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Posts Tagged ‘Housing’

Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District

By | August 16, 2021 | 0
The Tracks apartment project will be built on this parking lot next to the historic Freight House building.

The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.

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After Pressure from Cori Bush, Feds Order Eviction Ban in Areas With High COVID Rate

By | August 4, 2021 | 0
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks outside the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by (from left) Rep. Mondaire Jones, Rep. Al Green, Reps. Jimmy Gomez and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a new, narrower moratorium on evictions through Oct. 3, which would protect struggling renters in areas of the U.S. that have been hit hardest by soaring COVID-19 infection rates.

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Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say

By | August 3, 2021 | 0
The St. Louis Housing Defense Collective held a rally downtown on Aug. 2, 2021, demanding that housing assistance get into the hands of those facing evictions.

The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow in Missouri.

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‘I’m Gonna Lose it All’: Tenants Left in the Dark as KC’s Rental Assistance Program Closes to New Applicants

By | July 20, 2021 | 0
Rubby Herrera lives in midtown Kansas City, and first applied for rental assistance through the city's program in April. She still hasn't received any assistance, and is now at risk of being evicted next month.

Tenants who already applied for assistance are still waiting for help, and local nonprofits face challenges in processing applications quickly.

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Katz Project Lives Again, Proposed Deal Includes $600,000 Subsidy

By | July 15, 2021 | 0
The apartment project that will incorporate the historic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main Street.

The Katz apartment redevelopment plan rejected by the City Council three weeks ago was revived Wednesday based on a compromise that includes adding $600,000 to replace a reduced property tax incentive.

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