Housing
Museum Tower, $116 Million Apartment Project, Proposed for 45th and Main
Museum Tower, a $116 million apartment project proposed as a gateway to a potential cultural district at 45th and Main streets, leads the list of development proposals filed with the city in advance of stricter tax incentive policies taking effect early next month.
Katz Drug Store Proposal Purrs Past Plan Commission
Design tweaks to a proposed apartment development that also would restore the historic Katz Drug Store in midtown helped the project win unanimous support from the City Plan Commission.
A Place to Sleep: Tenants Seek Homes After Being Displaced
After being evicted, here’s what it’s like to find a new place.
Missouri Housing Advocates Look to Biden Administration to Strengthen Eviction Moratorium
Housing advocates are looking for help from the Biden administration to close loopholes in the federal eviction ban.
KC Realtor Spoofs Music Videos (Goofily) to Sell Homes
A Kansas City Realtor spoofs songs of Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Jason Aldean and others to sell houses.
Plans for Apartments Sprout Like Topsy Near City Market
A wave of apartment development proposals near the City Market is raising questions about density, parking, transit and affordability for city planners.
How Reverse Mortgages Backfire in Low-Income, Minority Neighborhoods
Reverse mortgages can backfire in low-income and minority neighborhoods if homeowners don’t account for property tax and insurance payments.
Missourians Fight to Keep Homes as End of Eviction Moratorium Looms
Housing advocates are bracing for a spike in evictions as federal moratoriums sunset at the end of the year.
Eviction Risks Surging With COVID-19, Rising Rents
The risk of eviction for many Kansas Citians is rising as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, joblessness surges and rents keep rising.
Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers
Developer J.C. Nichols has been vilified for his use of racially restrictive housing covenants in subdivisions. But he was hardly alone.