Housing
Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.
Almost $20M Allocated for Rural Kansas Housing
Almost $20 million in state and federal funds has been allocated to help develop hundreds of moderate-income housing units in rural Kansas.
Incentives Increased for $91M AT&T Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison The renovation of the 13-story former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into 263 apartments is back on financial track after a city development agency increased its incentive package last week. The $91 million project, which is near the potential East Village ballpark site, had its property tax abatement hiked from…
Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues
By Kevin Collison A 12-story apartment project planned for the Crossroads dropped 11 affordable units from its original plan after being turned down on its $3 million incentive request from the Kansas City Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The 112-unit project proposed by Copaken Brooks for 1818-22 Main was approved for an 18-year property tax abatement…
Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues
A developer has reduced the number of affordable housing units in a Crossroads project after being rejected by Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
City Harvest Apartment Tower on Track After Merchants Get Their Way
By Kevin Collison Responding to merchant pressure, a City Council committee endorsed an apartment tower plan in the City Market that restores its original design and replaces 160 public parking spaces being lost at the development site. The 300-unit City Harvest development is expected to be approved by the full Council today. If so, construction…