Downtown Council Office Summit Offers Overview of Potential Projects

By Kevin Collison Call it a SimCity for grownups. Last week's Downtown Council office summit not only provided expert opinion on where the downtown Kansas City...

ARTerra Apartment Project Underway in Downtown Freight House District; Development First Proposed 10 Years...

By Kevin Collison The 12-story ARTerra apartment project in the heart of the Freight House District is officially underway, 10 years after it was first...

Historic Pickwick Plaza Gets Its Landmark Clock Back Just in Time for Grand Opening

By Kevin Collison The historic Pickwick Plaza in downtown Kansas City is back on the clock--literally--after a $65 million redevelopment project. On Wednesday, workers were reinstalling...

River Market West II Wins Tax Incentive Approval, $23.6 Million Apartment Project

By Kevin Collison The apartment boom in the downtown River Market district got a little louder Thursday with the approval of tax incentives for a...

Historic Kansas City Star Building Sold, to be Redeveloped as Office Project for 1,200...

By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Star’s historic headquarters building at 1729 Grand Blvd. has been sold to a local developer who wants to redevelop...

Historic Hotel Bray in Downtown Kansas City to be Redeveloped as Apartments

By Kevin Collison A slender downtown architectural beauty, the historic former Hotel Bray at 1114 Baltimore Ave., is being redeveloped as an apartment project by...

Sale of The Kansas City Star Press Pavilion for Fraction of 2006 Cost Reflects...

By Kevin Collison When it opened in 2006, The Kansas City Star Press Pavilion was hailed as a major contribution to the revitalization of downtown...

Kemper Arena Developer Receives State Historic Tax Credits, Last Hurdle Before Beginning Mosaic Arena...

By Kevin Collison The $39 million redevelopment of the former Kemper Arena into an amateur sports and fitness complex that's expected to draw a half...

Denver Investor has Discovered his Development ‘Play’ in River Market

By Kevin Collison Craig Slawson knows a lot about oil exploration, a business his family has been in for 60 years. In that industry, when you...

ARTerra Apartment Project in Crossroads District Expected to Set New Bar for Downtown Rents

By Kevin Collison It was only a few years ago that apartment developers in downtown Kansas City dreamed of getting $1.50 per square foot in...