Housing

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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Xander Stephens found help at Pride Haven, an overnight shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ people.

Homeless LGBTQ Youth Find Shelter at Pride Haven

SAVE Inc. operates Pride Haven, an overnight youth shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ people.

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Warming tents at a homeless encampment in Kansas City.

Houseless Solution Update: KC Leaders Reveal Extreme Weather Plan

Kansas City officials have announced a new extreme weather plan designed to address the lingering gaps in aid for unhoused people as winter approaches.

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The planned $70 million National Women's Soccer League stadium on the riverfront will be privately financed.

Riverfront Soccer Stadium Planned, Big Step Up for Future Port KC Projects

A $70 million, privately funded women’s professional soccer stadium planned for the riverfront should spur future housing projects and quicken streetcar expansion.

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A TrueSon Exteriors truck and ladders sit outside a house renovation in Ashland.

‘What Do We Tell Our Customers?’: Labor Shortage, Material Delays Hamper Home Construction

Demand for housing has skyrocketed during the pandemic, but homebuilders and remodelers haven’t caught up because of labor shortages and long wait times for raw materials, tripling the timeline of some housing projects.

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