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by Highlander
Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Good god, the freaking quote of the century. This should be plastered everywhere because I feel like I'm the only one that sees this. And every time I say it, I'm just some out of town asshole. Who has ever said that? We all know this area isn't some hub of ped activity? Not just ped activity, but ...
by Highlander
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Why would they go out business? They will thrive. They are just the kind of businesses that would benefit from a nearby baseball stadium. The stadium has 80 or so open days per year. It won't drive wholesale changes to the area. their rent skyrockets. This is such a misconception. Landlords can’t r...
by Highlander
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Also anecdotal, it’s 3:30 on a Sunday and Casual Animal is full but not feeling busy. Every seat has a butt but no line at the bar. I should add I don’t think this is a comicon or basketball oriented crowd. My concern: it’s not the stadium footprint itself. I think losing Oak would be a mistake but...
by Highlander
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Fantasy Retrofits: Barney Allis Plaza
Replies: 478
Views: 307779

Re: Fantasy Retrofits: Barney Allis Plaza

Is the housing approved? I could not read the article Fang posted. I would hope in the very least Barney Allis Plaza gets replaced.
by Highlander
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I mean I don't know grovesters intent but that post doesn't say anyone was threatened BECAUSE she is a woman but two people immediately went there. Seems telling. The tell for me was when they gave her a nickname. One of her replies on City Scene: Why is it that every single one of these ‘yes’ douc...
by Highlander
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?
Replies: 437
Views: 175056

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

I understand what you and the others who want to "make the market work better" are saying. What I'm saying is that the market is not going to provide housing that does not generate profits. The market doesn't exist to ensure that a thing gets allocated to everybody. Low-income tenants sus...
by Highlander
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231784

Re: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)

So the property is in receivership. Willow bridge dropped out, city club is gone. The new management is yarco company. I have a few more details, but it includes too much personal stuff to screenshot. If I know you and you you want more information, feel free to contact me. Told they're actively lo...
by Highlander
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

In the gym just now and KCTV5 is on one of the tvs and they are running this big hack piece on the stadium moves big impact on Independence. All the wrong things get focused on by people here. What impact would that be? hotels? and restaurants near hotels? I guess if you are only coming for a game ...
by Highlander
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway
Replies: 1401
Views: 302054

Re: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

Mission is definitely seeing a bit of a revival which is great because it has backslid a little since I lived in that area in the 80's. So what is the status of the Mission Gateway part of downtown Mission. That corner of Mission remains kind of a festering sore. While at it, I wish the city would ...
by Highlander
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

In the gym just now and KCTV5 is on one of the tvs and they are running this big hack piece on the stadium moves big impact on Independence. All the wrong things get focused on by people here. What impact would that be? I am wondering because in my experience, people drive to the stadium, see the g...
by Highlander
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Economy
Replies: 246
Views: 50024

Re: Economy

2024 Economic Forecast from MARC. https://www.marc.org/document/2024-economic-forecast-board-presentation "Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing" I had no idea. If I saw that list of largest exporting industries (slide 9) and was asked to guess the city, KC would not have been in my top 10 ...
by Highlander
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway
Replies: 1401
Views: 302054

Re: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

Quite a bit exciting stuff happening in the area this year! I've tried keep latest developments updated on OpenStreetMap, and made an interactive map from that: NE Johnson County Interactive Construction Map Mission is definitely seeing a bit of a revival which is great because it has backslid a li...
by Highlander
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

One of the best campaigns we ever did was sprint center. It was paid for with a hotel and rental car tax. Enterprise, based in stl, came out hard against it. Just went hard core anti-stl and it was super effective. 😂 you’ll still find people that won’t rent from them based on that campaign 😂 The pe...
by Highlander
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

One of the best campaigns we ever did was sprint center. It was paid for with a hotel and rental car tax. Enterprise, based in stl, came out hard against it. Just went hard core anti-stl and it was super effective. 😂 you’ll still find people that won’t rent from them based on that campaign 😂 The pe...
by Highlander
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Royals will end up downtown no matter this vote. I'd place a large amount of money on it I agree and I would encourage anyone to vote no this time around because it will result in a better deal. If I'm wrong and the Royals end up playing Clay County or Nashville in a few years I won't lose a wink o...
by Highlander
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
Replies: 1437
Views: 162834

Re: New Chiefs Stadium

And why can't the county/city step up and stay they plan to clean up the area as much as they can? Install landscaping and sidewalks and crosswalks along Blue Ridge. Mention that the city/county plan do everything they can to stop the cancerous blight from getting worse in the area. There has to be...
by Highlander
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
Replies: 1437
Views: 162834

Re: New Chiefs Stadium

How many here would rather see the Chiefs build a new stadium in Kansas than renovate Arrowhead? I'm not totally sure I would support it, but I really do think I would entertain the idea now. I'm just not impressed with the Hunts plans for Arrowhead. I think the Royals are the more likely franchise...
by Highlander
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Would You Recommend KC?
Replies: 16
Views: 1022

Re: Would You Recommend KC?

I grew up in KC and spent my career around the world but decided to return to KC for retirement. Consequently, my perspective will be a bit different than many here as I'm not driven by the same interests etc.... Overall, it's been a great move but there have been some disappointments. First off, I ...
by Highlander
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8127878

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Vote Yes or lose the Royals and Chiefs. That makes it easier to be hard No. (for me, anyway) To be fair, the ads say "Vote yes to keep the Royals in Chiefs in Jackson County". It's not a threat to leave the metro. I think many people voting no are voting no to "Save Kaufman Stadium&q...
by Highlander
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?
Replies: 437
Views: 175056

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

A frequent argument that I heard in past years was that developers wouldn't ever overbuild apartments (to the point of rent decreases) because it wasn't in their financial interest. I guess the developers in Austin, Portland, SF, et al failed to collude properly! More seriously, development is high...