The cost to build a bike-pedestrian bridge from the River Market to Berkley Riverfront jumped about $3 million, but Kansas City officials appear primed to advance the project.

NKC will pay over $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed last year by One North's master builder. The city aims to pursue new development of land sites now back under its control.

Platte County and Park Hill Schools have long contested the Airport Marriott's use of a state tax break on its KCI property. In effect, the hotel could see improvements it makes to the property reduce, rather than increase, its valuation. That, in turn, shrinks tax revenue. The county and school district's ongoing lawsuit about the statute's constitutionality could have bigger ramifications, too: Nearby industrial buildings also have benefited from the treatment.

The Country Club Plaza's new general manager gave updates on where development, leasing and security efforts stand for the historic 15-block retail center.

The GSA's nationwide list of locations it wanted to sell originally included 443 properties. A revised list slashed that to eight, including one in KC.

Perhaps as befits his age, Zach Molzer, 24, believes in "building in public" — and in challenging how multifamily development is done. That starts with his first big project: converting the Aladdin Hotel into apartments.