Former Folger's Coffee plant (Roaster's Block)

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pash wrote:There don't seem to be any plans for ground-level retail, unfortunately.
there wouldn't be. Broadway is right at the edge of downtown from a walking standpoint. retail would be further south on Broadway
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pash wrote:There will be a couple of hundred people literally right on top of the street-level space, there are hundreds more living within a couple of blocks, and hundreds more work nearby. That spot could absolutely support a retail storefront.
there's failed restaurant space in the area from when there was more people the area every day than a couple of hundred

a couple hundred also won't support retail without drawing the same people there over and over every week. and that would be a sandwich shop, which is what failed already
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Why would a developer include commercial space when the commercial vacancy rate downtown is so high, yet there is almost no residential vacancy? These people are in bidness to make money.
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you make more money leasing space to CVS than you do renting a ground-level apartment fronting Broadway
Depending on the footprint of the space and other considerations it may not work to have retail there. Besides, a mixture of retail and residential on ground-level is something I thought would be desired.
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pash wrote:First, you make more money leasing space to CVS than you do renting a ground-level apartment fronting Broadway that nobody wants. Second, people pay more to live places that make their lives easier, and picking up a six pack on the way to the elevator is easier than walking six blocks for one.

Have none of you ever lived in an apartment building with a bodega downstairs? You know, the sort of building they have in real cities? This is pretty basic stuff.
Agree with this. There is enough critical mass in Garment District area to add one more mini mart, especially with addition of this project. Is a good location for one too.
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O’Reilly Development brews $30 million rehab plan for historic Folgers buildings
“We want to preserve as much as we can so you can get a flavor of what the buildings were with the conveniences of new construction,” she said.

The 151 units will be a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with monthly rents starting at $775 and reaching up to $2,450. The architect is SWD Architects of Kansas City. The general contractor is Build LLC of Springfield. The building will be managed by Block Property Management.

Construction is expected to begin in January, with completion scheduled for mid-2015.

“This is just the beginning of our entry into the market,” Mathisen said. “Our goal is to complete the Folgers, succeed and have other opportunities waiting for us downtown.”
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^Great to have a new developer investing into downtown. Hopefully they see other opportunities and do not wait until 2015 to start more downtown projects.
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new downtown units coming online by the end of 2015:

- river market west (137)
- cordish (250)
- midland (68)
- folgers (151)
- lucas place (130)

f-ing amazing. am i missing any confirmed projects?
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DaveKCMO wrote:new downtown units coming online by the end of 2015:

- river market west (137)
- cordish (250)
- midland (68)
- folgers (151)
- lucas place (130)

f-ing amazing. am i missing any confirmed projects?
List of ongoing projects here:
http://forum.kcrag.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18881

Is the Argyle still happening? Haven't heard anything in a long time on it.

There's the conversion of the building across from Union Station to apartments.
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i'm thinking a list that is actually going to happen. i haven't heard good things about the argyle's prospects, unfortunately.
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Should we include the 1515 Walnut project here? Small, but it is underway.
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KCMax wrote:
Is the Argyle still happening? Haven't heard anything in a long time on it.
The Kansas City Business Journal reported in May that the building had been sold and development rights transferred to a new developer.
There’s a new $21.3 million rehab plan for the Argyle Building, along with a substitution on the development team.

The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City approved a redevelopment contract last week with Arghom LLC to convert the vacant building into 126 market-rate apartments with 8,700 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... loper.html
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interested in the comparison. how many residential units are being done/are done in Briarcliff?
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If you never saw the inside of the Folgers plant, here is your chance. View Brad Finch's F-Stop blog to see the interior photos he shot for Rosin Preservation.

http://f-stop-etcetera.blogspot.com/201 ... up-is.html
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pash wrote:Ha, like the commenters, I also noticed the great floors. They better reuse those.
It looked like there were some coffee stains on the floors below what I assume were giant bean grinders. If it were up to me I'd try hard to retain those circular stains whenever I had the floors refinished. I think it adds to the character of the building, a nice recognition of its former use.
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