Kevin Collison

Dec 22, 2023 | cityscenekc.com | Kevin Collison

By Kevin CollisonLux Living’s proposed high-rise hotel and apartment proposal at 14th and Wyandotte has collapsed after the property’s California owner stopped extending its development agreement to seek a new buyer. The almost $200 million development proposed by the St. Louis developer next door to the historic Power & Light Building had called for a 27-story development that would have included 200 hotel rooms and 300 apartments.

Dec 21, 2023 | cityscenekc.com | Kevin Collison

By Kevin CollisonWork is expected to begin by late winter on a 246-unit apartment project located on a public parking lot at Third and Grand, a site that’s been targeted by the KCATA for development since 2015. Bill Crandall of CBC Real Estate Group, a partner in the $60 million venture, described the project as “best multi-modal site” in the city. “This project has been a long time coming and it will an exciting, Class A development for the River Market,” he said.

Dec 21, 2023 | cityscenekc.com | Kevin Collison

By Kevin CollisonThe prospective new owners of the Country Club Plaza envision adding housing, an upscale hotel, diverse retailers and better security as part of their formula for returning the area to its glory days, according to Mayor Quinton Lucas. Lucas and top city officials traveled to Dallas Tuesday to meet with Ray Washburne and other officials at HP Village Partners, the entity that anticipates completing its purchase of the Plaza early in the new year.

Dec 18, 2023 | cityscenekc.com | Kevin Collison

The East Crossroads microbrewery scene is experiencing its first merger with Red Sash Brewing acquiring Double Shift. Red Sash, which opened in 2020 at 406 E. 18th St., is owned by Pat Mitchell, a retired U.S. Army captain, and Ryan Elder of Facility Systems. Mitchell’s mission was to start a place that catered to military veterans and first responders in particular.

Dec 14, 2023 | cityscenekc.com | Kevin Collison

By Kevin CollisonThe 18th and Vine Jazz District has received a double dose of good news recently with the opening of the $25 million One Nine Vine apartment project and the award of tax credits critical to another project that would revitalize a strategic block. The 80-unit One Nine Vine is located at the southeast corner of 19th and Vine. The six-story building is part of a wave of new and planned development in an area considered the historic commercial hub of the local Black community.