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by AlbertHammond
Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Dismantling of Great Mall (ongoing)
Replies: 174
Views: 51037

Re: Dismantling of Great Mall (ongoing)

When will ownership officially pull the plug and try to redevelop the site? I'm certain this location could sustain a decent-sized shopping center with traditional department stores and typical mall fare. That thing is too far on the exurban fringe to be successful for another few decades.  This wh...
by AlbertHammond
Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Metcalf Redevelopment
Replies: 148
Views: 28426

Re: Metcalf Redevelopment

There is more retail in (northeast) JOCO than can be supported by their own population.  (Northeast) Johnson County is going to have to start eliminating retail space, not adding more capacity. This is the wisest thing ever written in the KCRag forums (pardon my additions). The excess retail s.f. i...
by AlbertHammond
Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Overland Park's First TIF
Replies: 40
Views: 9409

Re: Overland Park's Second, Third, Forth, etc TIF

The rumors have started! I read that the owner of the strip mall across the street (SEC of 95th & Antioch) is not renewing leases or raising lease rates to encourage the center to go vacant so they can also request TIF money.  Let the cycle begin! They feel they need to do this to be able to com...
by AlbertHammond
Thu May 08, 2008 12:32 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Overland Park's First TIF
Replies: 40
Views: 9409

Re: Overland Park's First TIF

Now watch for all the "me too" owners of neglected NorthOP strip centers come begging for financial assistance to do a remodel, so they can raise their rental rates and make more profits. North OP is lucky the school district is still excellent.  That is the only thing that has kept the ar...
by AlbertHammond
Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Overland Park's First TIF
Replies: 40
Views: 9409

Re: Overland Park's First TIF

I was told by the manager of Missouri Tables and Chairs during their close-out sale a couple years ago at Cherokee South that the landlord was tripling the rent on him and he was planning to close and open a new store in the future, elsewhere.  He said that he spoke with other representatives of the...
by AlbertHammond
Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:09 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Street Tree Plan for Downtown
Replies: 8
Views: 2094

Re: Street Tree Plan for Downtown

(My) Preferred list of 10 street trees for Downtown: Zelkova: What a great street tree, yet is not even on the KCMO "approved" list.  Actually, most of my preferred trees are not on the "list". Red Oak/Shumardii Oak:  These are both great trees that do great once established. Ba...
by AlbertHammond
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:16 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Street Tree Plan for Downtown
Replies: 8
Views: 2094

Re: Street Tree Plan for Downtown

Those are good comments, omenapt.  So a question to whoever reads this and knows their trees well:

List the 10 tree species/cultivars that should be used as street trees in downtown.
by AlbertHammond
Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:55 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Street Tree Plan for Downtown
Replies: 8
Views: 2094

Street Tree Plan for Downtown

Here is the map of the street trees planned for downtown.  I find this to be a very odd selection and I wanted to get the opinion of those of you out there that are tree experts.  Why so many Maples?  Why so many Ash?  What is up with all those Ginkgos??? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/14913224...
by AlbertHammond
Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:04 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Oldest Building Downtown?
Replies: 57
Views: 15442

Re: Oldest Building Downtown?

Does anyone recognize this building that was being torn down?  The image comes from the city-wide comprehensive plan from 1957.

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by AlbertHammond
Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:18 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Remembering Steptoe...
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

Re: Remembering Steptoe...

I have worked in Westport forever and never heard anything about this before!  The article basically states that the entire west half of Westport was a black community.  Is that really the case?  Or was it more accurate to say that the area contained a few black families.  It's not like the area is/...
by AlbertHammond
Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:33 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: New development on the north side of Cleaver Blvd, east of the Plaza
Replies: 211
Views: 29078

Re: New development on the north side of Cleaver Blvd, east of the Plaza

I have not seen reference toward this demolition so I thought I would add it here.  I saw that there are plans to demolish these building to build new condos and a hotel.  This is on 47th, between the Plaza and Nelson-Atkins.  Anyone know anything about this?  They had the buildings checked out and ...
by AlbertHammond
Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:56 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: OFFICIAL: The Streets at Metcalf (Metcalf South redevelopment)
Replies: 228
Views: 60390

Re: OFFICIAL: The Streets at Metcalf (Metcalf South redevelopment)

In case you didn't know.....this project has been stopped.  Sears (Kmart now owns Sears) stepped in to stop the project since they own 1/3rd of the site.  It could come up again, but for now....DEAD.  Apparently Sears does not think they would do better business with a site transformation.  All it w...