Crossroads Academy Finds Downtown Home for 600-Student Prep School
By Kevin Collison
The Crossroads Academy has found a permanent home for its long-awaited downtown high school, the historic Thayer Building at 816 Broadway.
Acquiring the...
Downtown Council Celebrates with Urban Heroes and Slow Jam
By Kevin Collison
The resurgence of downtown Kansas City, from its dark days 20 years ago to a vibrant place that was "Amazon's loss," was...
Children’s Mercy Hospital Launches Construction of Nine-Story Research Building
Construction has begun on a nine-story research building at the Children's Mercy Hospital downtown campus following record donations totaling $150 million from the Hall Family Foundation...
Downtown Council Holiday Drive Collects Clothing and Toys for Homeless Families
The Downtown Council of Kansas City is rolling out the holiday barrels again to collect coats, clothing and toys for homeless families who use...
Children’s Mercy Hospital Plans Nine-Story Research Tower on Hospital Hill
By Kevin Collison
Children's Mercy Hospital is planning a nine-story research tower at its Hospital Hill campus, continuing a boom of healthcare-related construction in that...
Downtown Convention Hotel Expects to Break Ground Jan. 2, Wins Key Approvals from Development...
Updated: Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commission approved redevelopment agreement and other documents for convention hotel project this morning, last public hurdle for the...
Critical Convention Hotel Agreements Before Development Agency, Includes $59.7 Million Private Investment
By Kevin Collison
The long-awaited, 800-room downtown convention hotel is poised to begin construction in January if, as expected, the key city development agency handling...
Developer May Shift Affordable Apartment Project Threatened by State Tax Credit Cut to East...
By Kevin Collison
Developer Kelley Hrabe is scrambling to salvage his plan to build 400 affordable apartments downtown following a sudden shift in state policy...
Downtown YMCA Project Wins Key State Funding Needed to Complete Fundraising
By Kevin Collison
After a 36 year absence, a full-service YMCA is returning to downtown Kansas City following approval Tuesday of state tax credits needed...
Kansas City Architects Toast New Boulevard Brewery Visitor Center at Award Ceremony
By Kevin Collison
Nothing like a great place to sample beer and buy Boulevard swag to win a popularity contest with local architects.
The new...
