KCRag Forum

A shame this building is being demolished. I always thought it was a great candidate for a thoughtful renovation, especially with its mid-century aesthetic. While I’m all for new development, we should be holding on to the these types of buildings, especially given the environmental considerations o...

Just received a financing package for this deal. Projected groundbreaking in Fall 2016. http://flco.com/company-properties/the-yards/ Set in the heart of the Kansas City Stockyards district, The Yards will feature 224 luxury apartments and 5,500+ square feet of retail. Comprised of studios, 1 and 1-...

Hotel Phillips in Kansas City Joins Curio Collection January 7, 2016 Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced that Hotel Phillips will join Curio – A Collection by Hilton. Hotel Phillips is expected to join Curio in 2017 after extensive renovations. Arbor Lodging Partners, which acquired the hot...

We typically get our information on sales from a few "bloomberg" type companies in the real estate world: real capital analytics and property & portfolio research. In this particular case, a public REIT purchased the asset, so the sale information is also listed in their SEC filing. It...

Yup- I believe Market Station sold for $52.5m or ~$160k/unit- a high for the area. That comparable as well as the recent Library Lofts sale are important indicators of increasing investor interest in Kansas City, especially from the REIT world. But this is also reflective of increased capital alloca...

I wonder if they have an equity partner lined up? Typically at this stage the developer (Cordish) is seeking equity financing from a limited partner (in this case it will need to be an opportunistic investor, generally in the form of a private equity real estate fund). In a typical 90/10 JV structur...

Yikes!  Looks like KCI is losing any momentum it had....maybe if the airport were closer to downtown....

Breaking News KU football team loses two scholarships for failing to meet NCAA academic standards By J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH The Kansas City Star The Kansas football program will lose two scholarships for its 2008 season, the school announced on Monday. Kansas released its NCAA Division I 2006-07 Academ...

The potential tenant list for the Copaken 12th and Grand project grows shorter by the day. Copaken first needs to worry about getting their exisiting properties up to 85-95% occupancy before they build a new tower.  Most appraisers see the CBD reaching a stabilized net income in about 4-6 years (wh...

The Transamerica sign is still there isn't it?  Just does't light up? What about the Block building, doesn't that building have some sort of LED lighting or something? Bank Midwest would be getting a hell of a deal if they can put their name on a 40 story building by only leasing 4 floors. Let's sa...

I could see Midwest Bank putting up a sign in place of Transamerica....I'm sure the Pavilion wants some sort of signage up there. KCPowercat, I think you mean Bank Midwest ...as I've mentioned in other threads, there have been rumblings that Bank Midwest will be putting up signage at the top of Tow...

A friend of mine who lives in these apartments told me she recieved a letter saying the units will be replaced with a W Hotel.  They weren't notified of the time frame yet.  Not sure if this is 100%.

Our skyline is naked at night since the Transamerica sign went dark.  Anybody know who is the largest tenant in that tower now? The largest tenant in Town Pavilion is now Bank Midwest.  315+ employees take up 4 floors plus the flagship retail branch located in the lobby.  Their has been some rumbli...

They didn't have many employees housed there anyways, it's not like the entire building is empty.

Bank Midwest is in the process of moving 300+ employees to Town Pavilion.

Do you guys have jobs? Or do you just spend your whole day on forum.kcrag.com arguing about the similarities/dissimilarities between STL and Pittsburgh?

Yah, pretty cool... I just moved into the freighthouse lofts and can now look out my window and see the bustling commerce that is Kansas City's railroads.  It is sweet though, and I'm glad to finally be apart of the "Kansas City renaissance" (as are two of my buddies from STL). 

Sorry if this is somewhere else on the board, but what development are they talking about?...here's the link
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/ ... st=b_ln_hl

Does anyone know when they are coming out with updated renderings??  It's been 10 months since we passed this tax, and still all we have is 1st grade renderings of Kaufman and Arrowhead. 

Kansas City, Mo. "We can't think of any other city with as much going on this year," Herrington said, including an addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; a second Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the Copaken Stage; and the new Power & Light entertainment, residential and shopping d...