Seiden's Furs Appears to Be Closing

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normalthings wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:50 am Traffic Control: "Need to place a dumpster outside so we can empty out the building of all trash etc"
Hah... never mind.
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Still full of junk

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That block in 1923.

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The Jimmy Johns has really improved that view.
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:21 pm Still full of junk

Are the For Sale signs still up? There were 2 or 3 on there.
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crlove wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:26 pm
TheLastGentleman wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:21 pm Still full of junk

Are the For Sale signs still up? There were 2 or 3 on there.
Last I saw they were still there.
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I've actually tried to make contact with the owners via the number on the For Sale signs several times over the past few months and have never been able to get a hold of anyone. Left voicemails, etc.
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There's a post on the /r/kansascity reddit this morning that says the Seiden's Furs building has had a partial roof collapse.
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Someone buy it before they tear it down. I'm surprised the majestic owner hasn't bought it but I think I remember hearing the owners were asking an unreasonable amount.

Another city failure to hold building owners accountable
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I'm not surprised. We have had a lot of rain this summer, and when you get days of heavy rain together it often leads to roof and building collapses.

The Seiden building owners may have missed their sell-by date and will be lucky to get a fraction of their asking price now.
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I predict surface lot.
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I’m sure historic kc won’t publish a single word about it
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TheLastGentleman wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:23 am I’m sure historic kc won’t publish a single word about it
Correct. It's not in Westport.
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DaveKCMO wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:49 am
TheLastGentleman wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:23 am I’m sure historic kc won’t publish a single word about it
Correct. It's not in Westport.
Or the precious plaza!
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It's certainly a building that should have been placed on their endangered list by now.

Dave posted photos:

https://twitter.com/kclightrail/status/ ... 57569?s=20
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FangKC wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:39 pm It's certainly a building that should have been placed on their endangered list by now.

Dave posted photos:

https://twitter.com/kclightrail/status/ ... 57569?s=20
I know that the roof collapsed, but the exterior walls look strong enough and are intact. So, they could be reused.

This isn't always the case for buildings where their roof collapses. Sometimes the exterior walls come down too. I know that's obvious to say, but if the owners would sell for cheap and get a developer willing to go through the mess, this could be rebuilt. Slim chance of that though.
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Do we know the age of this building?
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DaveKCMO wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:53 pm Do we know the age of this building?
This says 1874 (Page 13. Number 69.)
https://dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/79001375.pdf

42Floors says 1900.
https://42floors.com/us/mo/kansas-city/ ... adway-blvd
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I've probably posted on here but always had a thought to renovate this building into a coffee shop and residences and add a roof deck. I fear it has a short future now.
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This says 1874 also. probably used the same source as they did a decade earlier

https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostatep ... Report.pdf
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