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by JLowe2018
Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:33 pm
Forum: Missouri Suburbs
Topic: Tremont Square
Replies: 3
Views: 4858

Re: Tremont Square

As per the KCMO Development Tracker tool, I believe it is a Wendy's immediately south of the McDonald's.
by JLowe2018
Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Kansas City GO Bond
Replies: 108
Views: 40246

Re: Kansas City GO Bond

Looks like this might be the answer to my polling question: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article141070223.html The survey by Remington Research Group showed 62 percent of likely voters agreed Kansas City should be authorized to issue $800 million in general obligation bonds for...
by JLowe2018
Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: North of the River
Topic: Parkville
Replies: 49
Views: 28880

Re: Parkville

Another project in Parkville is the new 20,500 sqf business school/veteran's center being built at Park University's flagship campus in downtown Parkville. This project was made possible by a seven figure donation to the school and is being designed by Helix Architecture. http://www.kansascity.com/n...
by JLowe2018
Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:04 pm
Forum: North of the River
Topic: Parkville
Replies: 49
Views: 28880

Parkville

Didn't find a page dedicated strictly to Parkville so I thought I'd start one... Looking on the city's website recently I found a notice of public hearing for a new retail development to be located at the intersection of Highway 45 and Bell Rd. (This site was previously graded for development but pl...
by JLowe2018
Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:43 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Kansas City GO Bond
Replies: 108
Views: 40246

Re: Kansas City GO Bond

With the vote for this coming up soon, how likely is it this'll pass? Any polling data on it?
by JLowe2018
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: We need a new airport!!!
Replies: 5031
Views: 948791

Re: We need a new airport!!!

The current airport design makes as much sense as a pyramid tablet... https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5cfaa550fd5827f8201182b0535be6e649f5843dad2f4737fd9ad837c53763fd.jpg It will be a small time airport and keep KC a smallish market because it can't effectively even operate as a mini hub. Many...
by JLowe2018
Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:30 pm
Forum: North of the River
Topic: Armour Road Redevelopment Area (ARRA)
Replies: 14
Views: 9122

Re: Armour Road Redevelopment Area (ARRA)

New site plan in this bizjournal article. Unfortunately, it is "supremely suburban" instead of "virtually urban." http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/01/05/driv-golf-lounge-and-brewhouse.html http://www.nkc.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_2375230/Templates/logo_blue.png
by JLowe2018
Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:53 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Loews Convention Hotel (formerly Hyatt)
Replies: 3315
Views: 712101

Re: New Convention Hotel

In the city council's business session today, Mike Burke noted about the new rendering that it is "bound to change" and is as roughly accurate as they have now. They will come back to the city when they have their nearly final design.
by JLowe2018
Mon Dec 19, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Loews Convention Hotel (formerly Hyatt)
Replies: 3315
Views: 712101

Re: New Convention Hotel

FYI the project website (http://heretostaykc.com) shows only the new rendering and none of the old ones, except for the old site layout on "overview" page. I wonder if this is a final rendering?
by JLowe2018
Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:54 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - East Village
Replies: 1907
Views: 283913

Re: OFFICIAL: East Village downtown neighborhood

Does this mean the project is under full control of VanTrust from here on?
by JLowe2018
Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:00 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Admiral & Charlotte
Replies: 3
Views: 2172

Re: Admiral & Charlotte

New KC P&L substation. To be completed by summer 2017. Will have some type of artwork on it.

Rendering:
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by JLowe2018
Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:29 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - ARTerra (21st and Wyandotte)
Replies: 487
Views: 141284

Re: ARTerra - 21st and Wyandotte

grovester wrote:How do they explain the increase?
Increased labor/construction costs.
by JLowe2018
Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:39 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231804

Re: And here we go again... Midwest Hotel to be demolished

The bizjournal article says the parking will be in an underground garage. No mention of the number of spaces.
by JLowe2018
Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231804

Re: And here we go again... Midwest Hotel to be demolished

In regards to tearing down every other building on the site, I hope the developers either incorporate the two buildings north of the hotels' Main Street Facades into the design as some additional historic preservation or they propose a design that looks so nice, losing a couple of older brick buildi...
by JLowe2018
Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:58 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Loews Convention Hotel (formerly Hyatt)
Replies: 3315
Views: 712101

Re: New Convention Hotel

From the business journal today: "Now, however, HNTB Corp., the project architect, can begin its work. Roxsen Koch, a Polsinelli PC attorney representing the developers, said delivery of the guaranteed maximum price should follow in 17 or 18 weeks, sometime around February. The developers hope ...
by JLowe2018
Sun Oct 16, 2016 12:59 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Arabia Steamboat Museum Looking for New Home
Replies: 116
Views: 18196

Re: Arabia Steamboat Museum Looking for New Home

The Star: New treasure awaits Steamboat Arabia crew The gist of it is that the people behind the Arabia museum are probably finally going to begin a full excavation of another sunken steamboat next year. They've needed more exhibit space for years, and will need still more if they dig up what they ...
by JLowe2018
Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:08 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail
Replies: 1711
Views: 222056

Re: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail

FYI the new website for the latest Chastain plan is now live.

http://kclightrail.org/
by JLowe2018
Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:43 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail
Replies: 1711
Views: 222056

Re: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail

Another bizjournal article was posted today. It's for subscribers only but I'll post one highlight from it below. This passage below answers the question: "Why is Clay Chastain pushing Kansas City light rail when he doesn't even live here?" After 20-plus years of pushing light-rail plans h...
by JLowe2018
Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:37 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail
Replies: 1711
Views: 222056

Re: Clay Chastain coming back with light rail

Coverage from the open house Clay Chastain hosted yesterday at Plaza Library: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2016/09/19/chastain-light-rail-proposal-sales-tax.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article102825097.html Here's a letter to the Star written by Chastain promoting his pla...
by JLowe2018
Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1242
Views: 422184

Re: Troost developments

84 units coming to 30th and Troost. Anyone with a BizJournals account want to provide more details? http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2016/09/08/historic-kc-bakery-slated-to-be-wonder-lofts.html Here's the full article copy and pasted: On a corner of Troost Avenue where Wonder Bread used t...