Developers for SouthPointe at 63rd Street said challenging site conditions have kept the $269.8 million mixed-use project from actually starting work. Kansas City may award $5 million to help address those costs.
18th & Vine Developers LLC staged a groundbreaking for The Parker, a 48-apartment community that will preserve the historic House of Hits building in the jazz district.
Some wonder if the Kansas City Royals may keep playing at Kauffman Stadium after 2031, despite consistent statements that they will not stay, given minimal apparent progress on proposals to help fund a ballpark anywhere else.
The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved a longer property tax abatement for the Pickwick Plaza complex, owing to major repair needs identified even after its $66 million apartment renovation eight years ago.