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Top Dallas Retail Operator Wants to Buy Country Club Plaza
By Kevin Collison A Texas firm that owns the luxury Highland Park Village shopping center in Dallas has a tentative agreement to acquire the Country Club Plaza, according to local real estate sources. Ray Washburne and HP Village Partners, an entity with family ties to the wealthy Hunt Family, is the prospective new owner of…
South Loop Park Could Trigger $685M Investment, 1,200 Apartments
By Kevin Collison Copaken Brooks wants to build a $335 million development that would feature a 700-unit, high-rise apartment project north of the T-Mobile Center, according to state tax credit application for the proposed South Loop Project. The big project proposed for 12th and McGee was disclosed in letters and an economic impact study supporting…
River Cruise Operator May Sail to Kansas City
By Kevin Collison The Berkley riverfront activities are expanding to include a soccer stadium, beer garden, streetcar, rejuvenated casino and potentially, in the not too distant future, a landing for big cruise boats plying the Missouri River. At its meeting this week, the Port KC board was told a river cruise operator now sailing on…
North KC Ballpark Backers to Jackson County: Let Us Help
By Kevin Collison While Jackson County may not welcome their help, backers of a ballpark in North Kansas City say that option would allow the counties to share the public burden of financing new facilities for the Royals and Chiefs. “It seems we need a strategy to not only help the Royals, but handle what…
Another Big Apartment Plan in Works for West Plaza
By Kevin Collison A 10-story apartment project is being proposed at 4627 Madison near the Country Club Plaza by Block Real Estate Services, just across the street from another residential tower being pursued by the firm. Plans filed with the city indicate the proposed development would include 218 apartments on top of a four-level, 477-space…
Escape Game Opens at Plaza, Latest Entertainment Venue
The Escape Game, a Nashville-based chain that features five, different themed escape rooms, has opened at the Country Club Plaza, the second active recreational venue to open there in as many weeks. The Escape Game is located at 320 Ward Parkway in a formal bridal shop. The two-level, 5,540 square-foot venue features five themed escape…
South Loop Park Plan Progresses, $90M Raised, Goal to Open 2026
By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link are pursuing an aggressive schedule to have the downtown park ready for the World Cup games in 2026 and have arranged $90 million to date for the $200 million-plus endeavor. At a briefing this week on the latest designs for the four-block park that would…
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…
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…
MoDOT Seeks New Amtrak Service from KC to Springfield, St. Joe, STL
By Kevin Collison Expanding passenger rail service from Union Station by adding a third daily round-trip to St. Louis, and new connections to St. Joseph and the Springfield area is being explored by state transportation officials. The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking $38 million from the state to apply for the additional Amtrak routes…