Housing
Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.
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….
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.
Lux Living Riverfront Project in ‘Limbo’ After Port KC Board Balks at Vote
By Kevin Collison A $56 million riverfront apartment proposal that would have been the first to meet the city’s affordable housing goal is now in “limbo” after the Port KC board failed to vote on it Monday. The plan by Lux Living of St. Louis for a 250-unit apartment development was seeking a 25 year…
After Some Sleuthing, Port KC Committee Endorses Riverfront Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison A proposed 250-unit apartment riverfront project was endorsed for a 25-year property tax abatement Monday by a Port KC committee, but only after a little sleuthing in St. Louis by top officials at the agency. Lux Living wants to build the $56 million project that would be the first to meet the…
KCATA Briefed on Tower Plan for 10th and Main, Work Could Begin in 2023
By Kevin Collison A mixed-use tower with up to 240 apartments being proposed for KCATA property at 10th and Main could break ground by summer 2023 and open by early 2025, according to a tentative schedule outlined Wednesday. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board received a progress report on the ambitious development concept being…
‘Workforce’ Apartment Project in the Works for Troost and Linwood
By Kevin Collison UC-B Properties, a significant developer on Troost Avenue, is pursuing a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. The project is in the early stages of planning and UC-B plans to partner with Brinshore Development. Chicago-based Brinshore has developed substantial affordable housing in the city, notably the Paseo…
Development Agency Ignores City Hall, Rejects $62M River Market Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison A $62 million River Market apartment project backed by City Hall had its incentive request rejected by the PIEA board Thursday, another casualty of what critics say has become an increasingly chilly development climate in Kansas City. The 246-unit development was proposed three years ago for a public parking lot northeast of…
Riverfront Hotel and Apartment Projects Take First Steps Forward
By Kevin Collison A proposed $29 million boutique hotel that would be the first big commercial project on the downtown riverfront during its recent revival won preliminary support Monday from the Port KC board. The 118-room Origin hotel proposed by The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg, MS would be located across from Berkley Riverfront Park. It…
Port KC to Consider Lux Living Riverfront Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison The first step in reviewing the proposed Lux Living riverfront apartment project is before the Port KC board today and includes a provision requiring affordable housing to be part of the $56 million development. The St. Louis developer intends to seek an unspecified property tax abatement and sales tax exemption for what’s described…
KCATA Pursuing Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Concept at Tenth and Main
By Kevin Collison The KCATA’s development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use tower at its former transit center at 10th and Main, but the concept already is being slammed by a prominent nearby property owner who’d prefer a park there. RideKC Development Corp. (RDC) is working with a development group called Live & Ride…