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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

Streetcar, More Housing May Help the Country Club Plaza

By | November 16, 2023 | 1
Historic high-rise apartments along the south side of Brush Creek next to the Country Club Plaza.

The KC Streetcar extension and development of more high-rise housing are widely seen as keys for supporting the Country Club Plaza.

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Country Club Plaza Confronted with Dozens of Vacant Shops

By | November 14, 2023 | 5
A worker carries a clearance sale sign on the Country Club Plaza.

Prospective new owners of the Country Club Plaza would be buying an iconic shopping district with dozens of vacancies. Some see open spaces as opportunities.

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Clock Ticks for Potential Steamboat Arabia Museum Departure

By | November 13, 2023 | 2
A rendering of the Steamboat Arabia on the Missouri River.

The City Market is looking for proposals for the space now occupied by the Steamboat Arabia Museum, but its skipper says he’s not ready to shove off yet.

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Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza

By | November 9, 2023 | 1
The Country Club Plaza with the fountain at Mill Creek Park in the foreground.

The Country Club Plaza, as it marks its centennial, is at a crossroads. J.C. Nichols’ iconic district is seen both as private property and public trust.

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Lux Living Drops Two Apartment Projects, Still Pursues Tower Plan

By | October 26, 2023 | 0
Lux Living has dropped its plan for a 250-unit apartment development at the downtown riverfront.

LuxLiving, which is building the Katz project, has dropped two downtown residential deals but is still pursuing its big apartment and hotel high-rise proposal at 14th and Wyandotte.

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