Housing

Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.

Riverfront Hotel and Apartment Projects Take First Steps Forward

By Kevin Collison A proposed $29 million boutique hotel that would be the first big commercial project on the downtown riverfront during its recent revival won preliminary support Monday from the Port KC board. The 118-room Origin hotel proposed by The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg, MS would be located across from Berkley Riverfront Park. It…

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Port KC to Consider Lux Living Riverfront Apartment Plan

By Kevin Collison The first step in reviewing the proposed Lux Living riverfront apartment project is before the Port KC board today and includes a provision requiring affordable housing to be part of the $56 million development. The St. Louis developer intends to seek an unspecified property tax abatement and sales tax exemption for what’s described…

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KCATA Pursuing Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Concept at Tenth and Main

By Kevin Collison The KCATA’s development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use tower at its former transit center at 10th and Main, but the concept already is being slammed by a prominent nearby property owner who’d prefer a park there. RideKC Development Corp. (RDC) is working with a development group called Live & Ride…

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The former KCATA transit center

KCATA Pursues Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Downtown

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s (KCATA) development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use building at its former transit site at 10th and Main streets.

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After picking up some supplies from Alice DelBosque of Angel Hearts Rescue Inc., Sabir and his pet Traxie walk off on their own.

curiousKC | What Help Is There for Unhoused Pet Owners?

In Kansas City, more and more folks find themselves unhoused with pets. Many in the charitable sector are seeing the need for more pet friendly options.

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