Housing
Flatland covers stories about affordable housing, evictions and tenant rights in the Kansas City metro and surrounding area.
Season of Giving: Help for Young Homeless Mothers
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.
Church Reaches Settlement With City On Homeless Shelter in Lenexa
The city of Lenexa and Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church have reached a settlement over a proposed homeless shelter.
Riverfront Affordable Housing Plan Denied Tax Credits, Lack of Mayoral Support Cited
By Kevin Collison A $15 million affordable apartment development proposed for the riverfront is floundering after being rejected for federal low-income tax credits, partly because it lacked the mayor’s support, according to Port KC officials. The 75-unit Bridgeside Lofts project proposed by Prairie Fire Development is planned for a site near Berkley Riverfront Park controlled…
High-Rise Apartment and Hotel Development Proposed Near Kauffman Center
By Kevin Collison An ambitious $100 million redevelopment plan that calls for three high-rise apartment and hotel buildings to be built across Broadway from the Kauffman Center is being pursued by Mashburn Development. The proposal calls for two residential buildings, one seven stories, the other 12 stories, totaling 220 units, and a 12-story hotel with…
High-Rise Apartments and Hotel Proposed Near Kauffman Center
Mashburn Development is proposing an ambitious $100 million hotel and apartment project across Broadway from the Kauffman Center.
Developer Proposes Big Affordable Housing Project Near Downtown
Maxus Properties plans to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo just east of downtown Kansas City into 197 affordable apartments.
Big Affordable Housing Project Planned Near Downtown on Paseo
By Kevin Collison An ambitious plan to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo between Ninth and 14th streets into 197 affordable apartments was approved by a city development agency Thursday. The $18.5 million Jazz Hill Apartments project is intended to provide affordable housing and a social service network to support its residents, particularly…
Downtown Council Steps Up Outreach to Homeless
By Kevin Collison The Downtown Council is continuing its outreach to the homeless population with plans to hire a social worker and find a new social services agency for its community center at Seventh and Paseo. Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the business and property owner group, reported recently the staff of the Downtown Community…
New Del Sol Hotel Shines on Troost by Hospital Hill
By Kevin Collison Troost Avenue has checked in a new $16 million hotel after six years of planning and plenty of persuading to overcome reluctance by lenders to back a project on a street long associated with Kansas City’s racial divide. The 93-room La Quinta Del Sol is at 2321 Troost next to Hospital Hill….
Tipping the Scale for a Living Wage Seems Oddly Correct
How much does a barista need to make to live comfortably in Kansas City? That’s what Oddly Correct wanted to calculate.