Two well-known sites — the East Village and 18th & Vine District — have dominated speculation about where the Royals might put a downtown stadium. But a new area of Downtown has emerged and is being pitched as a potential player in the debate.

Introduced by Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilwoman Melissa Robinson, the Housing Kansas City initiative includes four proposals through which the city could invest as much as $50 million in affordable housing while adjusting current incentive policies that some developers describe as burdensome.

Let It Fly Media, a media production company that celebrated its five-year anniversary earlier this year, looks to plant its flag as a Kansas City business as it expands its offices near the Country Club Plaza.

Should the Bernstein Cos. start environmental remediation in AT&T Inc.'s former downtown headquarters, construction on 263 new apartments in the vacant 13-story tower could begin in the second or third quarter of 2023.

With a new equity partner onboard, the Levy at Martini Corner apartment proposal could see site work begin as soon as late this year, starting with demolition of the 97-year-old former Velvet Freeze building.

New buyers acquired the fully occupied three-story building at 1220 Washington St., the latest in a recent series of Kansas City office investment sales.