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114 W Linwood Blvd to be renovated into live/work development.

https://compasskc.kcmo.org/EnerGov_Prod ... =locations

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:02 am

chaglang wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:09 am Is this thing ever going to open?

BizJournal article says that the developer won an extension to complete the first phase of this project (Midtown Plaza) by 12/31/2021 (originally was supposed to be 12/31/2020). The article also says that the first phase is 75% complete.

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... x_artPos=1

Bulldozers, excavators, and haul trucks on site.

Terra Management owns a couple houses and several adjacent vacant lots on the SE corner of 41st and Locust. I heard from a neighbor (questionable source) who said the plan is to demo the last couple standing houses and build apartments.

As far as I know, Terra has never done new construction. It does seem like they have been acquiring quite a few new properties around Midtown lately, a few of them would be good candidates for redevelopment. Perhaps they are going to get into new builds.

3408 Main St is being renovated. The new tenant is a retailer.

Exterior changes include new windows and front lighting.

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:58 pm 3408 Main St is being renovated. The new tenant is a retailer.

Exterior changes include new windows and front lighting.

Should look a bit better than it does on Google Maps.

Might be a little premature to open new retail on this stretch of Main as it will be ripped up and disrupted until streetcar opens. Hope they make it. Great period for upgrading/developing the stretch but opening a small shop in this phase could become a challenge. Maybe not?

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:47 pm

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:58 pm 3408 Main St is being renovated. The new tenant is a retailer.

Exterior changes include new windows and front lighting.

Should look a bit better than it does on Google Maps.

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flyingember wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:34 am

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:47 pm

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:58 pm 3408 Main St is being renovated. The new tenant is a retailer.

Exterior changes include new windows and front lighting.

Should look a bit better than it does on Google Maps.

command-shift-4 lets you can screenshots that aren't just your entire desktop

Oh cool. I didn't know what that was the few times I accidentally did that combination. Thanks

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... fices.html

Office Depot on Main acquired by Drake Development..

The developer could reuse the store structure for new retail or rebuild the site with multifamily uses. "We think it's an underutilized property that eventually will redevelop with some more density," Pennington said.

Ideally both housing with retail along sidewalk.

The office supply building is really the only exciting project mentioned

Hopefully Drake doesn't blow it. They don't appear experienced with developing urbane properties.

A fourplex is going in at 3722 Central in Hanover Heights in Midtown. Yay for the missing middle. Yay for density.

Has anyone been by to see if it's done?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyKgfhpdJI/

https://www.instagram.com/stories/highl ... 089892035/

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0595543 ... 384!8i8192

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_middle_housing

I don't really understand why Bunch hasn't introduced any ordinances eliminating parking minimums, making these projects legal by right, or ending minimum lot requirements. Feel like I expected him to champion these types of causes and instead he tries to kill historic renovations and demands a apartment project not to be built until the city builds a bike lane

If one were to prioritize policy while in public office, eliminating parking minimums and minimum lot requirements easily should come well before bike lanes. More people would be affected immediately by this policy change. More dense housing options could be created immediately. Higher density provides more tax revenue for per square mile for all tax entities, more customers for nearby retail, and hopefully more transit riders. If he accomplished nothing else, that would be a worthy legacy, and would benefit the City immeasurably.

FangKC wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:18 pmMore dense housing options could be created immediately.

Do you think that somehow the banks wouldn’t still have their rules? That property owners would suddenly have money and interest to build on their land?

It would take years to decades to see big change from such a policy.

This type of structure is much more accessible to small-time investors. You aren't talking about several million dollars to build a duplex, triplex, or four-plex like one would with building 60-100 apartments, or tens of millions for an entire subdivision. Single investors can band together to finance it, and share the profit when done, or have passive rental income from it.

There are also small to medium-sized contractors who might get financing to build these units from banks based on their past performance and experience level.

Buildings of this type get built all the time in cities like New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Boston, etc., so there must be banks that lend for this purpose. Local banks might also change their policy based on changes in city zoning policy. They might also consider risk based on how rich the transit environment is for the specific property.

Just two blocks east from that parcel where the four-plex has been built is an older six-plex on a same-sized parcel at 3722 Baltimore.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0595028 ... 384!8i8192

The aerial of the parcel appears to show six parking spaces at the back of the building. Since that parcel appears to have enough space for a structure housing six units, and has room in the back for six parking spaces, it would seem to me that the four-plex would have enough off-street parking spaces that it might fall without current banking policy about units having their own parking space.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0592655 ... a=!3m1!1e3

The obvious thing to do is to contact that developer and ask about the parking minimum situation for that property, and how it was financed.

http://entrepreneurs-enterprises.com/contacts/

A 2-4 plex would also be a good owner occupied scale project.

Finding a bank that is willing to loan money for 4x 1000 sq ft units can’t be much harder than for one 3000+ sq ft home, because it’s income generating it’s a lower risk to the bank than for one home.

I can see four stacked front-back units fitting the scale of many neighborhoods well so the area gains density without a huge difference in scale

A 9 unit building is being proposed for 3933 Kenwood. It would replace two single family homes. This is just down the street from the 3 new duplexes (not sure if it is the same developer).

I'm sure some neighbors will flip their shit over how modern the design is:

LOL. Suspect they deleted the surrounding houses to not draw attention to scale or style differences, but the result is a bizarre set of renders. Also that strategy isn't going to fool anyone.

I'll bet these don't get too much opposition on style.That block seems to be off the radar.

chaglang wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:30 pm LOL. Suspect they deleted the surrounding houses to not draw attention to scale or style differences, but the result is a bizarre set of renders. Also that strategy isn't going to fool anyone.

I'll bet these don't get too much opposition on style.That block seems to be off the radar.

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