News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Major Residential Project Likely for Two-Block East Crossroads Site
By Kevin Collison The laid-back East Crossroads district is about to become much livelier with the pending purchase of two blocks by an Indianapolis developer whose expertise is building big residential projects. Milhaus, the developer of the 400-unit Gallerie residential project going up south of Crown Center, has a deal to buy a two-block parcel between…
520 Penn
520 W. Pennway | 50,000 square foot building renovation for company headquarters for Centric Projects, Superior Bowen and Inspired Homes | Cost: $8.5 million | Architect: KEM Studios | Opened August 2018
New Crossroads Office Project to House Three Firms, Employ 150
By Kevin Collison Construction on the latest Crossroads Arts District office project is underway, an $8.5 million renovation of the former McQueeny-Lock building that will house three firms. The project, called 520 Penn, will accommodate the headquarters of Centric Projects, Superior Bowen and Inspired Homes, for a total of about 150 employees. Plans call for…
Order Up | Torn Label’s Monk & Honey and M&M Bakery’s Snickerdoodle
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Click here to check out the other eats and drinks in the series. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
River Market Men’s Clothing Shop Expands to Offer Fashion Denim
By Kevin Collison Houndstooth, a quality men’s clothing shop that opened in the River Market in mid-2014, has a new wrinkle, a high-end jean shop called Denim Hound. The 800 square-foot expansion is located in the basement of the clothing shop at 507 Walnut St. and opened in November. “I wanted to bring high-quality denim…
What Are the Open Belief Centers in KC?
By Humera Lodhi Sharon Divine found faith as an adult. Or rather, she lost religion and then found faith. Divine grew up as a Christian attending Methodist, Lutheran, and Unity churches at various points in her life. The older Divine got, however, the less traditional religion seemed make sense to her. “There‘s nothing wrong with…
Traders on Grand
1125 Grand Ave | 201 apartments | Cost: $65 million | Completion Fall 2018
Corrigan Station
1828 Walnut St. | 10-story renovation for multi-tenant offices | Cost: $41 million | Opened December 2016
Corrigan Station Addition Breaking Ground Next Month with Academy Bank as Anchor
Work on an $11 million addition to the Corrigan Station development is scheduled to begin next month now that a major tenant has been lined up. Academy Bank will be the anchor tenant for the three-story building going up on a former parking lot west of the original Corrigan Station building at 1828 Walnut St….
“E” Is For Exercise
A decade ago, Kansas City Public Television aired a 10-part series, Generation XL, which examined “the obstacles and challenges facing schools in their battle against sedentary lifestyles and bad eating habits among children.” Through Take Note, we are checking in with some of the local foot soldiers in this ongoing battle of the bulge. The…