Housing
Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.
Mac Building a Village on Armour
By Kevin Collison Fourteen years after it began redeveloping dozens of historic buildings along Armour into market-rate apartments, Mac Properties is now striving to create a village in the new Midtown neighborhood its created. “The pandemic made it clear how important social connections are,” said Peter Cassel, Mac director of community development. “We wanted to…
Developer Wins Incentives for $88M First Phase of Ambitious Freight House Project
(UPDATED: The PIEA board approved a 15-year property tax abatement to assist the residential component of the proposed Freight House Village project and a sales tax exemption on construction materials at its meeting today. Developer Vince Bryant told the board the Freight House Village site currently pays about $45,000 annually in property taxes to the…
Westside Townhome Proposal Rec Delayed by Plan Commission
By Kevin Collison A proposal to build nine townhomes on long-vacant property at 29th and Belleview was delayed Tuesday by the City Plan Commission over a procedural glitch and complaints by some neighbors about communication issues. Remez Partnership wants to build six, two-bedroom and three, three-bedroom townhomes on a half-acre lot in the Westside neighborhood…
Kansas City’s Pandemic Housing Market is Increasingly Pricing Out Millennials
A new study found Kansas City is one of the housing markets where affordability has declined the most
Troost Apartment Plan Moving Forward After Incentive Approval
By Kevin Collison Work on twin apartment projects totaling 52 units at the southeast and southwest corners of 27th and Troost is expected to begin in late summer following approval of a tax incentive package Wednesday. The $8 million project is being developed by Exact Partners, the firm which redeveloped the nearby historic Wonder Bread…
Work May Begin Late Summer on $50M Westport High Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison The renovation of the historic Westport High School into a 138-unit apartment project could begin by late summer following approval of a sales tax incentive by a city development agency Thursday. The board of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority unanimously approved a sales tax exemption on construction materials for the $50 million…
Work May Begin Late Summer on $50 Million Westport High School Apartments
The renovation of the historic Westport High School into a $50 million, 138-unit apartment project could begin by late summer following approval of a sales tax incentive by a city development agency.
Checking Out: Some Say Hotels Aren’t the Key to Sheltering the Unhoused
Efforts to temporarily shelter the unhoused in Kansas City area hotels and motels have faced a variety of challenges.
Plans for Hotel, Mid-Rise Apartments, Move Forward on Riverfront
By Kevin Collison A Port KC committee recommended this week the agency sell two parcels along the downtown riverfront to developers pursuing two projects, a 120-room boutique hotel and a seven-story apartment plan. The developer of the five-story hotel, whose identity has not been disclosed, has been in negotiations with Port KC for almost two…
Downtown Apartment Plans Totaling $412M Filed Before New City Incentive Deadline
By Kevin Collison City Hall’s deadline before tighter tax incentive policies took effect prompted a final batch of applications for several downtown apartment proposals totaling 1,200 units, the largest a $254 million development at 15th and Main. The biggest proposal was submitted by an entity called Sky Real Estate LLC. It calls for a 506-unit…