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Highlander wrote:At 200,000 sq ft, this is a pretty good sized office project. I'm wondering what happened to the building that was formerly occupied by the architectural firm (Populous??). Whoever it was, they moved to the plaza. Is that space vacant or has it been leased since? Very un-Kansas City like for an entity to build a spec building at this scale with a relatively new office building sitting vacant in the same area (if it is indeed vacant).

New York-based commercial real estate firm Somera Road Inc. acquired the four-story, 94,846-square-foot building in 2016 and rebranded it as 3Y. It also made extensive improvements aimed at refilling the former Populous headquarters.

Sandbox, which took over the second and third floors at 300 Wyandotte St., aimed to incorporate a warm and modern look in its area, Whitehill said.

Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a development agreement with Briarcliff Development Company and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in relation to the financing and construction of a mixed-use development at 3rd _ Grand.

WHEREAS, the KCATA, in cooperation with the City, selected Briarcliff Development Company (the “Developer”) to construct and own a project that is expected to include two (2) 150,000 square foot office towers, an approximately 2,000 square foot multi-modal transportation facility, up to 10,000 square feet of ground level retail space, and a parking garage containing not less than 568 stalls (collectively, the “Project”)

KCtoBrooklyn wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:54 pm An ordinance regarding this project was introduced to the council yesterday:

Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a development agreement with Briarcliff Development Company and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in relation to the financing and construction of a mixed-use development at 3rd _ Grand.

WHEREAS, the KCATA, in cooperation with the City, selected Briarcliff Development Company (the “Developer”) to construct and own a project that is expected to include two (2) 150,000 square foot office towers, an approximately 2,000 square foot multi-modal transportation facility, up to 10,000 square feet of ground level retail space, and a parking garage containing not less than 568 stalls (collectively, the “Project”)

http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Docum ... bdUZKKc7Ho

The Kansas City Council on Thursday is scheduled to take up a long-discussed project that would turn a block of surface parking in the River Market into a transit-oriented development.

On the council's agenda is an ordinance authorizing the city manager to to negotiate a development agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and Briarcliff Development Co. in relation to the financing and construction of the development at Third Street and Grand Avenue.
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The city would aid the project with $14.75 million in incentives for the garage, according to the ordinance.
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Darlene wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:29 am Isn't that right there at that Oriental store? I hope it isn't disturbed. I like to go down there and pick up some things from time to time.

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 4:40 pm

scooterj wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:06 am
I was really confused by this and thought they were going to tear down City Diner and re-align Grand for some reason, before I finally figured out there wasn't any space between these pictures.

FangKC wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:24 pm New design. I wish it was as tall as the Cold Storage Lofts though.