AFAIK, Mac has never had any plans for Linwood and Troost. You might be thinking of UC-B/Milhaus. UC-B was granted the rights from PIEA for development on the SW corner and Milhaus has now taken that over.
Milhaus has plans for the L-shaped lot in the foreground of this picture (former Isis theater space), and the lot on the right side. They plan on starting work on both of those this year.
I wasn't aware that the SE and SW corners of Troost and Linwood were tied together. I know that Hoffman wanted both corners, but I believe he was only granted the SW corner.chaglang wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:00 am The PIEA holds the SE corner of Troost and Linwood, but that lot is tied to the SW corner. Believe the PIEA would have to break their agreement with that developer to do what is shown here.
I'm a little skeptical of any project involving 911 Linwood... that building seems to be an albatross. If Compass is the same developer as whoever is doing the current renovations... I'm skeptical that this is anything but vaporware. Renovation progress has been slow and the company seems too small to pull this off.
I would guess that the next big step for this project is to bring it to the PIEA (if they haven't already) to gain the rights for the SE corner.
I do have some skepticism about this being pulled off as shown here - whether it be due to inability of the developer/lack of financing, or failure to get incentives/neighborhood approval - but the involvement of 911 Linwood doesn't concern me. Compass is the same developer that has been working on 911 Linwood. Yes, that work seems to be moving slowly, but I am a little impressed that they are even doing any work to it at this point. I assume they will need a re-zoning and probably some incentives. I haven't seen any signs that they have applied for those yet, so the fact that they are doing any work to this building without that is a positive sign for me.
I don't think 911 Linwood is an albatross. I believe there have only been two proposals for that building. The fist was for senior housing, which didn't make very far due to neighborhood objections. The second proposal for apartment conversion looked like it had a better chance to succeed, but that "developer" was very green and I don't think he knew what he was getting into.
I do find the plan of building a parking garage for 911 Linwood a bit odd. That lot is fairly large and there is also another smaller lot to the west of the building. It seems like overkill - unless there is another component to the garage (or perhaps the later option to build on top of it). Another possibility could be some sort of agreement with Milhaus to use the garage for their adjacent project, potentially allowing it to be larger/denser.
I am not happy that the 911 renderings show it being re-painted white. I would love for the natural brick to be restored. The paint is already starting to wear off in a number of places.
While details are scarce, the developer has previously said they will be co-living, affordable apartments (although I'm not sure whether their definition of "affordable" meets the incentive guidelines).alejandro46 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:25 am The 911 Linwood project could be a good candidate for some super micro studios that would meet the KCMO crazy new incentive policy.