KCRag Forum

I thought this project deserved its own thread. It received approval from CPC yesterday: https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/07/17/milhaus-gets-zoning-approval-for-65-million-east.html The Kansas City Plan Commission on Tuesday recommended rezoning for what would be the largest redevelo...

Will streetcar/scooter complement or compete for riders? Probably both. Someone with a starting point and destination that aren't too far apart in the Downtown area may just opt for a scooter instead of the streetcar. Someone looking to go from somewhere like 18th and Vine to the River Market could...

Clemons Real Estate has posted lease/sale signs for the buildings on the west side of Troost between Linwood and E. 31st Street. They may have put up some new signs, but Clemons has been marketing those properties for quite some time now (seemingly off-and-on) - at least 3 years. I don't even see t...

I think expansion through Midtown/Plaza needs to happen. UMKC seems like it could be a great market. Hopefully the number of rides necessitates the additional scooters, but if not, I would hope they might consider moving some of the "nests" to spread the system a bit. It looks like the one...

I think the chargers are required to return them to designated "nests", which appear to only be in Downtown at this time.

The article says that they will expand with more scooters in more neighborhoods, depending on demand.

I wonder what is going on with Pulse Development? It seems like things have been silent with this project, as well as the Artisan Apartments proposal east of the Plaza. Mirabelle Phase I finished up a little while ago, but phase II doesn't seem to be going forward. There is one little bungalow home ...

Update on the Tudors. Also, it looks like the 4 story apartment building across the street, which has been very stop and go, is starting up work again.

These duplexes are rising up pretty quickly. I will be curious to see the finishes, but I like the way these are shaping up. I think these could be a good model for infill on side streets in Midtown. I think there is a demand for duplexes, which don't seem to be getting built often. These aren't sup...

All of the remaining homes on this site have been demoed. There are still a bunch of trees to be removed and other site work to happen.

I noticed what I'm pretty sure is a new construction trailer, plus some trucks and cars on site. I think people were working inside the old bank building. Looks like work may finally be beginning in earnest.

It looks like the Acme Cleaning project is about to get going. On the agenda for today's LCRA board meeting there is an amendment to this contract extending the commencement date from May 1st to July 1st. It looks like the amendment has already been executed an the developer's construction loan has ...

Will there always be a no-mans land in between or what design will prevail? Tomorrowland or Main St USA? Milhaus has an option to purchase that land. I don't recall when it expires, but I'm guessing they will exercise it, unless the current phase bombs or they are too busy with their Crossroads and...

I don't understand the question. Build more structured parking and agree to a cheap lease/easement for the owners of a surface lot, if they agree to sell. I think some of the owners of these surface lots wouldn't sell/develop unless they can have replacement for their parking (if the parking lot is ...

prolong the existence of our parking lot hellscape I would like to see maybe 1 more level added to the parking garage to replace one of the nearby surface lots and free it up for development. Maybe this could be a stipulation for the tax abatement. I wish that more structured parking wasn't the onl...

This article from CityScene KC also says 70% leased:

https://cityscenekc.com/spring-urban-ho ... -projects/

I believe that would be the Quinlan Place apartments. Part of the Paseo Gateway redevelopment.

https://cityscenekc.com/two-new-residen ... east-edge/

There won't be any midtown riff raff to worry about anymore. The streetcar generated gentrification will drive them out. Midtown will no longer be a great supply of affordable housing. The affordable housing crisis in this city is going to come to a head here. I imagine it will be many years before...

So it appears that something may be happening in the W 17th St. TIF area. For agenda the PZED Committee meeting tomorrow, under "Held In Committee", there is an item as follows: "Approving and designating Redevelopment Project A of the W. 17th Street Tax Increment Financing Plan as a ...

It seems like MAC has pretty well tapped out that stretch of Armour. All the remaining buildings have been rehabbed and now most empty lots are getting filled. I’m curious where they expand to next. That depends on if they are going to continue with new construction, or look for more historic build...

The CPC hearing for this project is happening this morning. I noticed a few changes in the staff reports. It looks like they reduced their recommended parking ratio for Armour and Troost to .5 (Armour and Cherry is still .7). MAC has increased the ratio to .5, so that is encouraging, if CPC follows ...