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West Plaza headache will continue

September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

For three years the residents of the West Plaza have been dealing with the massive West Edge construction project at 48th and Belleview.  The eccentric Bob Bernstein hired Kauffman Center starchitect Moshe Safdie to design a big mixed-use project to house his Bernstein-Rein ad agency, a hotel, shops, and a national advertising museum; but he is having a tough time realizing his vision.

Bernstein is in a bitter dispute with construction company JE Dunn.  After a year of arbitration, JE Dunn says it has halted construction.  The giant complex will set half-finished until the two parties resolve their differences.  Bernstein is also in trouble for allegedly failing meet the city’s requirements for female and minority contractors, and that is could put is $32 million TIF subsidy in jeopardy.

KC Star: Dispute halts work on West Edge project.

Categories: Midtown/Plaza


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