UMKC Conservatory of Music considers move to downtown

[Pork Chop]

i believe i heard there was an option to just finance the entire thing and not rely on state cash.

That would be good news and do you know if they can finance the portion that is being sought from the private sector?

[KCDowntown]

Pre-demolition permit issued today for Griner & Schmitz building at 1701 Broadway.

Here is the streetview.
Here is the permit.

KCDowntown

[DaveKCMO]

Pre-demolition permit issued today for Griner & Schmitz building at 1701 Broadway.

Here is the streetview.
Here is the permit.

KCDowntown

interesting that it's the first choice, since they've used that building for presentations. the one i'd choose first is the building on central that's basically the last homeless camp in the neighborhood.

[KCDowntown]

BTW, there are many new renderings on Helix Architecture's "In Development" page on their website.

KCDowntown

[DaveKCMO]

have seen some tentative designs. looking good! lots of transparency and a good use of space.

[KCTOGA]

Awesome to hear, thanks DaveKCMO.

[FangKC]

UMKC fundraising campaign clears $250 million goal — and then some

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On Thursday, the UMKC Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves as the fundraising and fund management entity for UMKC, announced it beat its seven-year fundraising goal of $250 million by $20 million — one year ahead of schedule.

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At an event on the UMKC campus celebrating the event, Chancellor Leo Morton said the campaign has raised $32 million of the $48 million in private sector support necessary for launching the university's proposed Downtown Campus for the Arts. Morton promised to raise the remaining $16 million soon.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... -goal.html

[moderne]

Demolition started on site.

[FangKC]

I came across this building, and though one similar would be a good candidate for the UMKC Conservatory. I like the material they used to wrap the structure.

ZAS creates tessellated facade for Toronto engineering school

http://www.dezeen.com/2016/02/02/zas-wr ... ss-screen/

[joshmv]

Crap, you got me super excited there for a second. Would be great to see something like that.

[DaveKCMO]

remaining two buildings on the site will be demolished in the first quarter. the property has been replatted to a single parcel.

[DaveKCMO]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/business ... 23197.html

The newest gifts bring UMKC to $38 million of the $48 million it needs to raise from private sources by June 30. That’s the deadline to apply for state funds to cover the remainder of the $96 million project that aims to build a new Conservatory of Music and Dance.

[WinchesterMysteryHouse]

http://kcur.org/post/finalists-selected ... s#stream/0 ...2014 rendering. Forced perspective on the Kauffman, actual blinders. Keep dreaming, kids.

[DaveKCMO]

all buildings are now down. site prep for temporary green space in progress. stunning views of the crossroads right now.

[kboish]

So this has quietly achieved its fundraising goal. They need to get a matching grant from the state legislature during the next session (which is supposedly very likely) and then everything will be a go.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... ising.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... itics.html

[JBmidtown]

So this has quietly achieved its fundraising goal. They need to get a matching grant from the state legislature during the next session (which is supposedly very likely) and then everything will be a go.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... ising.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... itics.html

when's the next session?

[hartliss]

Peter Witte spoke at KCDowntowners luncheon on 8/10. Shared renderings courtesy of helix, pretty promising (follow the timeline of the DT Twitter account for pics: https://twitter.com/KCDowntowners)

They will ask the state for funds when the FY17 session begins. He said, in a perfect world, they would welcome students in 2020. So a rough timeline would lead to a budget approval in 2017 and construction to follow for a few years before opening to students.

[DaveKCMO]

someone posted this on reddit. wasn't aware UMKC was planning to do anything on the west side of broadway, but i do know strahm plans to sell.

[DaveKCMO]

conservatory enrollment up 5% over fall 2015: https://twitter.com/peterwitte/status/7 ... 6138274816

[bobbyhawks]

someone posted this on reddit. wasn't aware UMKC was planning to do anything on the west side of broadway, but i do know strahm plans to sell.

Not sure what has happened in the last month, but I did speak with a friend of the Los Tules owners who mentioned they have been offered quite a bit to sell their place.