Downtown KCK

[taxi]

I think it is BS that they made the Y Lofts only for old people, the people with the most financial resources. Where are people under 55 supposed to live. I'd like to start seeing aparments that are age restricted 55 and younger

In the old days, when a young man was a strong man, all the people stand back when the young man walk by. But nowadays, the old man got all the money and a young man ain't nothin' in the world these days.

[shinatoo]

Ain't got nothing
Ain't got sweet fuck all.

[Cratedigger]

505 Central having trouble lining up financing. Trying to get an extension to the incentives clock from the UG
https://www.aol.com/news/kck-approved-s ... 57769.html

[FangKC]

One would think that with all the incentives they have given for Village West they could grant incentives for this project. KCK really needs to focus at least half its efforts on redeveloping the central city.

[Imarealperson]

One would think that with all the incentives they have given for Village West they could grant incentives for this project. KCK really needs to focus at least half its efforts on redeveloping the central city.

You didn’t read the article, did you?

[JojiAttack]

Anyone know what that plot of land next to the public health department is going to be used for? Tried looking up ongoing projects, but nothing at that location at least

[FangKC]

One would think that with all the incentives they have given for Village West they could grant incentives for this project. KCK really needs to focus at least half its efforts on redeveloping the central city.

You didn’t read the article, did you?

My bad. I think I confused the project with another. I didn't sleep the night before so my brain was blotto all day. I should have said yes they should extend the incentives clock to give them more time to deal with their financing.

[Chris Stritzel]

FAA applications for the KCK Community College Building in Downtown.

Building: 72ft https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/se ... 034&row=70
Crane: 237ft https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/se ... 986&row=82

[FangKC]

A Kansas City, Kansas, nonprofit wants to build new affordable housing. What's the hold up?

The nonprofit Community Housing of Wyandotte County has plans to build a 24-unit complex in Rosedale, with rents lower than the area has seen in years. But development got stalled after some neighbors raised concerns about parking and traffic problems.

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Mission 43 would be developed and managed by Community Housing of Wyandotte County, a nonprofit that’s been building homes in the area for decades, and it fits squarely within Rosedale’s master plan. The neighborhood wants to encourage affordable housing, infill buildings and apartments along major corridors — all of which the Mission 43 development achieves.

But after months of going back and forth with the city’s planning commission, the development faces an uncertain future. Although it’s received a lot of support from residents and city staffers, some neighbors have remained opposed to the project because of height, traffic, and parking concerns.
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https://www.kcur.org/housing-developmen ... he-hold-up

[mjbauer95]

A Kansas City, Kansas, nonprofit wants to build new affordable housing. What's the hold up?

The nonprofit Community Housing of Wyandotte County has plans to build a 24-unit complex in Rosedale, with rents lower than the area has seen in years. But development got stalled after some neighbors raised concerns about parking and traffic problems.

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Mission 43 would be developed and managed by Community Housing of Wyandotte County, a nonprofit that’s been building homes in the area for decades, and it fits squarely within Rosedale’s master plan. The neighborhood wants to encourage affordable housing, infill buildings and apartments along major corridors — all of which the Mission 43 development achieves.

But after months of going back and forth with the city’s planning commission, the development faces an uncertain future. Although it’s received a lot of support from residents and city staffers, some neighbors have remained opposed to the project because of height, traffic, and parking concerns.
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https://www.kcur.org/housing-developmen ... he-hold-up

So, the hold up is just the usual rezoning issue? Seems kind of funny for neighbors to be concerned about an apartment complex here when you already have two within 1000ft of the project. I guess having 3 stories is where they draw the line?

It does surprise me they would want infill here when there's like a ton of undeveloped land to the west of here. Does anyone know why that land along Pucket Rd. is undeveloped? I guess it's especially hilly right there?

Also, KCK needs to get their shit together and maintain their stretch of Mission Rd. better. It could really use repavement and traffic calming - people drive very fast here.

[justin8216]

The percentage of senior-restricted rental apartments is very low compared to the general rental market. Try finding one for your elderly parent or grandparent and you will see this is true.

Seniors have more difficulty finding affordable housing. There is a huge deficit and it is growing by the day. Despite what you believe, many seniors drop into low-income status after they stop working. This is especially true for women. Many seniors never have owned a home, or built up any wealth in their life. Ask the senior working the cash register at Wal-Mart or any grocery store why they are still working. One of the reasons many seniors fall into low-income status is that they can no longer work a job.

Seniors have different needs and it's been found that they benefit from being in senior communities where they are less isolated from people their age. Many apartments have barriers to seniors. They can't climb multiple levels of stairs. They can't carry laundry or groceries up and down stairs. They might need to live on transit routes where they don't have to walk long distances to bus stops.

There are also security issues with mixing seniors in mixed low-income communities. Imagine being a senior woman living in Section 8 buildings with high crime where you are afraid to leave your apartment. There are reasons that there are senior-only buildings.

Between 1990 and 2020, the number of senior households increased at an average pace of 4 million per decade. But as Gen Xers and baby boomers age, this pace will increase by 50 percent, averaging 6.9 million new senior households per decade over the next two decades. This increase holds for all racial and ethnic groups.

More than half of the 13.8 million new senior households between 2020 and 2040 will be nonwhite households: 3.5 million will be Hispanic households, 1.5 million will be households of other racial or ethnic groups (primarily Asian), and 2.2 million will be Black households.

Senior renters are more likely to be cost burdened than their homeowning counterparts, with over half currently spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent and close to a quarter spending more than 50 percent of their income on rent. Senior Black and Hispanic renters, who have much lower incomes and less wealth than their white counterparts, driven by decades of disparate treatment, are especially likely to be cost burdened in the years ahead.

https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/what-w ... nters-2040

Older populations face numerous housing challenges, including those related to affordability, physical accessibility, and access to medical and other services inside and outside the home.

In addition to cost burdens, declining incomes can prevent households from making necessary home repairs or modifications for aging in place and can make paying for needed health services more difficult. These economic pressures are compounded by the increasing number of seniors carrying debt into retirement, including mortgage debt.6 Seniors with substantial retirement savings and household wealth will be best able to afford the rent, mortgages, property taxes, home repairs, and modifications needed to safely age in place.

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodic ... ight1.html

Millions more older adults won't be able to afford housing in the next decade, study warns

More older adults will experience housinginsecurity in the coming years unless the country dramatically increases its supply of affordable homes for people ages 65 and up, who make up roughly one-fifth of the nation.

A growing share of people with low and fixed incomes will struggle to afford appropriate housing in the coming decade, as the number of older Americans is expected to skyrocket, Harvard researchers said in a report this week. By 2040, the number of households headed by someone age 80 or older will balloon to 17 million, according to the report.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 751928007/

Wow, that’s a pretty extensive list of excuses! Thank you