Terms spelled out for $1 houses
In two weeks since the program was announced, 3,000 people have inquired about buying a dangerous building for $1.
Today Ted Anderson, director of the Land Bank of Kansas City, provided details to the neighborhood and public safety committee ...
Mayor proposes “shared success” development fund for distressed areas
Mayor Sly James today proposed using payments that developers give the city in lieu of taxes to build a fund for projects in city areas designated severely distressed.
It’s called the shared success fund, he told the council planning and zoning ...
BNIM drops redevelopment plan that led to tax incentive fight
Architecture firm BNIM is abandoning its headquarters project in the Crossroads, a proposal that led to an intense citywide debate about the use of tax incentives.
The developers wanted to use incentives to help renovate an old building at ...
63rd Street corridor gets city support
In an effort to speed redevelopment, the city council on Thursday made a section of 63rd Street eligible for property tax breaks.
The section from Oak Street to Troost Avenue was once a thriving business district and can be again, officials ...
“Bridging project” intended to carry development past Troost
The plan, still being shaped, is to redevelop all four corners of Armour and Troost and create a bridge between east and west Kansas City.
In an unusual approach, a city council committee on Wednesday advanced the effort with a measure to spend ...
MGE building project moves forward
The city council planning and zoning committee on Wednesday approved and advanced a plan that the developer said could bring 500 new residents to Midtown.
The project, which begins with renovating the MGE building at Broadway and 34th street ...
MAC Properties to build at Armour and Main
Plans for 3435 Main. Courtesy MAC Properties
MAC Properties, redeveloper of 24 buildings along Armour Boulevard since 2007, plans to construct its first new building in the city.
The City Plan Commission today recommended approval of a plan ...
School master plan includes repurposing changes
Bryant School will be moved from the repurposing list to a list of schools being “mothballed” for future use by the Kansas City School District, one of the changes recommended by the district’s new master plan. Courtesy Kansas City Public ...
Developers oppose vote on Downtown hotel deal
A city vote would delay the planned downtown convention hotel and endanger the entire project, developers told the city council Thursday.
The business session briefed nine new council members who were not part of a July vote approving the $311 ...
Westport Middle School rehab moves forward
The city council plans and zoning committee on Wednesday approved and advanced a rezoning and development plan for the renovation of Westport Middle School.
The changes go to the full council today for final approval.
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