Downtown

The former KCATA transit center

KCATA Pursues Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Downtown

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s (KCATA) development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use building at its former transit site at 10th and Main streets.

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The Imagine Downtown KC plan suggests a downtown ballpark as one of its catalytic projects this decade.

Imagine Downtown KC Strategic Plan Seeks More ‘Equitable Downtown’

A strategic plan that encompasses neighborhoods more than a mile from Kansas City’s skyscrapers and envisions downtown as an economic catalyst for that larger area was rolled out Tuesday by the Downtown Council.

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The final design for a revamped Barney Allis Plaza lowers it to street level and adds 39,000 square feet of green space for events.

Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Plan Has $112.4M Price Tag

Almost three years after launching its search, the city now has solid design plan and price tag for reviving the crumbling Barney Allis Plaza, but appears to be no closer to figuring out how to pay for it.

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Flaherty & Collins is proposing a 13-story apartment tower for a parking lot immediately west of the City Market.

Proposed City Market Apartment Tower Hailed as Future Development Model

A 13-story, 300-unit apartment development planned for just west of the City Market was endorsed by a Port KC committee Monday after being hailed by the city manager as a model for future downtown development.

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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception wants to build a New Donnelly Center at 11th and Broadway that would provide event space house parish offices.

Cathedral Pursuing $14 Million Campaign for New Parish Center, Homeless Facility

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a landmark church that pre-dates downtown, has launched a $14 million campaign to build a new parish hall and renovate space for its breakfast program for the homeless.

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