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Residential Plan with $500K Townhouses Proposed for Columbus Park
By Kevin Collison A corner of Columbus Park tucked near an interstate ramp is the proposed location of a 20-unit residential project that won approval for property tax incentives Tuesday from a city development agency. The $7 million Columbus Park Apartment plan calls for 10, for-sale townhouses and 10 rental apartments in five duplexes to…
Pirate’s Bone Dropping Anchor at New Midtown Location
By Kevin Collison Pirate’s Bone Burger is opening a second location in Midtown this week, attracted by the planned streetcar extension and the opportunity to focus on serving takeout should Covid disrupt the restaurant industry again. “It’s been in the works for awhile,” said co-owner Zaid Consuegra. “Covid pushed us to find a non-serving environment…
New Visit KC Visitor Center Embraces Travelers
By Kevin Collison Stacey Smith, the manager of the new Visit KC welcome center at 1241 Main, embraces people wanting to know what there is to do in Kansas City–literally. The advocate of all things KC welcomes you with a hug and makes you feel like she’s hosting you in her living room, which is…
The KC Star Relocating Offices to Crown Center
By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Star is leasing 8,500 square-feet for its new offices in the 2405 Grand building at Crown Center, a steep decline from its peak when the paper owned 659,000 square feet of downtown real estate. The relocation to about a half floor in an upper level of the office tower…
Pennway Point Proposal Would Add Ferris Wheel to Downtown
By Kevin Collison An entertainment district at the south end of the Broadway viaduct that would include a 170-foot Ferris wheel, neon sign museum and food is the latest downtown proposal from developer Vince Bryant. The “Pennway Point” proposal is in the early stage of planning and would include the renovation of the former Carter…
Samuel Rodgers Planning $15M Pediatric Wing at Health Campus
By Kevin Collison Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center is planning to build a four-story pediatrics wing at Seventh and Euclid, the latest project in the works for its campus near downtown. The health center’s plan for a what’s described as a two-level, 32,000 square-foot medical office building atop a 382-space, two-level garage is scheduled to…
Puttery, ‘Uniquely Themed’ Miniature Golf, Rolling into Plaza
By Kevin Collison Puttery, an “immersive” entertainment concept that adds cocktails, technology and food to the classic miniature golf game is coming to the Country Club Plaza, a much-needed addition to the Plaza lineup, according to its developer. The Dallas-based chain will occupy 23,600 square feet in the Jack Henry building at 4641 Jefferson being…
Plaza Development Conflict Erupts, 1940s Church Likely Casualty
By Kevin Collison The Country Club Plaza is at a development flash point again over the likely demolition of an attractive, but unprotected, old church and a developer’s plan to replace it with a three-level restaurant project. Drake Development intends to raze the Seventh Church of Christ, Scientists at 47th and Pennsylvania and build a…
Boutique Hotel, Condos Planned for ‘Skinny’ Lot in River Market
By Kevin Collison A developer is planning to nestle a five-story boutique hotel and condo building amidst the “prettiest block” of 19th Century buildings in Kansas City. Attorney Gino Serra and partners Mike Heitmann and Scott Hallier are planning the project for a narrow, vacant tract at 413 Delaware. Serra said the “skinny” lot had…
NFL Draft May Make Next Year Busiest in KC Sports History
By Kevin Collison Next year may be the busiest in Kansas City sports history including up to 350,000 visitors coming downtown next spring for the 2023 NFL Draft, according to a top local sports official. “Four weeks of collegiate basketball, then we roll into our first ever Sports ETA convention, our national association of sports…