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Really hoping it pulls through to the finish line and the groundwater issues didn't tank the budget.

New development schedule submitted for the TIF plan yesterday. Construction now set to finish in July 2025.
https://clerk.kcmo.gov/LegislationDetai ... FullText=1

We have been in contact with the superintendent. Original finish was spring 2025, now pushed to July. They claim they are basically on schedule, which just astonishes me. I know we are in a different world, but I don't think we can state this enough: the Empire State Building was completed in 410 days!

Some interesting info trying to address some of these issues:

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is ... n-america/

Previous TIF amendment (Jan 2021) expected a April 2021-March 2023 (23 months) construction timeline. Broke ground Dec 2021. New schedule states Dec 2021-July 2025 (42 months) construction phase.

bspecht wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:51 pm Previous TIF amendment (Jan 2021) expected a April 2021-March 2023 (23 months) construction timeline. Broke ground Dec 2021. New schedule states Dec 2021-July 2025 (42 months) construction phase.

Sorry, on schedule post water retention issues.

UMKCroo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:08 pm

bspecht wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:51 pm Previous TIF amendment (Jan 2021) expected a April 2021-March 2023 (23 months) construction timeline. Broke ground Dec 2021. New schedule states Dec 2021-July 2025 (42 months) construction phase.

Sorry, on schedule post water retention issues.

I was at Jack's Stack a couple of nights ago. It was dark and from an angle I wasn't use to seeing it, it seemed they had actually made some progress on the building since earlier in the Fall.

Last week.

This thing is gonna be big. Love to see it!

Nice to see lots of activity working to get this one done

We'll see wood framing showing up before long.

Wow thanks for the photos. I used to live in Arterra and haven't seen it for awhile. I miss it a little even though it was kind of crappy

Thanks for all the photos today Chris. How about swinging over to Beacon Hill and updating us on new houses on Forest Avenue?

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0795359 ... ?entry=ttu

And new houses in the Plaza Heights neighborhood north of 45th Street to Corbin Terrace?

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0452202 ... ?entry=ttu

Traffic control extended through 2025...

It's only been just over two years, but for some reason it feels like this has been under construction for a long time

The site in 1911

So was just in KC and this project is really dragging out. I saw they removed the tower crane and only have some of the first wooden floor up. Is this still stalled?

GRID wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 12:03 am So was just in KC and this project is really dragging out. I saw they removed the tower crane and only have some of the first wooden floor up. Is this still stalled?

Everything I’ve heard says it’s doing fine, just overall slow. They’re starting to move a bit quicker on the structure now, and they’ve added quite a bit now that they’re not doing concrete

Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 6:30 am

GRID wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 12:03 am So was just in KC and this project is really dragging out. I saw they removed the tower crane and only have some of the first wooden floor up. Is this still stalled?

Everything I’ve heard says it’s doing fine, just overall slow. They’re starting to move a bit quicker on the structure now, and they’ve added quite a bit now that they’re not doing concrete

That's good news. Odd it's taking so long to build it.