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76 units at 4th & Broadway. No incentives. Construction start Spring 2021


https://cityscenekc.com/more-living-in- ... g-planned/

Interesting timing with the bridge construction coming up

Is that where the downtown CID houses vehicles and equipment?

Collison's article may have been updated. It says 76 units.
Also 2500 SF of commercial space in that SW corner.
3 level, 95 space garage (one level underground).
No tax incentives.

Its the Crossroads Hampton Inn but as apartments

gfenn11 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:01 am Is that where the downtown CID houses vehicles and equipment?

That's what I assumed when reading the vehicle. It used to be the home of Atlas Cab before that, so maybe that's the name?

Do we think that these guys can pull it off by summer?

I think this looks good. Good size too.

langosta wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:50 am Do we think that these guys can pull it off by summer?

Starting construction?

9 months is more than enough time for that

normalthings wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:01 am Its the Crossroads Hampton Inn but as apartments

I saw that pic and wondered where the Hampton Inn sign was hiding!

I absolutely want this to have a rooftop sign. I love driving south on Broadway bridge and seeing all of the billboards. It makes you feel like you are in a big city. Imagine a billboard or iconic “KC” or even just apartment sign. Something to add to the signage in the area.

normalthings wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:18 pm I absolutely want this to have a rooftop sign. I love driving south on Broadway bridge and seeing all of the billboards. It makes you feel like you are in a big city. Imagine a billboard or iconic “KC” or even just apartment sign. Something to add to the signage in the area.

Would love some more signage & lights on buildings for sure. Would a rooftop sign be allowed? I know FAA has weird rules around the airport & flight paths

dukuboy1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:10 am

normalthings wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:18 pm I absolutely want this to have a rooftop sign. I love driving south on Broadway bridge and seeing all of the billboards. It makes you feel like you are in a big city. Imagine a billboard or iconic “KC” or even just apartment sign. Something to add to the signage in the area.

Would love some more signage & lights on buildings for sure. Would a rooftop sign be allowed? I know FAA has weird rules around the airport & flight paths

With all of the other signs in the area... would it even matter? Of course, this is a taller point but I doubt it would interfere with anything at the Downtown airport.

dukuboy1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:10 am

normalthings wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:18 pm I absolutely want this to have a rooftop sign. I love driving south on Broadway bridge and seeing all of the billboards. It makes you feel like you are in a big city. Imagine a billboard or iconic “KC” or even just apartment sign. Something to add to the signage in the area.

Would love some more signage & lights on buildings for sure. Would a rooftop sign be allowed? I know FAA has weird rules around the airport & flight paths

A rooftop sign would below the current bridge height and or inline with the other signs in that area.

Back in the late sixties when Municipal Airport was THE airport and families sat out on evenings in Case park to watch jets take off, there was a very large neon sign on the rooftop at 5th and Broadway. It would flash from "Trader's Bank" to "Welcome to Kansas City"(may have been Welcome to KC), foggy childhood memory. I am sure there must be photos of it somewhere.

We should do like that sign in Denver but to be true to KC it could say "Travel by car"

KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:15 pm We should do like that sign in Denver but to be true to KC it could say "Travel by car"

Travel by Streetcar

So is KC prohibiting ground floors in buildings now?

- Waddell
- This one
- The Birt proposal for City Market

smh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:55 pm So is KC prohibiting ground floors in buildings now?

- Waddell
- This one
- The Birt proposal for City Market

Looks like it had about as much of a ground floor as you could possibly fit on such a small site and do parking. I’m just happy that this looks nothing like RM West 1

smh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:55 pm So is KC prohibiting ground floors in buildings now?

- Waddell
- This one
- The Birt proposal for City Market

If you don't like floating buildings without first floors and living in the future I don't know what to tell you.