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It's almost like this building should have been designed to be more flexible and adaptable in the event of say, a global pandemic or a out of town buyer changing the direction of the principle tenant. I just hope we don't end up with a big vacant building sitting downtown for years.

Yeah, why tear down a perfectly good building. Wonder if any floors could be added? I agree, I hope that it is saved. However, it is low density and 40+ years old, who knows what type of remediation is needed. If Mac is presumably behind it they have done a great job on Red Cross building, so hopef...

Woah that new terminal looks huge, that scale really puts it in perspective. Thanks for posting! It's 98% the size of A + B + C combined. Old: about 1.1 million square feet New: ~1,086,000 sq ft What I find interesting is I didn't realize how close parking will be to the tower. Also can see how lea...

Yeah, why tear down a perfectly good building. Wonder if any floors could be added? I agree, I hope that it is saved. However, it is low density and 40+ years old, who knows what type of remediation is needed. If Mac is presumably behind it they have done a great job on Red Cross building, so hopef...

Woah that new terminal looks huge, that scale really puts it in perspective.

Thanks for posting!

The US Bank and garage at Armour & Main is for sale and it appears under contract. This sale includes a set of surface lots on Baltimore & armour. https://compasskc.kcmo.org/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/permit/a34ffef1-5859-46bb-963e-aa3bff9d2b03 The Alps (same block as Panchos) is undergoing a $6 mil...

Wish we would look at Urban Rail again here in KC With a dedicated ROW, our streetcar vehicles can hit 50 mph, which is more than sufficient. As much as I wish we could waive a magic wand and make metro rail a reality, we should really be proud of what our citizens have achieved so far with our mai...

Similar to Kansas City, Tucson has had a relatively successful run with it's streetcar starter line. The line is not free, but the large amount of students and professionals around the University Medical Center - University - and Downtown Tucson have provide a solid ridership base. https://www.youtu...

What is KC Forward Progress? 61k contribution from them to this new group is interesting. Perhaps post-covid the time is ripe to lay the foundation for a more regional system.

There is an opportunity to align NorthRail expansion with 169 bridge replacement/Hwy 9 at grade/North Loop removal that could fundamentally change and improve Columbus Park, River Market and North Kansas City along a walkable activated Burlington/9 Hwy. I know the City of NKC has historically indica...

Agreed on Option 3. That is some prime real estate and the city should be able to make its money back on whatever the state charges it for the ROW.

Article about the project: http://northeastnews.net/pages/new-deve ... ce-avenue/

Originally they just were going to put a strip mall in IIRC.

The Hall of Waters has been named by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the 11 most endangered historic places in America. It needs more than $16 millions in rehabilitation needs, that Excelsior Springs has no way of funding. Interesting, just read up a little on the place. I kn...

Ceiling heights shouldn’t really be an issue, per the plans submitted with the city. They won’t be cathedral like, but definitely better than old LaGuardia. I think it’ll be comparable to Midway or Love Field. Which makes sense given Southwest is the largest user. I fly in and out of Midway at leas...

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Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:53 am

My percent chance does anybody peg this project at happening at this point?

I would say pretty high actually. Maybe 75%? Funding is obviously a question. But the regulatory hurdles are significantly less than the north loop removal.

This is good news. As much as I love the 9-hwy at grade proposal, would hate to spend $14m on more roads then have to rip them all up 5-10 years later to install streetcar tracks. Need to have a balance to not needlessly delay a good project while at the same time set us up for a good platform to in...

On a side note, wife and had a fine experience absentee voting in Clay county. Had always voted in person when I lived in Jackson, so nothing to compare to. We went an dropped off our ballots in person at Election commission, and plenty of people already there doing in person early voting. Was nice ...

Also the loop trolley is incredibly slow, right It needs a line of the current streetcar system that goes to 18th and Vine and swings north and a bunch of bus lines terminate at it. 100%. A trolley is not right for KC, in any sense of the word. We have a successful streetcar system. For additional ...

Really bleak looking Looks like a tan version of the Waldo Icehouse complex I know it's just an initial rendering, but overall I wish devs would take better steps to make 'workforce housing' still attractive. The Monarch Apartments down there are pretty fugly too. No need to keep the ugly theme goi...

One Nine Vine Project Collison has some renders: 1901 Vine 80 apartments, 17,500 square-feet of ground floor retail space and a 98-space garage. Seriously, 98 spaces? Smh. https://cityscenekc.com/developers-pursuing-big-residential-projects-at-18th-vine/ https://cityscenekc.com/wp-content/uploads/20...