Category Archives: Real Estate

39Rainbow begins second phase

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 by BlogKC

The first phase of 39Rainbow, the mixed-use project at 39th and Rainbow in KCK, is almost finished and the second phase is now underway. Holiday Inn and Five Guys are almost ready open, and the Biz Journal just announced that … Continue reading →

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Whole Foods confirmed for UMKC project in the South Plaza

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 by BlogKC

Kevin Collison reports in the Star that Whole Foods has confirmed a new store on West 51st Street between Oak and Brookside Boulevard in the South Plaza neighborhood, adjacent to the UMKC campus. BlogKC broke the news almost three years … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Light Rail, Midtown/Plaza, Real Estate, Transportation | 1 Comment

Midtown bucks the real estate bust with 600-plus new apartments on the way

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 by BlogKC

While single family home values continue to plummet and Downtown residential development has completely stopped, Midtown and the Country Club Plaza area are going strong.  More than 600 new units in the pipeline, largely due to suburban developers turning their … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Business, Midtown/Plaza, Real Estate, Tax Breaks | 2 Comments

EPA’s flight to suburbs gets national attention

Posted on Apr 20, 2011 by BlogKC

The irony of the Obama Administration’s decision to move the Midwest EPA headquarters from Downtown KCK to an exurban office park in Lenexa is starting to get national attention. EPA employees are caught in the middle of a growing local … Continue reading →

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EPA setting bad example with move to suburban fringe

Posted on Apr 5, 2011 by BlogKC

Yesterday the local office of the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was moving its Midwest office from Downtown KCK to an environmentally hostile location at 113th and Renner on the southwest fringe of the metro area. While the EPA touts … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate, Suburbs, Transportation | 3 Comments

Latest Bannister redevelopment plan is yet another missed opportunity

Posted on Mar 3, 2011 by BlogKC

Today the Star reports on the latest version of Cerner and Lane4′s plan to redevelopment the old Bannister Mall site in south Kansas City.  Sadly the plan focuses on big box retail and suburban office parks, instead of seizing an … Continue reading →

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Westport is dead! Long live Westport!

Posted on Nov 4, 2010 by BlogKC

Some recent business news from Westport continues to dispel the fear that the Power & Light District would kill Westport.  P&L actually turned out to be a giant vacuum cleaner that sucked up all the duders, tanorexics, and striped shirts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Midtown/Plaza, Real Estate | 6 Comments