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pash wrote:

chaglang wrote:If I follow correctly, there are a number of factors, between zero and infinity, hindering development on 63rd, east of Main, and Citadel Plaza is either the only factor, one of many factors or not a factor at all. It's like quantum mechanics applied to development.

I also do think the neighborhood's residents are broadly opposed to apartments and density generally. Surprisingly so, really. There might be more hope farther south in Waldo.

FangKC wrote:

pash wrote:

chaglang wrote:If I follow correctly, there are a number of factors, between zero and infinity, hindering development on 63rd, east of Main, and Citadel Plaza is either the only factor, one of many factors or not a factor at all. It's like quantum mechanics applied to development.

I also do think the neighborhood's residents are broadly opposed to apartments and density generally. Surprisingly so, really. There might be more hope farther south in Waldo.

Pash, they are more visionary apparently than you.

In the near future--probably five years, every American will live in their own 10,000 sq. ft. single family home alone--on a 5 acre lot. This will be true for children and babies as well. With cams and wi-fi, this will be entirely possible. There will be no need for apartments, so there is no need to plan for, or build, any more apartment buildings.

Shared housing of any kind is communism.

voltopt wrote:I almost stopped by on Sunday but was intimidated by the black SUVs crammed into the parking lot.

The developers who led the charge to create a new tax abatement district, including a stretch of 63rd Street leading to Kansas City's East Side, have become the district's first beneficiaries.

On Thursday, the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority board granted property tax abatements to development partners Butch Rigby and Byron Pendleton for three redevelopment projects they're undertaking at 425, 601 and 633 E. 63rd St.

The projects, expected to cost a total of $4.6 million, are in the new 63rd Street Corridor PIEA Area, which includes both sides of the thoroughfare between Oak Street and Troost Avenue.

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The abated projects include redevelopment of the former Cleveland Chiropractic building, which now stands vacant at 601 E. 63rd St. Rigby said his partnership will spend $1.8 million on improvements to the 30,000-square-foot building, including a modern glass exterior to help attract office tenants.

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Support also was approved for the redevelopment of the former First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery building at 633 E. 63rd St. The developers will invest $1.6 million on improvements to that vacant 8,800-square-foot building, including the addition of a 6,600-square-foot second story.

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The third project will result in $1.2 million in improvements to the two-story, 10,000-square-foot building that stands vacant at 425 E. 63rd St.

As of now, there is no official name for the townhomes project; perhaps 63 Oak Townhomes as these units are located directly east of Heirloom Bakery at 63rd and Oak. Each townhome will be three levels, with two bedrooms, three full baths, a ‘flex’ space on the lower level (that could be a third bedroom), a two car garage, and three private outdoor spaces (front patio, front deck off living room and back deck off the kitchen). The units will range from 1800-2000 SF and be priced in the low $400K price range with a to-be-determined monthly HOA fee. The exterior will feature a ‘modern, contemporary design’ according to John. They plan to break ground this spring and sell in the fall.