Housing
Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.
HUD Offers More Funding for Kansas City Homeless Assistance
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is allocating $31.3 million in additional CARES ACT funding to assist the homeless in Missouri. About $5 million in new funding is coming to Kansas City.
Sharing Shelter Becomes More Frequent Choice During Hard Times
Multigenerational housing has been on the rise since 1980, especially during times of economic distress. Nearly one in five Americans are now living with a combination of grandparents, their adult children, their young children and/or relatives.
New Developments Explore Opportunities in Kansas City’s Historic Old Northeast Area
Opportunity Zones are plentiful in the older parts of Kansas City, but so far have had little effect on redevelopment.
Port KC Approves $60M Riverfront Apartment Plan, Summer Work Start
(Aug. 12 Editor’s note: Construction began July 21) By Kevin Collison NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday. The $60 million project, which was first announced in October, will substantially increase the growing…
Big Apartment Project Coming to Missouri Riverfront
NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday.
Big Apartment Project Proposed Near Plaza at 48th and Belleview
(Updated July 7, 2020. The developer of the proposed Dylan apartment project, Action Pact Design Group, has gone out of contract for the property and the development site is back on the market for sale. Mike Napovanice of Orion Property Group said interest has been expressed by several potential buyers, all of whom would continue…
Big Apartment Project Proposed Near West End of Country Club Plaza
An eight-story apartment project that would replace what’s currently a half-acre stretch of empty lots on the east side of Belleview Avenue has been submitted to the City Plan Commission for review.
New Chapter Planned for Historic River Market Water Building
By Kevin Collison The historic Water Building in the River Market is slated for another round of renovation after a previous revival went bust in 2013. Developer Chris Sally has a contract to purchase the brick building at the corner of Second and Main streets. It was built in 1905 to house the stable, warehouse…
With Building Restrooms Closed, Downtown Council Organizes Relief for Homeless
By Kevin Collison With so many downtown private and public building restrooms closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s practically impossible for homeless people to find a place to relieve themselves with dignity. That’s why the Downtown Council, along with the City Parks, Public Works and Housing Departments and the Streetcar Authority, have opened 20…
Age of Coronavirus: KC Area Far Short Of Space For Homeless During Pandemic
The three main counties in the Kansas City area — Wyandotte and Johnson in Kansas, and Jackson in Missouri — would have to boost bed capacity for the homeless by about 60% virtually overnight as the coronavirus begins to peak.