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North Loop Overhaul Plan Hits Federal, WyCo Potholes
By Kevin Collison The city’s ambitious plans to design a new future for the current, awkward bridge and freeway layout on the north side of downtown has hit unexpected blowback from Washington and Wyandotte County. First off, an application for $60 million in federal funding to help pay for replacing the obsolete Buck O’Neil Bridge…
Second and Delaware
Second and Delaware streets | 276 apartments | Completion Spring 2020
Auto Row Building
1824-32 McGee St. | 35,000 square feet of office space | $12 million | completion March 2019
Platform Ventures Project
Wyandotte St to Baltimore Ave and 12th to 13th streets | 144-room hotel (Kansas City Club), 117 apartments (Muehlebach Hotel), 70,000 square feet of office space, and 360-space garage | $114 million | completion date not announced.
Armour Corners
Troost Avenue and Armour Blvd | 450 apartments and 27,000 square feet of retail | $78 million | no completion date announced
Unnamed apartment project at Berkley Riverfront
Berkley Riverfront Park | 60 affordable apartments | $17 million | completion date not announced
Affordable Apartment Project Proposed for Downtown Riverfront
By Kevin Collison An Omaha developer is proposing a 60-unit apartment project near Berkley Riverfront Park that’s intended to help meet the demand for affordable housing downtown. Cornerstone Associates, which recently opened the 531 Grand market-rate apartment project in the River Market, is requesting federal tax credits administered by the Missouri Housing Development Commission to…
Spring Urban Homes Tour Includes Three New Downtown Projects
The Downtown Neighborhood Association is sponsoring its Spring Urban Homes Tour Saturday (June 9), and this year’s event will include three just-completed apartment projects: Two Light, The Union and 531 Grand. Jared Campbell, the president of the DNA, said this is the second year his group has sponsored the event, which he described as a…
Boulevardia Celebrates Fifth Year in Bottoms with Bou Lou and Tech N9ne Too
Boulevardia is back for a fifth year in the West Bottoms June 15-16 and this year’s festival includes a performance by Tech N9ne paired with a new collaborative beer he’s created with Boulevard Brewery. The event, located in the Stockyards District of the Bottoms, has grown to become a huge Father’s Day weekend attraction. It includes…