Downtown Living
Late Summer Start for Big Apartment Project at Trinity Lutheran Site
(Editor’s note: This article originally was published Feb. 13, 2023) Construction is expected to begin in late summer on a $130 million apartment project at 31st and Main that will add 385 apartments along the new streetcar extension. NorthPoint Development is building the project which will not only raze the derelict former Trinity Lutheran Hospital,…
Revised River Market Apartment Project Supported by Plan Commission
By Kevin Collison A revised development plan for the long-awaited Oaks River Market apartment project at Third and Grand was supported by the City Plan Commission Tuesday and the developer anticipates breaking ground before year’s end. Minneapolis-based Oaks Properties took over the apartment deal across from the City Market last year after an earlier version…
Apartments Proposed for City Property Near 18th and Vine
By Kevin Collison Another apartment project may be in the works for the 18th and Vine District, this one a potential 195-unit proposal that would be built by Grayson Capital on the east side of Lydia between 18th and 19th streets. Grayson won approval last week from the City Council to negotiate a deal to…
Study Looks at Reconnecting Berkley Riverfront to Columbus Park
By Kevin Collison After being neglected for much of the 20th Century, the downtown riverfront is becoming a new community and now is looking for better ways to connect with nearby neighborhoods, including Columbus Park. A Connectivity Study is underway with the goal of identifying ways to overcome obstacles posed by the busy rail corridor…
West Bottoms Revival Continues with Two More Historic Rehabs
By Kevin Collison The West Bottoms redevelopment surge continued last week with tax incentives approved for the renovation of two historic buildings, one a 77-unit apartment project, the other a small office plan. The MCM Company of Cleveland continued onto the next phase of its West Bottoms Flats redevelopment, winning incentive approval for its $31.8…
New Affordable Housing Plan Jazzing Up Investment at 18th and Vine
By Kevin Collison A proposed 48-unit affordable apartment project that also would include the former House of Hits building is the latest in a surge of redevelopment either underway or in the works in the 18th and Vine District. The $21 million Jazz III project would occupy the entire south side of 18th Street between…
Apartment-Hotel Tower Plan at 14th & Wyandotte Clears First Hurdle
By Kevin Collison A proposal to build a 27-story hotel and apartment building at 14th and Wyandotte took its first official step forward Tuesday on a preparation journey that’s expected to last at least into next year. The City Plan Commission unanimously endorsed the development plan being pursued by Lux Living for what’s now vacant…
Super-Green River Market Apartment Project For Sale
By Kevin Collison Second + Delaware, Kansas City’s greenest apartment project, is up for sale less than three years after opening in the River Market. The $71 million project was built to “passive house” standards that included 16-inch concrete walls with a layer of foam in the middle. It uses 90 percent less energy than…
Milhaus Teams with UC-B on 100-Unit Apartment Plan on Troost
By Kevin Collison A familiar team is working together again to develop a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. UC-B Properties and Milhaus have formed a partnership for the project. It would join another 89-unit development proposed by Indianapolis-based Milhaus for the southwest corner of the same intersection. “We realized…
Developers Look Up at Broadway Site Across from Kauffman Center
By Kevin Collison A 40-story apartment and hotel tower on Broadway across from the Kauffman Center? That’s what a development group has in mind for the first phase of a big proposal that eventually could include a second high-rise building. But first, the developers–EPC Real Estate Group and Dan Carr–have to persuade the Federal Aviation…