Development
It’s Official, Three Light Starts Next Month, Midland Renovation this Fall
(Updated Oct. 15: The Three Light project held its ceremonial groundbreaking although construction is well along on the foundation of the $140 million project and the tower crane has been up for a couple months. Cordish officials said 60 percent of the residents of One and Two Light came from outside the metropolitan Kansas City…
Maxus Files Apartment Proposals Ahead of Stricter Incentive Policies
By Kevin Collison A proposal to convert the former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into a 283-unit apartment project specializing in work-live space has been filed by Maxus Properties with the a city development agency. Maxus acquired the 1973 office tower three years ago and originally intended to upgrade it for modern office…
Rau Construction Relocating HQ to West Bottoms from OP
By Kevin Collison Rau Construction is relocating its headquarters from Overland Park to the West Bottoms, returning to its Kansas City roots where the family-owned firm was founded in 1905 after migrating from Germany. “We’re high on the West Bottoms,” said Dan Meyer, Rau president. “We think it’s the new up and coming area, and…
Office Tower Proposed at New 27th and Main Streetcar Stop
By Kevin Collison An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop. A preliminary plan for what appears to be a 12- to 14-story tower on a site northeast of 27th and Main has been filed with the Kansas City…
Baltimore Demo Leaves Question, What’s Next?
By Kevin Collison A small commercial structure at 1626 Baltimore owned by philanthropist Shirley Helzberg has been razed and a building she owns next door is slated to be demolished soon, leaving Crossroads neighbors curious about her future plans. The 14,000 square-foot vacant building at 1626 Baltimore was torn down recently. Pete Lacy, Helzberg’s real…
Mark Twain Tower Developer Expects to Resume Work Soon
By Kevin Collison The Washington D.C. developer of the historic Mark Twain Tower expects to resume work soon renovating the building into 222 apartments after a lengthy delay caused in part by the Covid pandemic. Phil Aftuck of The Bernstein Cos. said his firm is close to finalizing financing for the $60 million redevelopment which…
Advisory Group Endorses 12-Story Apartment Tower for River Market
By Kevin Collison A proposal to build a 12-story, 300-unit apartment tower on a parking lot immediately west of the City Market has been endorsed by a review committee reporting to Port KC. The $75 million plan submitted by Flaherty & Collins of Indianapolis was recommended over a competing proposal from RM Housing, a local…
Museum Apartment Tower, $116M Project, Proposed for 45th and Main
By Kevin Collison Museum Tower, a $116 million apartment project proposed for the gateway to a potential cultural district at 45th and Main, is among the development proposals filed with the city in advance of stricter tax incentive policies taking effect early next month. The bump in applications to the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas…
Katz Proposal Purrs Past Plan Commission
By Kevin Collison Some 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 Tuesday. In response to feedback from neighborhood groups and preservationists, the lower levels of the six-story apartment building now will be likely…
Three Light Hitting Switch? Contractor Seeks Lane Closings in Early May
By Kevin Collison More than three years after it was unveiled by the Cordish Co., the 25-story Three Light luxury apartment tower may be poised to start work in early May at the northeast corner of Main and Truman Road. J.E. Dunn, the contractor for the estimated $120 million project, has applied to the city…