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chingon wrote:

Pork Chop wrote:Oh and I need to get the streetcar plug in....it's only 3.5 blocks away from a streetcar stop.

Somebody should keep a rolling list of all development occurring or planned inside the TDD, so people could just cut and paste it in replies to ubiquitous "toytrain/boondoggle" regurgitations from the anti-everythingers.

DaveKCMO wrote:working on it...

KCDowntown wrote:A permit was issued today for construction of the building's renovation.

KCDowntown

geeman68 wrote:Oh my goodness, finally something happening with this... now if only a luxury hotel would renovate the Federal Reserve or something!!

But now, a development partnership is preparing to launch a $55 million rehabilitation of the complex that calls for 260 market-rate apartments, 32,000 square feet of commercial space and 300 parking spaces.

Toward that end, Pickwick Rennaissance LLC, a partnership formed by Overland Park-based Gold Crown Properties Inc., is seeking a 10-year, 100 percent tax abatement from the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority. The LCRA is scheduled to to consider the abatement, which has a net present value of $2 million, during its monthly meeting on Wednesday.

The developers also have been working toward approval of state and historic tax credits in an amount that would finance 40 percent of the project cost, or about $22 million.

FangKC wrote:Is the swimming pool being added inside the existing garage, or are they putting it over the new retail store where the bus entrance used to be?

Demosthenes wrote:

FangKC wrote:Is the swimming pool being added inside the existing garage, or are they putting it over the new retail store where the bus entrance used to be?

And are they only adding a salt water pool? That's a cool feature but it seems odd that you wouldn't have a normal pool too.

shinatoo wrote:

Demosthenes wrote:

FangKC wrote:Is the swimming pool being added inside the existing garage, or are they putting it over the new retail store where the bus entrance used to be?

And are they only adding a salt water pool? That's a cool feature but it seems odd that you wouldn't have a normal pool too.

A salt water pool uses a titanium catalyst and salt to make chlorine, as opposed to adding chlorine directly to the water. There is only a slight difference in the feel between the two. This is what people talk about when they say "Salt Water Pool". While there is a slight amount of salty-ness it's not like swimming in ocean water, or like a salt water fish tank. No need for two pools.

moderne wrote:Supposed to be cheaper to operate and more eco friendly. Salt water pools not uncommon, the View's outdoor pool.

DaveKCMO wrote:PERMIT!

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permi ... 4&jur=KCMO

KCDowntown wrote:Another permit came through today for this project - a CPBF permit, which is a remodeling permit. I know that the developer has had delay related issues with the abatements this project has received including being fined $10,000 recently because this project has not started.

I'd like to think this meant work was forthcoming, but the comments are all about an emergency generator so who knows if this means anything. I'm still inclined to think this is not the start of the renovation at this point.

KCDowntown

Within 16 months, it is expected to be transformed into East 9 at Pickwick Plaza, a mix of 260 apartments with finishes, amenities and rents designed to attract millennials; 32,000 square feet of commercial space; and a 300-space parking garage.

Plans call for the project's north wing, which includes the parking garage and a seven-story building last used for offices decades ago, to be renovated first. It will include 45 apartments that could be ready for occupancy within a year.
The south, or 10th Street, side will include 215 apartments in the 11-story, horseshoe-shaped Pickwick Hotel building.