CONSTRUCTION ON A DOWNTOWN P&L DISTRICT HOTEL IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AS THE BELEAGUERED AND MONEY LOSING ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT SEEMS TO BE GETTING DESPERATE!!!
Now, it's not this kind of hotel . . .
Nope . . .
THE P&L DISTRICT IS BUSY BUILDING A DUMBASS DOWNTOWN HOTEL THEMED CLUB CALLED . . . YOU GUESSED IT . . . HOTEL!!!
considering the plaza is killing it right now with retail/restaurants and westport seems to be turning over a new leaf, I don't think the "its the economy" excuse works. If cordish wanted to fill that place out they could. how can they figure that asking for ungodly rents and empty storefronts is better than lowering rents for a time and filling out the district?
kboish wrote:considering the plaza is killing it right now with retail/restaurants and westport seems to be turning over a new leaf, I don't think the "its the economy" excuse works. If cordish wanted to fill that place out they could. how can they figure that asking for ungodly rents and empty storefronts is better than lowering rents for a time and filling out the district?
They must think that they can make more money by waiting. That's all I can figure.
Plaza is a nationally known commodity and westport is a locally known as a long time neighborhood. I also think variety of landlords helps in westport. Power and light is not a known commodity at this point. So yes the economy is improving....but those established centers will get tenants quicker coming out of an economic downturn. I'm not a cordish apologist but there is obviously many factors at work here.
Obviously that's up to each business making the decision but bouncing it up against the original outdoor mall that draws in national exclusive tenants and one of the more established entertainment neighborhoods in the city??? Maybe give it more than 5 years?
They've been working on that corner for a few weeks now. At first I thought they were just creating a new entrance to the upstairs for the parking garage folks, so I didn't mention it here. Now that I think about it, there is a pretty significant second floor corner space that is a wasteland on the top level of P&L (the Northeast corner above Johnny's). I'm sure this place will do well during large events, but it will probably have the same limited big event appeal as the Rock Bar or Tengo Sed or the cowboy bar. Really, I'm just glad they are filling a space so that they can refocus on areas outside of the Live block.
KCPowercat wrote:Those upper level places are very popular outside of big events. Those are what have lines out the door on weekends from my experience.
Agreed. Seems like the times I'm at P&L there are lines outside Rock Bar, Shark Bar, Howl at the Moon, and PBR Bar.
An art deco hotel-themed venue, fittingly called Hotel Nightclub...will have a spacious dance floor, a bar area, private booths and an outdoor patio. It is to open March 16 in a 5,000-square-foot space on the second level of the Kansas City Live Block, above Johnny’s Tavern.
The nightclub will have a first-floor entrance at the corner of 13th Street and Grand Boulevard with valet parking, concierge service and a private VIP elevator to the club’s main level on the second floor. Most customers will use the stairs.
