gram building where Walt Disney got his start a century ago believe a new mixed-use approach will enable them to complete the languishing project.

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Plan for Arts Programs at Former Kansas City Star Building Draws Mixed Reviews

By | November 6, 2020 | 0
Market at Grand Place

Developer Vince Bryant’s $98 million plan to convert the former Kansas City Star building into a mixed-use project has taken an artistic twist.

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Developer Snaps Up Buildings on Main Near Planned Streetcar Stops

By | November 3, 2020 | 0
Building at 3901 Main St. in Kansas City

Exact Partners is continuing to snap up properties along the planned streetcar extension on Main Street, purchasing two office buildings at corners near where stops will be located at 31st and 39th streets.

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