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Abbott proposes $32M redevelopment in downtown St. Louis A Kansas City developer is targeting a $32 million redevelopment of five buildings in St. Louis' Downtown West. Matt Abbott will use private funds for the project, at 2102-2151 Locust St. and 2120 Washington Ave., according to city documents....

I didn't realize that not all the retail buildings on the Plaza weren't owned by Country Club KC Partners LLC (Taubman Centers and the Macerich Company,). The Jack Henry Building on the Country Club Plaza is under new ownership after being owned by the same family for years, The Kansas City Star rep...

My point was that the hospital leadership, and those running Westport Today, probably don't live in the neighborhood and are insensitive to the long-term outcome of their decision-making on the neighborhood.

Banks are a major part of the problem in many community-related situations. They caused some of these problems, and they don't feel any responsibility to fix them, so kudos to Great American and Enterprise banks.

Deliberately increasing property values can hurt the long-time neighborhood homeowners. If a resident is on a fixed income, or a younger homeowner has inherited their childhood home, but doesn't earn a lot, they are facing increasing property tax bills. It can also affect them to the point that they...

I still don't see how they couldn't spend $50,000-$80,000 renovating the existing houses, and basically sell them for the a bit more than the cost of the renovation. The houses were given to them after all. Many of these houses appear to be in decent shape, and the type of houses that investors buy,...

Youth who are homeless will soon have a place to call home in Midtown 50 units of affordable housing --mostly for foster car youth aging out of system. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/youth-who-are-homeless-will-soon-have-a-place-to-call-home-in-midtown?fbclid=IwAR2g8BcMe3_p_lQ8JF-0J3hID8HABl4...

Save Inc. announces partnership with Vecino Group to build affordable housing complex at 31st and Harrison. Youth who are homeless will soon have a place to call home in Midtown Near 31st and Harrison, what is now just an empty lot will soon be home to 50 units of affordable housing. Save, Inc. is t...

I'm actually surprised St. Lukes is building single family houses. I would have expected that the parcels they owned would have been redeveloped as multi-family buildings. Why demolish single family houses to just build single family houses? Wouldn't it just be easier to remodel the current houses? ...

All along I have thought this site choice had more to do with DST Real Estate, enlisting the Downtown Council to back it, to get this piece of real estate off their ledgers to please the newer, activist DST board members. It was always going to be a difficult building to reuse. A complete demolition...

You might try calling Harry Epstein Co. on W. 8th Street (at Central) and see if they makes keys. 816-421-4752 https://www.harryepstein.com/index.php/ Outside the downtown loop, but in the Crossroads. The Flying Locksmiths Kansas City 1712 Main St suite 2020, Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 934-4747 htt...

The Grand Adds Sixties Modern Cool to Downtown Living The Grand, one of downtown’s biggest historic preservation projects ever, opens this week following a $65 million renovation that’s transformed a 1962 office tower into a stylish “Sixties Modern” living environment. The 201 apartments in the for...

Historic Palace Clothing Co. Building Finding New Future as Boutique Hotel The historic Palace Clothing Co. building at 12th and Grand is slated to become a 110-room Canopy by Hilton boutique hotel, the latest entry to the booming downtown hospitality market. The planned $30 million renovation is b...

Kansas City Public Schools Could Be Fully Accredited Next Year

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We can't just tear down every building because someone doesn't like it. There are other reasons to reuse a building. Climate change. Anyone who denies this is just burying their head in the sand. When discussing demolition, we need to remind ourselves that gases from producing the concrete, steel, g...

New York Should Say No to Amazon A city that thrives on the energy of its neighborhood merchants should not offer incentives and giveaways to an internet giant known for squashing small businesses. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/opinion/amazon-new-york-business.html?fbclid=IwAR30CcuJqFXbhR_nsUJ...

I think Beto more than has the personality but not the depth. He’s probably more of a 2024, 2028 candidate. Just not enough experience or substance. He’ll definitely be a future Dem nominee. The Dems did something very smart in some races this term; they had women with military backgrounds. All of ...

...aggregate national opinion on a broad range of issues is closer to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez than to Claire McCaskill, Paul Ryan, Mark Meadows, or Donald Trump. I think you’ve been going to too many communist reading groups or antifa protests. It’s time to get out into the real world. Claire McCa...

In many parts of the USA, eligible voters who didn't vote in 2016 outnumbered those that voted for either Clinton or Trump. In Jackson County, Missouri, had "Nobody" been on the ballot with Clinton and Trump, "Nobody" would have won. Mapping Where Americans Don't Vote https://www.citylab.com/life/20...

They will probably just plop extra floors on top. Copy & paste.