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Higher incentives than normal are more than justified if it's mostly a community center first and residential second. Moving the Plaza library here would more easily justify high incentives.

Agree is doesn't have to be ornate but does need to be much better than standard issue mediocre.

If there's no concerted effort pushing for premium design and maximize broad use of such a prime site, a standard issue lego block residential building may end up here as a private island. This site deserves premium investment that is open to everyone.

Good ideas. It's a pretty big block so the taller residential element could go on the SW quadrant with the Moorish tower at very SW corner. Then terraced at 4-5 floors for the public amenities (move Plaza library here, public recreation of various forms) and maybe terraced down again to 1-2 floors t...

Might be an easier sell to public if a taller residential building has a fused in corner Moorish tower element higher than roofline and overall design that is compatible with Plaza. Ditto with any residential within Plaza boundaries as well - put a Moorish tower at corner ! Functionally the corner o...

Ideally they poll the residents within say a 2-3 mile radius (especially transit users, not entire KCMO). Ask what they'd like to see there, with a long list of suggestions and multi-choice. Those of us who own/rent nearby especially should have higher ranking consideration than those outside city c...

It doesn’t matter if the courts are at grade, above ground, or on a roof. That use and thag volume of use is not warranted at that site. Am personally indifferent but if there's a backlash, would be a compromise and a much smaller overall part of function considering all of the other activity that ...

Even if bowl concept stays, that spot is on the outskirts so with a taller building the bowl still is intact. A mixed use residential with public recreation center could work there. A 3-4 floor building could work, just not as efficient use of the most prime spot in that zipcode. It could be a wonde...

The bowl concept needs to go but even so a taller building could go there and contribute to the bowl given it's outer rim of Plaza. And the tennis courts don't need to go as they could be put on rooftop as well as indoor courts. Make it a multi-floor community complex with transit center, move Plaza...

Strange image. It looks like the power lines are passing through the wheel. But on closer inspection it's not. Unappealing nevertheless how close that is.

I've just checked booking.com. City economy hotels are about that but near airport it's about $150 for economy with rooms available.

Have dealt with the Pres/CEO of Creative Planning. Interest in KCMO and downtown is indirect and peripheral, highly unlikely to move HQ there. While visiting the city is doable he's otherwise as suburban oriented as it gets. But I could be wrong. May also depend on desire of employee base.

After a long day of stewing on this I have some thoughts.... -I wish they would go a little more vertical in the EV site, although I can live with it -The ballpark looks **far too basic**. Especially for all the hype around KC having the best sports architects -The renderings list almost all the bu...

Reggae Fest back downtown at Riverfront Park this weekend and I'm heading back to FL Friday, bummer.

My take is that they want TIF extended as they explore options restructuring their global footprint. KC's TIF will be an option factored in where KC could gain or lose after the restructuring. The new airport should help but they might want to see more flight options. Ideally KC becomes a general Or...

Yes, very sharp looking. I've hounded in past on 3L ideally having its own identity but for a companion building next to another this is about as good as can be asked for. Kinda handsome really.

Airport was very busy at 12:30 am last night with late flights from around country. A lot of cars parked waiting. Do they have someone maintaining traffic flow during normal hours? Need that if not. No traffic guide there at 12:30 (not surprising for that late), first 2 pickup lanes were parked cars...

Q1/2023 metro hotel report for Midwest. KC metro occupancy improves to nearly 60%, not bad for winter and a few % better than Midwest avg but supply of rooms still down by nearly 1000 since 2020 peak. Given over 2000 rooms have been added since 2020 yet 1000 net loss that would imply about 3000 room...

NFL Draft helps drive highest April ridership... https://kcstreetcar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-2.26.03-PM-1536x803.png Even early April hit over 12K on a weekend day, which is on par with pre-covid peaks but remote work probably still impacting weekdays... https://kcst...

Sorted by 2022 largest city proper. KCMO slightly grows, only a few midwest large cities had growth over last year. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaVQRQvSlQ7FuQ8EozUTnSZJD9RWuzAKtoZLuegN5PxbTaahBiH3FGhw1bDPl9GBlOEhoOmboVegUXJn1yLM-G1yw_omewUtmZiu3ZHoi0EphPTFVRxHbvQBFYCxuc90IXKWr1_Lf0SxXAy...