OFFICIAL - Ashland at River Market

[Eon Blue]

Crews are putting up protective shields on the nearby power lines today.

[earthling]

One of the best RM infill projects. Will be nice to have that nasty lot developed. Hope they don't blow it.

[KCPowercat]

Expect the 3rd Street sidewalk to be closed for the duration of construction.

https://twitter.com/kclightrail/status/ ... 0592979976

Even when construction agrees to make a pedestrian passage (5th and grand) it just gets moved and nobody checks up on them and it deteriorates to nothing.

[normalthings]

Not sure if shown before but Ashland has proposed a dining patio facing/along Grand in the public ROW. Very good news IMHO

[kboish]

Isnt that diagonal reserved for move of the Streetcar stop if/when riverfront expansion occurs? I guess that could be a long way off though and a patio would be a great use in the interim

[normalthings]

Isnt that diagonal reserved for move of the Streetcar stop if/when riverfront expansion occurs? I guess that could be a long way off though and a patio would be a great use in the interim

I don't think they plan on using the entire area. I was just trying to illustrate the general area in which it would go.

[flyingember]

Here's a mockup of that corner. It haa the sidewalk being moved and nothing is taken for track. Opening it up for tables and umbrellas would be a great use.

https://kcstreetcar.org/wp-content/uplo ... al_4x3.pdf

[kboish]

Very cool. Thanks

[gfenn11]

Demolition has began.

[normalthings]

Demolition has began.

Post a picture (or tow) if possible!

[gfenn11]

[Chris Stritzel]

I'm glad to see this start.

Between this, 3rd and Grand, 5th and Main and the townhouses/row homes talked about previously, the River Market area will get denser. Just need to fill in some of the other lots and expand the success into Columbus Park.

[Highlander]

Nice infill project. I count 7 floors on the rendering. Does that height preclude wood construction?

[normalthings]

Nice infill project. I count 7 floors on the rendering. Does that height preclude wood construction?

There are 2 floors of structured parking (concrete/steel). The 5 remaining floors can easily be stick frame. Centropolis on Grand (same developer and architect) was of a similar size and is stick frame.

[normalthings]

Veolia steam pipe repairs and Ashland demo going on at once. Photo from KC Streetcar.

Is there any progress on the demolition?

[flyingember]

Veolia steam pipe repairs and Ashland demo going on at once. Photo from KC Streetcar.

Is there any progress on the demolition?

You were there...

[normalthings]

Photo from KC Streetcar.

You were there...

uhhhhhhh?

[flyingember]

Photo from KC Streetcar.

You were there...

uhhhhhhh?

Virtually. You can see there's not much progress in the photo

[normalthings]

[TheLastGentleman]