OFFICIAL - Second and Delaware

Issues concerning Downtown as described by the Downtown Council. River to 31st Street, I-35 to Bruce R. Watkins.
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To add 2-cents to this: If I was looking for a rental downtown this would be the first building I would consider. For me it is the energy efficiency and the rooftop gardens. When you live in the city you (generally) give up a backyard and front porch in exchange for the vibrancy and pleasure of the public realm. Public spaces help fill the gap but generally discourage digging and planting (haha). Private spaces like these gardens help fill the rest of the gap.
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Accolades for Apartments Offer Latest Sign KC is an Emerging Energy Efficiency Mecca

Second + Delaware Apartments Gaining Worldwide Recognition
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As Kansas City moves forward with plans to put an unprecedented 300-megawatt solar farm on municipal land at Kansas City International Airport, the developer of the apartment complex near the River Market, which opened a year ago, is drawing accolades from energy efficiency proponents around the world.
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How efficient is it? It was built to reduce energy demand 70% to 90% beyond city code requirements, according to its developer, Jonathan Arnold.

Arnold said the $100 million, 276-unit project includes a below-ground garage, utilizes 16-inch insulated concrete walls, features solar panels, offers 117 rooftop garden plots and sports a massive internal open space for social gathering.

Construction is so solid the structure is designed to last 200 years, compared to more typical structure lifespans of 40 years, Arnold said.
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If typical structures today are designed to last 40 years, we are really in trouble as a species.
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Specifically, the Second + Delaware project is the seventh largest passive structure among 1,000 certified passive structures tracked in North America by PHIUS, she said.
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The current waiting list for the complex includes about 60 households awaiting future vacancies, a sign that market demand will be strong for more such complexes.
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^WOW!
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bspecht wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:07 am Up for sale.
Maybe it's to help fund Arnold's next developments?
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Here's redeveloping the former Hardesty Quartermaster's Depot next.

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