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Posts Tagged ‘The Beacon’

‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’: Absentee Owners Allow Properties to Become Dangerous Buildings in Kansas City

By | August 31, 2021 | 0
This home on 3329 Spruce Ave. has been on Kansas City's dangerous buildings list since February 2021. The owner of the property is located in Kansas.

About 21% of dangerous buildings in Kansas City have owners who live outside of Missouri.

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In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds Flowed to Whiter, More Affluent Areas

By | August 18, 2021 | 0
Nika Cotton makes a drink at Soulcentricitea, which she opened on Troost Ave. last July. Cotton applied for a grant from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, but did not receive any money.

Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. But few of those dollars flowed east of Troost.

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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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How One Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Its Dangerous And Abandoned Buildings

By | June 29, 2021 | 0
The home on 4401 E. Ninth St. used to be on Kansas City's dangerous buildings list until the Lykins Neighborhood Association acquired the property through Missouri's Abandoned Housing Act. It's now being renovated into a livable home.

In northeast Kansas City, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has used Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act to reclaim abandoned and dilapidated homes and turn them over to rehabbers for renovation. The results have been promising.

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Kansas City’s Pandemic Housing Market is Increasingly Pricing Out Millennials

By | June 16, 2021 | 0
Travis Stull in front of his home in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Stull bought his home in April.

A new study found Kansas City is one of the housing markets where affordability has declined the most

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