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Midtown is Brush Creek to 31st, Troost to the state line No. Wrong. False. Brush Creek has nothing at all to do with "Midtown." Midtown historically has always been 31st St to 39th St. State Line to Troost. Since KC came of age and developed it's urban boundaries in the 40's-50's, Midtown...

"The view" ....from Two Light facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/twolightkc

Yes, we've heard it all before a million times. Sure, do all you can to try to get the developer to change things to your liking. But the incessant whining on here won't get anything accomplished. That project is not as bad as you make it out to be, there are no "surface lots" or "bla...

.... Don't know why we're comparing the pedestrian level of anywhere in San Diego to KC for any reason though. But regardless... The RM West I and II both suck - especially II. Lets just say its a project that belongs in Olathe (not San Diego). That's really the point here - not anything about a ci...

horizons82 wrote:Coming together nicely:

Nicely indeed. Thanks for the pics.

TheBigChuckbowski wrote:San Diego is a disaster on a pedestrian level

I lived in San Diego and I couldn't disagree more.

Kansas City is a disaster on a pedestrian level.

Went to Jack Stack (downtown) last night for the first time in 5 months. Bar wasn't packed, but it took the bartender 6 minutes to recognize me. I truly despise bartenders that chit chat and refuse to be aware of new patrons sitting down. Menu has changed, much less to offer now. Prices have increas...

Don't like it? Build your own.
Growing, thriving cities like San Diego have replaced many surface lots and old, obsolete single-family houses in their core with buildings and designs similar to this.

Stores of guns and ammunition safely protected will be king. On this topic the Corrigan building would be horrible in the apocalypse. The glass will break easily and let "thugs" (the Westport variety) into the building. One wants to own a mid century brutalist design with few windows and ...

It's very "Ambassadorial."
I like it, it's a nice modern juxtapose to the old building.

I've seen that commercial and due to my nearsightedness only noticed the buildings in front. I don't think that's how nearsightedness works. ... No. You're not understanding. You think it is always about actual distance/depth when it is not. Video uses a multitude of effects to create depth and dis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQBh3WS1kUk The skyline backdrop is KC - looking at it from the south. The cars in the commercial appear to be somewhere else. The skyline itself is pre Sprint/P&L. I guess it's nice that some creative person somewhere thought our skyline was aesthetically pleasi...

I like it too.

The stupid, unnecessary surface lot right in front of our most iconic building had to be kept intact at all costs!
Imagine a pedestrian mall and the fountain there flowing up to the foot of the hill.

Updated to 5,853 total new units.

Why isn't Chotchkie's on the list?

Hotel Bray converting to 29 units, just announced. Will be called The New Yorker. edit: Just saw that Three Light is on list. You might categorize the list as Completed, Under Construction and Proposed/Announced with sub-totals for each. I don't want to get into "Completed," "Propose...

Added all these.... 5,824 total new units.

This is big news for the River Market. I'm sure it's been discussed under the River Market catch-all thread but I think it deserves it's own thread. This place looks awesome. Nature’s Own Opens In River Market; Owners Want to be Full-Service Grocer for Growing Downtown Neighborhood https://cityscene...

UPDATED to 5,502 Units!
Thanks for the input. Anything else?