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This is a very ambitious project. I sure hope they can pull it off.

Just my experience, but sentiment on East Side for any stadium tax is negative be it county, city, extension of 3/8. Think the K has concrete problems, how about concrete sidewalks that have dissolved into random fragments? Park and Blvd hardscapes damaged by car wrecks that never gets repaired bec...

GRID wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:18 pm I believe this was one of the reasons the new Oaks Apartments at UMKC were ultimately torn down.

I believe it was leaky pipes and subsequent mold.

People on this board who think the Star site can be assembled using eminent domain are, to be blunt, young and stupid. Not surprisingly, those same voices like to say the EV will get developed into something else better and quickly. The EV will not get developed quickly without a major anchor and a ...

Taxing citizens for a stadium is largely unpopular and it shouldn't be hard for even the fans of a downtown stadium to understand. But taking someone's property and forcibly relocating legitimate businesses is humungously unpopular and downright unAmerican. Fuck you if you want to demolish my perfec...

Well, once a decision is made and if that decision isn't EV, you'd think the land bankers would have no reason to sit on it anymore and could get started on development. It's only never been developed because they've been planning for a baseball stadium for the last decade. This would allow them to...

Well, once a decision is made and if that decision isn't EV, you'd think the land bankers would have no reason to sit on it anymore and could get started on development. It's only never been developed because they've been planning for a baseball stadium for the last decade. This would allow them to...

If should easily qualify for a rezoning. If the neighborhood was serious about not wanting it gone, then they'd all pony up to save it. You can't expect someone with an offer for more money on the table, to go with the offer for less. Would you sell your own home for less? It will face serious hurd...

Downtown KC is not unique in this sense. As with nearly every urban problem (homelessness, crime, STRs, etc.), all we have to do is look at cities that are a little larger than us. Their issues and problems are heading our way, as we are typically just behind the curve. We can learn from them, but w...

And again, deal of the century! This was my loft. Built as a bachelor pad and then modified when my girlfriend (now, wife) moved in. It is a live/work true loft with a private garage entry, along with another private entry through the alley. It is mostly accessible and could be fully accessible with...

The KC Star article Sunday is making me anxious to see the Neon Alley. It will be like a light therapy session. Aside from restored vintage signs what is there to see of neon in KC? I have seen neon used in modern architecture and design in other cities, are there any examples in the KC metro? LED ...

I'm surprised so many of these new developments in the WB are able to get insurance while located in a flood plain.

Eon Blue wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:49 pm Please tell me it's going to be a full restaurant that serves on a regular schedule and not just for games...

Go to Wolfepack!

Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:43 pm

shinatoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:01 pm NKC 75 mil budget is about $16k per person.

NKC is blowing elsewheres out of the water.

As Walt Bodine would say, "You betcha!"

The city (via the HAKC) operates one of the least dense, suburban style housing projects in the urban core just north of Columbus Park. https://i0.wp.com/urbanangle.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Guinotte-Manor-Today.jpg I agree with you that it was a mistake. Especially now in light of the lack of...

The Housing Authority put an RFP out on the 6 acres and the deadline was supposedly back in February. There hasn't been any news so they are either still reviewing the RFP, or didn't get any acceptable submissions. https://kcrag.com/viewtopic.php?t=21339&hilit=6+acres&start=20 They narrowed...

It's part of a larger plat already under LCRA control. There were proposals to move it under the new Broadway bridge. It's actually controlled by the Housing Authority and they have bungled it for the past 20+ years. The LCRA has nothing to do with it that section, which is about 6 acres. The propo...

My loft condo will be for sale within a month. DM for more info.

Funny enough, they are calling it a "Historic Groundbreaking".

It is difficult not to laugh at the wheel. It is borderline embarrassing.