Housing

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

A rendering of the new option for a South Loop Link park that calls for a 'double superblock' that would close Walnut and Baltimore.

South Loop Park Linked to $685M Investment, 1,200 Apartments

Backers of a South Loop park atop Interstate 670 say the project could spark $685 million in construction that would include about 1,200 apartments downtown.

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Rendering of the 10-story 4627 Madison apartment project near the Country Club Plaza.

Another Big Apartment Plan in Works near Country Club Plaza

A 10-story apartment project is being proposed near the Country Club Plaza by Block Real Estate Services, the latest housing plan near the shopping district.

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Pickup Helps Persuade Planning Board to Back Apartment Tower

By Kevin Collison More windows and a pickup truck helped persuade the City Plan Commission to support a proposed 12-story apartment project at 1818 Main in the Crossroads Tuesday. Consideration of the 112-unit project planned by Copaken Brooks had been delayed when neighbors at the 1819 Baltimore condo building next door expressed concern it would…

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Westside Row House Project Finds Willing Buyers at $495K

By Kevin Collison A new row house project on the Westside that’s selling three-bedroom homes for $495,000 is finding willing buyers in one of greater downtown’s more popular neighborhoods. “The biggest thing is the price, it’s under $500,000 and it’s on the Westside,” said Christina Boveri, who’s real estate firm is representing the developer. The…

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A "Quiet Court in Session" sign.

Rising Rents Leave More Kansas City Tenants Facing Eviction

Two years after the end of a national eviction moratorium, landlords are still looking to make up for lost income. That’s led to more residents facing eviction.

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