A major mixed-use office development capable of accommodating 800 jobs proposed for Third and Grand in the River Market was approved by the City Council's Finance and Governance Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.
A long-discussed proposal to build a major office development at the River Market’s transit hub passed a City Council committee Wednesday. The city will finance nearly $15 million toward the cost of a new garage.
An ordinance in Kansas City authorizes city manager Troy Schulte to work on a development agreement on a new office tower in the Power & Light District. It would be the first major new office development since 1991.
Zona Rosa remains in default status after nobody paid a $760,000 debt payment due Dec. 1. Platte County Commissioners continue to insist that it’s not their obligation to bail out the shopping center.
Two downtown KC projects were approved by the redevelopment authority on Nov. 28. One redevelops historic Mark Twain tower into apartments. The other adds a Hyatt House hotel. Both got high tax abatements.
Mid-States Distributing paid $26 million for the massive Toys R Us warehouse. It was among 25 potential buyers and plans to hire 30 to 35 employees to open by year end.
Developer Vince Bryant is restoring the former home of The Kansas City Star and building a new food hall and Grand Market at 18th and Grand. The Star went on exclusive tours with Bryant.
Overland Park leaders are seeking help from the state of Kansas to widen U.S. 69 south of I-435. They say the roadway carries more traffic than any other four-lane Kansas highway, but improvements could cost $200 million.
Platte County has filed a lawsuit to determine if the county is legally responsible for paying shortfalls on debt for the Zona Rosa retail development. The project is $1 million short on its bond obligations, and a trustee has said the county defaulted on its obligations.
A proposal to build a Wendy’s and a Pizza Hut in Argentine, one that seeks substantial public subsidy, has been tabled indefinitely after the Unified Goverment learned an option to buy the property expired.
A committee of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., is expected to vote on a fast-food project that’s almost entirely funded by government grants or incentives. Boosters say it will create jobs in Argentine.
UC-B Properties is joining fellow developers in the march to Troost. The development group on Thursday won approval for incentives to build apartments at Linwood and Troost. It plans to break ground next summer.
Milhaus Development expects to break ground on a massive mixed-use development at 19th and Oak by the end of the year. The East Crossroads development will bring apartments and retail to the area.
The historic Kansas City Club — and before that, University Club — building at Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue is open again as high-end downtown event space. It took more than two years to renovate.
The Kansas City Club has reopened as an event space on Baltimore Avenue. The four-story neo-classical building housed the University Club and later the Kansas City Club when the two merged. The club went bankrupt in 2015.
South Plaza residents oppose a hotel planned on 50th Street between Main and Wyandotte. The City Plan Commission voted against the Home2 Suites and Tru by Hilton hotel, but it still could be approved by the City Council.
The parent company of Sears will close two Kmart locations in Kansas City as a result of Monday’s bankruptcy filing. The iconic retailer plans to close 142 stores across the country.
In new court filings, developer Dan Lowe says police records refute central claims by a former employee who sued after finding a spy camera under her desk. Lowe says his “good name has been restored.”
Kansas City developer Ken Block reached an agreement to buy property from the Sprint Overland Park Campus that allowed him to move forward on the Galleria 115 project. But the Overland Park City Council is not happy with the latest plan.
A major mixed-use office development capable of accommodating 800 jobs proposed for Third and Grand in the River Market was approved by the City Council's Finance and Governance Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.
