Downtown Living
KCATA Briefed on Tower Plan for 10th and Main, Work Could Begin in 2023
By Kevin Collison A mixed-use tower with up to 240 apartments being proposed for KCATA property at 10th and Main could break ground by summer 2023 and open by early 2025, according to a tentative schedule outlined Wednesday. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board received a progress report on the ambitious development concept being…
‘Workforce’ Apartment Project in the Works for Troost and Linwood
By Kevin Collison UC-B Properties, a significant developer on Troost Avenue, is pursuing a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. The project is in the early stages of planning and UC-B plans to partner with Brinshore Development. Chicago-based Brinshore has developed substantial affordable housing in the city, notably the Paseo…
Development Agency Ignores City Hall, Rejects $62M River Market Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison A $62 million River Market apartment project backed by City Hall had its incentive request rejected by the PIEA board Thursday, another casualty of what critics say has become an increasingly chilly development climate in Kansas City. The 246-unit development was proposed three years ago for a public parking lot northeast of…
One Nine Vine Apartment Project Breaks Ground This Week
The first phase of the One Nine Vine development, a six-story apartment building with ground floor retail, is scheduled to break ground Wednesday in the 18th and Vine Jazz District. The $25 million project planned for what’s now a vacant lot at the southeast corner of 19th and Vine will include 80 affordable and market-rate…
Westport High School Apartment Redevelopment Underway
By Kevin Collison Work has begun on the $52.2 million renovation of the historic Westport High School building into a 138-unit residential project called The Apartments at Westport Commons. The renovation of the 112 year-old former high school into apartments was first proposed in October 2020 by the same development team behind the restoration of…