Data Tells Real Downtown Housing Story

GUEST COMMENTARY By Bill Dietrich Maintaining existing affordable housing stock and increasing that inventory are critical for the sustainability and continued growth of greater Downtown...

City Club Apartment Project Still on Track, But Fires Plague Vacant Hotel

Editor's note. The developer of the City Club Apartment project released this letter today (April 17) following another fire at the vacant hotel property...

East Crossroads Apartment Wins City Plan Commission Approval

(Updated July 19. The City Plan Commission approved rezoning for the East Crossroads project this week. It will next be considered by the Kansas City...

East Crossroads Proposal Grows to Include 350 Residences, Large Commercial Building

By Kevin Collison More details of a planned big East Crossroads development were disclosed Thursday at a development agency meeting during which the current property...

Bottoms’ Stockyards District Takes Off With New Apartment Project

By Kevin Collison The West Bottoms area coined as the Stockyards District was called the potential "next big booming area of Kansas City" by Mayor...

Six-Story River Market Apartment Project Wins City Council Approval

By Kevin Collison Plans for a six-story apartment project near Third and Grand in the River Market have been approved by the city, but no...

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...

East Crossroads Project Will Likely Include Over 300 Apartments

By Kevin Collison A development in the works for a two-block site in the East Crossroads will likely include more than 300 apartments and significant...

Signs Point to Softening Downtown Apartment Market

By Kevin Collison A several point drop in apartment occupancy rates indicate the downtown market may be cooling after the torrid pace of the past...

Historic Downtown Skyscraper for Sale, Missouri’s Tallest Residential Tower

By Kevin Collison The 909 Walnut building, the iconic, bunny-eared skyscraper that jumpstarted the 21st Century revival of the downtown housing market, is up for...