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beautyfromashes · Post by **beautyfromashes** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:28 am

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/20/2097070/campaigns-to-prevent-cosby-hotel.html wrote: The cause also was taken up on the KCRag Forum, a website devoted to urban issues.

That's great! Everyone should be proud for taking part and saving this historic structure.

Post by **KCMax** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:36 am

Great work guys!

Post by **smh** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:47 am

Scott Harris, a River Market resident, was one of those who took up the building’s cause on the Internet, sending e-mails to Mayor Mark Funkhouser and the Kansas City Council.

“It seemed curious,” he said. “The building has been there since 1881, and within the space of a week all of a sudden it needed to be demolished.”

We did good work everyone. Good work!

TheBigChuckbowski · Post by **TheBigChuckbowski** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:54 am

$4,000. Wow.

PumpkinStalker · Post by **PumpkinStalker** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:00 am

TheBigChuckbowski wrote: $4,000. Wow.

yeah how many buldings have we lost due to a hasty decision like this. Maybe the city should fire/not use the services of this "inspector" anymore! And how much could we have saved by fixing vs demolishing.

Pork Chop · Post by **Pork Chop** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:28 am

TheBigChuckbowski wrote: $4,000. Wow.

versus the $88,000 to demolish the building.

AJoD · Post by **AJoD** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:34 am

That's great news. Nice work, activists!

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:35 am

Honestly whoever made that initial judgment of demolition should be fired.

A city that works. Thanks funk.

beautyfromashes · Post by **beautyfromashes** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:39 am

KCPowercat wrote: Honestly whoever made that initial judgment of demolition should be fired.

Seriously! Can anyone find out who made that decision? I'm sure they have been responsible for the removal of many other historic buildings over the years.

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:45 am

beautyfromashes wrote: Seriously! Can anyone find out who made that decision?

http://kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/Neighborhoo ... /index.htm

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:48 am

if anyone knows how to contact adam jones, please thank him... he's the real hero here.

also, big thanks to DNA and CCA for formalizing their support. now that downtown's an actual neighborhood with caring residents, this should become a thing of the past.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:49 am

Pearline_mcfall@kcmo.org might have some additional emails to answer in short order.

That problem in the past has been lack of accountability in these decisions. Time to change that.

Post by **KCMax** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:55 am

Pork Chop wrote: versus the $88,000 to demolition the building.

It sounds like the $4,000 is just the price to fix it temporarily. There will be more costs to make more permanent fixes. But still, its ridiculous.

Pork Chop · Post by **Pork Chop** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:44 am

KCMax wrote: It sounds like the $4,000 is just the price to fix it temporarily. There will be more costs to make more permanent fixes. But still, its ridiculous.

Hopefully, Adam Jones can put together the financing and develop the site instead.

grovester · Post by **grovester** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:25 am

150k seems like a deal for the building

KC-wildcat · Post by **KC-wildcat** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:02 pm

grovester wrote: 150k seems like a deal for the building

Hell yeah! That's a great deal. I was a bit surprised when I read that. Either that building is in absolutely terrible shape or f'n Rick Powell is just sick of the building. In any event, I'd imagine that a qualified developer could make a big profit out of that purchase price. Hence, financing should be easier than the typical 2010 commercial/residential development.

LenexatoKCMO · Post by **LenexatoKCMO** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:14 pm

KC-wildcat wrote: Either that building is in absolutely terrible shape or f'n Rick Powell is just sick of the building.

Perhaps he really is flat broke as he professed to be when trying to foist the costs on the city, and needs the money?

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:21 pm

LenexatoKCMO wrote: Perhaps he really is flat broke as he professed to be when trying to foist the costs on the city, and needs the money?

Or he gambled he could get a surface parking log for this adjacent two buildings, and lost the gamble?

loftguy · Post by **loftguy** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:20 pm

dangerboy wrote: Or he gambled he could get a surface parking log for this adjacent two buildings, and lost the gamble?

That was my guess, and the game is far from over, although Kevin's report makes it sound good.

On the cost/value, Adam is a clever and frugal developer, as he has to be. However, this building could well exceed $100 psf to bring around to stable & productive condition. It's not a slam-dunk, easy deal, even if he were given the building. It has been badly neglected.

grovester · Post by **grovester** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:05 pm

I'l like to learn more about becoming a "clever and frugal develepor", where do we find out more about this fellow?

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