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by FangKC
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:31 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Affordable Housing
Replies: 404
Views: 119594

Re: Affordable Housing

Kansas City is listed among the top 10 best markets for first-time home buyers. Top 10 markets for first-time home buyers in 2024 St. Louis Detroit Minneapolis Indianapolis Austin Pittsburgh San Antonio Birmingham Kansas City Baltimore https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2024-04-04-Zillow-names-this-years-...
by FangKC
Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Develop the area around the TSC?
Replies: 170
Views: 74134

Re: Develop the area around the TSC?

That parcel was undeveloped even before they even built Truman Sports Complex.
by FangKC
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3554
Views: 2022829

Re: Misc Crossroads News

The Star pavilion will likely survive as something like an immersive art experience and museum similar to those established in other cities. https://meowwolf.com/ This would be fitting seeing that it conserves an already-built structure and saves the cost of demolition (where the City would likely e...
by FangKC
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Real Estate Listings of Interest (Metrowide)
Replies: 194
Views: 154666

Re: Real Estate Listings of Interest (Metrowide)

Shirley Helzberg has put her buildings on Quality Hill up for sale. On Quality Hill, 136-year-old KC mansion-turned-offices anchors campus up for sale A four-building campus dating back well over 100 years is available as an investment and development site in Kansas City's Quality Hill neighborhood....
by FangKC
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1257
Views: 439978

Re: Troost developments

Along Troost Avenue, Kansas City's new restaurant row emerges: 'The backbone of the city' New eateries continue to open on Troost between 30th to 79th Street, with offerings that include African, Jamaican, Irish, Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisines. Restaurant owners hope that the rest of the city ...
by FangKC
Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: OFFICIAL - Aspiria (formerly Sprint Campus)
Replies: 27
Views: 8204

Re: OFFICIAL - Aspiria (formerly Sprint Campus)

Those expansive man-made lakes never do much for me. They smell bad sometimes. Yes, seems very dated. I think the planners had deluded ideas that workers would take leisurely walks around the lakes on their lunch hours when instead workers wished they could walk a block or two and have multiple cho...
by FangKC
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 9165
Views: 10169379

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

... ...Smith believes one of the mistakes the teams made was not listening to the voters. This sentiment was echoed in the survey responses, he said, with many voters expressing relief that someone was finally paying attention to their concerns . ... I guess it never occurred to the Chiefs or Royal...
by FangKC
Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 9165
Views: 10169379

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Survey by Jackson County legislator offers glimpse into why voters rejected Question 1 ... Smith believes one of the mistakes the teams made was not listening to the voters. This sentiment was echoed in the survey responses, he said, with many voters expressing relief that someone was finally payin...
by FangKC
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Bonner Springs
Replies: 11
Views: 2084

Re: Bonner Springs

I agree with GRID, this will be a failed project within a few years. People will go initially but grow bored with it in time and it will close.
by FangKC
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: Grand Blvd Closures
Replies: 220
Views: 78034

Re: Grand Blvd Closures

DColeKC wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:46 pm
You clearly haven't been on that street after 10pm on a Friday or Saturday when it was open? If you did, you'd remember the street car racing and donut-polooza.
https://www.kcpd.org/media/news-release ... sideshows/
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Pennway Point
Replies: 474
Views: 342298

Re: OFFICIAL - Pennway Point

There is experience locally to tunnel. Hunt Midwest has done it with Subtropolis and Martin Marietta at Randolph mines. My brother used to supervise limestone extraction in underground mines.
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1257
Views: 439978

Re: Troost developments

No. It's the building on the NW corner of 10th and Oak. It's been owned by an Abnos for years. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1022039,-94.5783192,3a,73.7y,296.15h,107.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9nJD1p5-aFSJkFyVeoTCyg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://kchistory.org/image/insurance-building?solr_nav%...
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Replies: 6021
Views: 1582363

Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)

How exactly are the mayor and council directly responsible for allowing crime to fester?
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1257
Views: 439978

Re: Troost developments

I hope the former Insurance Building at 10th and Oak also goes up for a tax auction.
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: FBI Campus
Replies: 18
Views: 4396

Re: FBI Campus

It could become an office for an engineering or construction company or someplace like Mark One Electric, Ervin Cable, or Spectrum that needs office space in a building where they can also have vehicle service bays. The State, City, or County might also use it for that purpose. The KCPD uses an old ...
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:01 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3554
Views: 2022829

Re: Misc Crossroads News

FangKC wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:42 pm Kansas City’s cheesemakers Green Dirt Farm opening new space in the Crossroads

https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-02- ... restaurant
Video of interior spaces.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5e4c3sL ... _copy_link
by FangKC
Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:21 am
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Imperial Brewery (across from Margaritas)
Replies: 100
Views: 53338

Re: Imperial Brewery (across from Margaritas)

This is how to repurpose a former industrial building albeit on a larger scale.

https://www.therefineryatdomino.com/bui ... lliamsburg
by FangKC
Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Pennway Point
Replies: 474
Views: 342298

Re: OFFICIAL - Pennway Point

I've thought about what happens to that complex once the IRS processing needs are reduced by online filing to the point they don't need that space any longer and start consolidating all the processing centers into just one final one. Does Fed Ex take it over as a processing center? Amazon fulfillmen...
by FangKC
Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?
Replies: 478
Views: 204703

Re: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?

The most obvious focus is results. They have protested new developments that set aside some affordable housing. Has KCTenants created one unit of new housing for low-income people? If not, why not? If so, how many units, and list where they are. If social housing is their goal, how will they achieve...