Housing

Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.

Third and Grand Developer Sweetens Deal, Wins Incentives on Second Try

By Kevin Collison A $60 million River Market apartment plan won approval for tax incentives Thursday the second time around after sweetening the development deal to encourage more union labor. The 246-unit apartment plan proposed for a public parking lot northeast of Third and Grand was approved for a 25-year property tax abatement from the…

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The $60 million Third and Grand apartment development won approval for a 25-year property tax abatement on its second try.

Third and Grand Developer Sweetens Deal, Wins Incentives on Second Try

A $60 million River Market apartment plan won approval for tax incentives Thursday the second time around after sweetening the development deal to guarantee more union labor.

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Big Apartment Plan Proposed for Prominent Site Near Penn Valley Park

By Kevin Collison A $122 million residential project is in the works for the prominent, five-acre site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex by Penn Valley Park and near the planned streetcar stop at 31st and Main. NorthPoint Development LLC has acquired what has been a troubled property for years and is seeking tax…

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NorthPoint Development wants to build a 385-unit apartment project at the current site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex.

Big Apartment Plan Proposed for Prominent Site Near Penn Valley Park

A $122 million residential project is in the works for the prominent, five-acre site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex by Penn Valley Park and near the planned streetcar stop at 31st and Main streets.

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Rabbi David Glickman of Congregation Beth Shalom tells a community gathering at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection that “something better” than the current piecemeal ways of dealing with homelessness and mental health crises is possible in Johnson County.

Good Faith Network Targets Homelessness and Mental Health

Aa newly formed interfaith network of 20 congregations is focusing on addressing homelessness and mental health in Johnson County.

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The six-story historic ABC Storage building at 3244 Main St. and the adjoining former Anderson Electric Car building.

Plan to Redevelop Historic ABC Building on Main Clears First Hurdle

Exact Partners wants to renovate the six-story ABC Storage Building at 3244 Main and an adjoining three-story building at 3420 Main into a 50- to 60-unit apartment project with a rooftop café.

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Plan to Redevelop Historic ABC Building on Main Clears First Hurdle

By Kevin Collison A $13 million redevelopment proposal for two historic buildings near Linwood and Main on the planned streetcar route cleared its first hurdle Tuesday with a development agency approving a blight designation and preliminary plan. Exact Partners wants to renovate the six-story ABC Storage Building at 3244 Main and an adjoining three-story building…

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Sam Rodgers Housing Project to Add 62 Mixed-Income Apartments

By Kevin Collison Sam Rodgers Place, a 62-unit mixed-income housing development, broke ground Monday on the campus of the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center near downtown. The development is intended  to provide housing to households across the spectrum, from families coming from public housing to market-rate renters. It will include apartments with up to five-bedrooms as…

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Developer Tackles Historic Building for $120M Affordable Housing Project

By Kevin Collison Fresh from building a super-green apartment complex from scratch, developer Jonathan Arnold is tackling a very different project, renovating a massive, century-old building into affordable housing. Arnold wants to convert the historic National Cloak and Suit Company building at 5401 Independence Ave. into 352 apartments at an estimated cost of $120 million….

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The massive former National Cloak and Suit Co. building opened in 1919 and has 14 acres of total floor space.

Developer Tackles Historic Building for $120M Affordable Housing Project

Developer Jonathan Arnold wants to convert the historic National Cloak and Suit Co. building at 5401 Independence Ave. into 352 apartments at an estimated cost of $120 million.

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