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Beignet
307 Main St. | Cajun and Creole cafe and bakery | Tu-Fri 10-8pm; Sa 8-8pm; Su 8-6pm; Closed Mon. | 4.7/5 stars with 368 reviews on Yelp
Major Residential Project Likely for Two-Block East Crossroads Site
By Kevin Collison The laid-back East Crossroads district is about to become much livelier with the pending purchase of two blocks by an Indianapolis developer whose expertise is building big residential projects. Milhaus, the developer of the 400-unit Gallerie residential project going up south of Crown Center, has a deal to buy a two-block parcel between…
520 Penn
520 W. Pennway | 50,000 square foot building renovation for company headquarters for Centric Projects, Superior Bowen and Inspired Homes | Cost: $8.5 million | Architect: KEM Studios | Opened August 2018
New Crossroads Office Project to House Three Firms, Employ 150
By Kevin Collison Construction on the latest Crossroads Arts District office project is underway, an $8.5 million renovation of the former McQueeny-Lock building that will house three firms. The project, called 520 Penn, will accommodate the headquarters of Centric Projects, Superior Bowen and Inspired Homes, for a total of about 150 employees. Plans call for…
River Market Men’s Clothing Shop Expands to Offer Fashion Denim
By Kevin Collison Houndstooth, a quality men’s clothing shop that opened in the River Market in mid-2014, has a new wrinkle, a high-end jean shop called Denim Hound. The 800 square-foot expansion is located in the basement of the clothing shop at 507 Walnut St. and opened in November. “I wanted to bring high-quality denim…
Traders on Grand
1125 Grand Ave | 201 apartments | Cost: $65 million | Completion Fall 2018
Corrigan Station
1828 Walnut St. | 10-story renovation for multi-tenant offices | Cost: $41 million | Opened December 2016
Corrigan Station Addition Breaking Ground Next Month with Academy Bank as Anchor
Work on an $11 million addition to the Corrigan Station development is scheduled to begin next month now that a major tenant has been lined up. Academy Bank will be the anchor tenant for the three-story building going up on a former parking lot west of the original Corrigan Station building at 1828 Walnut St….
City Warns of Looming Affordable Housing Crunch Downtown
By Kevin Collison If you think it’s tough to find an affordable apartment in downtown Kansas City these days, just wait five years. City officials project there will be 41 percent fewer affordable apartments downtown, dropping from the current 2,759 units to 1,140 units, as affordable housing tax credits expire on projects developed before 2008….