Chris Stritzel
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Y’all’ve been spoiled with surface parking and it shows.
This is a City. Not a Walmart.
Park in a garage, take the Streetcar, walk or bike. We shouldn’t be building a city for those who only care about where they’re going to park. We tried before that and it killed our cities.
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These little houses make a great sense in neighborhoods all across KC.
Their smaller size is perfect for people who want a single-family home, but not a massive house.
The design fits in well in a lot of places around town.
Can likely be built with affordability in mind.
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- Over .500 for the first time in 2 years.
- Cheap tickets across the entire stadium.
- Perfect weather today (70 and sunny).
- Low attendance (seems to be less than 15,000).
Maybe, just maybe, the location of the Kauffman Stadium is hurting the team and its attendance.
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“American cities can’t be saved”.
Still a work in progress, but things are getting better in Kansas City.
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Whether you're for or against the Crossroads Stadium, I went ahead and tried to recreate angles of three renderings so that folks can see the current vs the envisioned.
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Two things can be true at once:
1. The team’s performance over the past few years has been embarrassing, so you must rebuild the team to get the performance on field that the fans expect.
2. The location of the K forces visitors to arrive, and depart, by car only. There’s nothing
- Over .500 for the first time in 2 years.
- Cheap tickets across the entire stadium.
- Perfect weather today (70 and sunny).
- Low attendance (seems to be less than 15,000).
Maybe, just maybe, the location of the Kauffman Stadium is hurting the team and its attendance.
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Kansas City is making quite the move: a moratorium on new gas stations in the city.
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The fact this cult owns one of the most prime buildings in the Crossroads, and pays no taxes, is despicable.
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Hot Take…
Urbanism isn’t an idea that’s inherently a progressive “boogeyman” concept (although depending on who you follow, it might, unfortunately, seem that way).
Conservatives, like me, should embrace it as it’s the most fiscally responsible, & traditional, thing we can do.
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New Italian restaurant coming soon in the Crossroads.
1924 Main Street - The Wise Guy.
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Americans complain about the obesity crisis in this country then complain about parking a block away from their destination.
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It’s truly amazing to see the vision of a dense Berkley Riverfront Park presented by the KC Current and their development team (Marquee Development and Palmer Square Partners).
The future of Berkley Park is dense, mixed-use and exciting. Can’t wait to watch it change.
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A Big Week in KC Real Estate Development
Urban Kansas City Missouri, and Kansas, ends the work week with a ton of new development announcements representing a combined 1500+ residential units, 300,000sf+ office space, 80,000sf+ of retail space, 300+ hotel rooms, and increased
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I took a ride on
@GoBrightline
today and was very impressed.
I wish this type of product was adopted elsewhere in the U.S. as it can change public perceptions about traveling by rail for the better. America’s first privately owned passenger rail service in decades gets it right.
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I hope live jazz music becomes a normal feature inside of the new Kansas City airport terminal. Jazz music has a place here, so it would be nice to have it more often inside of an airport where a lot of visitors will be coming in.
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I love living in Kansas City.
I chose to move here because the promise is much higher here than most other cities in the US.
There’s a lot to look forward to and I’m excited about the future.
As long as I’m able to, I’ll be an advocate for a better KC. Full stop. Bet on it.
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Southern Kansas has some pretty cool places to see. Sad that they’re forgotten about.
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The parking lot at 3rd and Grand is now closed.
Soon to be replaced by hundreds of apartments.
More residents in the River Market neighborhood will translate to the small businesses doing even better than they are.
All residents are a stone’s throw away from 3 streetcar stops!
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Plans for Phase 1 of the KC Currents Riverfront development have been submitted to the City for review.
Phase 1 features 430 apartments, 53,000sf of retail space, and 400 parking spaces.
Perkins Eastman is the architect.
Great ground floor activation and design. It'll be solid
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East Village and Crossroads? Tired.
Replacing the IRS with a baseball stadium? Wired.
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I'm still bummed about the Weld Wheel Building coming down, but the new fly-through video of "phase 1" of the West Bottoms redevelopment by SomeraRoad gives me hope that they can make good on their promise to reimagine the neighborhood in a nice way.
A true transformation.
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New windows are making this one more of a stunner than it already is.
1500 St. Louis Avenue - West Bottoms
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Spent some time in St. Joseph today.
It’s amazing how many intricate buildings they have that make it feel like a bigger city than it is. St. Joseph has a population of over 71,000.
There’s tons of opportunity to become a vibrant downtown and city again.
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The first highway removal project in Missouri won't be in STL or KC. It'll be the removal of the double-decker I-229 through Downtown St. Joe.
I-229 is the least used interstate in Missouri.
Multiple options are being considered. Option A is my favorite option being considered.
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I continue believe that the new Royals stadium will go in the East Village of downtown Kansas City. This historic building demolition basically confirms that assumption for me.
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River Bluff Brewing had a handy
@kcstreetcar
arrival sign.
I wish more bars and restaurants on, and in the near vicinity of, the route did this.
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Walking past Streetcar stops since the Barbie Streetcar launched, it’s fun hearing and seeing kids and adults being excited about it.
Little things like this bring joy.
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Great small infill project planned on the
@KCStreetcar
route at 413 Delaware in the River Market. The site is currently a grassy, and very narrow, lot. Plans call for a retail space, 14 hotel rooms, two apartment/condo units and top floor amenities. Gould Evans is the architect.
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With the 2023 census estimates out, let’s take a look at what’s going on since 2020.
Missouri…
- Kansas City: Gain of 2614 for 510,704.
- St. Louis: Loss of 19,824 for 281,754.
- Springfield: Gain of 1012 for 170,188.
- Columbia: Gain of 3076 for 129,330.
- St. Joseph: Loss of
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It seems like the KC Streetcar is one of a few things that unites people of all backgrounds and the Barbie one is no different.
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Toured the Midland Building today. This is being converted into 135 studio and one-bedroom apartments by Cordish. I was impressed by the quality of the units and how many amenities they’re packing into this building.
The Midland is one of the last vacant buildings in Downtown KC
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Kansas City's Historic Northeast area will soon see a massive redevelopment project occur at Independence & Hardesty.
Arnold Development Group is advancing their plans to redevelop the large complex at the intersection into a mixture of usages and be a true neighborhood anchor.
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I rarely post about myself because all of the good things going on must be shared, but this is a personal post and I feel it's important to share.
I believe that embracing a walkable lifestyle saved my life.
Seriously. Let me tell you a story.
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I love the convenience of the KC Streetcar. Happy to see the expansion to UMKC is on the way.
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Ground has been broken on the multi-family development at the northeast corner of 3rd and Grand in the River Market. This project will add 245 apartments to the neighborhood and the streetcar line. Unfortunately, the ground floor will be almost entirely parking.
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Solid design. Would love to see 25 more of these throughout urban KC. A modern take on classic building design. Helix did a good job designing this one.
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The new KCI Terminal is amazing. The colors they chose give it a calming atmosphere and the artwork is subtle but appropriate. I’ll miss the old circle terminals, but this is a massive improvement.
Nice running into
@BrianDavidPlatt
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@JustinMeyerKC
and
@CitySceneKC
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Another West Bottoms building redevelopment is complete and it includes a large restaurant space with a patio.
This is part of the West Bottoms Flats development by the MCM Company of Cleveland.
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@QuintonLucasKC
Set the Plaza up for another century of success since the Plaza everyone loved growing up needs some love of its own right now. What will the next century look like? More welcoming, mixed-use, and accessible to people arriving by all forms of transportation.
Make it happen!
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The Last Large Vacant Buildings on Grand
1. The Federal Reserve - 925 Grand
This 22-story, 367,000sf building opened in 1921 and was designed by the same architects who designed the Wrigley Building in Chicago (Graham, Anderson, Probst & White). For a period of time, it was both
The AC Hotel at 9th and Grand (Rialto Building) is just about ready for guests.
Prior to becoming a hotel, the Rialto was one of many vacant buildings on Grand Boulevard. Getting all the buildings redeveloped is the key to pushing Downtown’s vibrancy east of Grand.
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I don’t know about y’all, but I’m excited about the future of Country Club Plaza. In my opinion, the new owners have the ability to reimagine it into something that’ll be loved by everyone for another 100 years.
Looking forward to the future.
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I also went ahead and did an overhead view of the entire stadium development zone.
People may use these images to promote their beliefs. These are meant for discussion purposes, but don't use them as a means to attack people no matter your beliefs.
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YIMBY means building MORE housing so that we have more supply to meet demand and, inevitably, cut rents.
YIMBY means having more residents living in our existing communities, thus stopping sprawl.
YIMBY means being pro-small business.
YIMBY means being pro-progress.
Substitute “YIMBY” with “smug, shit liberal,” and I guarantee you won’t notice the difference.
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The AC Hotel at 9th and Grand (Rialto Building) is just about ready for guests.
Prior to becoming a hotel, the Rialto was one of many vacant buildings on Grand Boulevard. Getting all the buildings redeveloped is the key to pushing Downtown’s vibrancy east of Grand.
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In February,
@Anthony_Hugo98
and I walked through the vacant Imperial Brewery with a single intent: create a vision for a redeveloped property that becomes the anchor to a larger neighborhood.
While we admit that the building was in rough shape, we knew it could be saved.
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For all the talk of building demolition, here's some good news. Salvation just might be coming for this beautiful old building at 613 Forest.
An application made for a Development Assistance Team for a building renovation was submitted via CompassKC today
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@BaseballGuyRyan
@5Irontpmoval72
3 kids, all roughly the same age. Keeping us in line and close together when we were out and about. Like good parents.
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Want lower 🚗 insurance/maintenance fees? Ok. Build walkable areas where you don’t need a car to get around as much.
Urbanism is far more than YIMBYism. It’s a mix of fiscal responsibility & tradition.
I support traditional methods of urbanism because all of the above are true.
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Took a stroll over to 18th and Vine this afternoon.
It’s one of Kansas City’s most promising neighborhoods where history can be merged with the future.
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It looks like a new business opened at 19th and Charlotte in the
@KCCrossroads
.
Crossroads Comics and Art.
I wish them the best on a successful business venture! Small businesses always make our city special.
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The large, mixed-use project at Berkley Riverfront is a major step in the right direction. After several, suburban style developments down there, it seems like the future will be a denser, more walkable neighborhood.
Only problem I have is the 10-year construction time frame.
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Copaken Brooks, the developer and property management company that owns acres and acres of undeveloped land and plows over buildings of high architectural merit, now has a pile of rubble at the site of the former Imperial Brewery.
This is site that’ll never be developed again.
In February,
@Anthony_Hugo98
and I walked through the vacant Imperial Brewery with a single intent: create a vision for a redeveloped property that becomes the anchor to a larger neighborhood.
While we admit that the building was in rough shape, we knew it could be saved.
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Some observations:
- Modern interiors that make this train feel, and look, like the future of transporation:✅
- Plenty of overhead storage space:✅
- Decent legroom in "smart":✅
- Bathrooms that don't suck:✅
- Fun train names (ex: Brightblue):✅
- Friendly and helpful staff:✅
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Nice to see the City narrowing the intersection where 5th Street meets Independence Avenue in the River Market.
The amount of times I witnessed near misses here is far too many to count.
Lots more intersections could use this treatment.
@UrbanLab_KC
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Lastly, here is a video of the train going about 79mph. Eventually, Brightline will run at speeds of up to 125mph (following the completion of the extension to Orlando).
It’s a smooth and enjoyable ride and the smoothness makes it feel like you’re going faster than 79mph.
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Took
@KCStreetcar
to work yesterday. I was happy to see it busy.
When the extension opens, scenes like this will become much more common.
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Want suburbs? Ok. Develop a dense urban core where a majority of people live.
Want lower taxes? Ok. Build denser across the entirety of a city to better spread the costs of infrastructure & public safety.
Want a place where big & small businesses meet? Build more, much often.
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West Palm Beach's station is a miniature version of MiamiCentral and more in line with what I think inter-city railway stations should look like. Sleek, clean, easy to navigate, close to the city center, and leverages real estate opportunities (an apartment building is next door)
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This small Art Deco building (on Troost between 31st and Linwood) was being renovated for a project that would’ve transformed the whole block, now it sits vacant with the first floor exposed to the elements.
Small Art Deco buildings like this tell a story about how KC developed.
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Great to see work begin on Shirley Helzberg’s redevelopment projects at 214-20 West 18th Street.
The former MGM & Universal Pictures buildings will become creative office space.
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Let’s open the floodgates and allow people to build new housing.
Let’s remove the red tape from the development review process.
Other cities have allowed new product to be built, lead to an over abundance of housing, and lead to stable rents. See St. Paul, Nashville and Austin.
Rent is rising, and new numbers show the cost of rent in Missouri is soaring faster than in any other state.
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An update...
An application was submitted today to get this building listed on the KC Register of Historic Places. This would, based on a similar designation for the buildings at the northeast corner of 31st & Main, prevent demolition for up to 3 years.
This building at 101 West Linwood, is set for demolition. This building was recently listed for sale with a selling point being “easy redevelopment”.
Owner info:
Kansas 101 Linwood LLC
10951 Lake View Avenue, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
That address goes to MISH Hospital and Clinics.
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Checking in on some West Bottoms projects.
First up is the new office of DRAW Architects at 13th and Hickory. Office space on the second floor is available for lease. According to LoopNet, the first floor will be home to a "world class" spa and teahouse (two tenants likely
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My favorite new building to go up in town (so far) is Roxford at Troost and Armour.
It fits in nicely.
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Took this picture a few weeks ago on one of my evening walks.
Found this view to be magical.
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Welcome to KC!
Eastern Airlines Headquarters moves to Kansas City, creating 165 full-time jobs.
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The River Market is on crane 🏗️ watch.
A white tower crane will soon rise at 3rd and Grand.
Ground has been broken on the multi-family development at the northeast corner of 3rd and Grand in the River Market. This project will add 245 apartments to the neighborhood and the streetcar line. Unfortunately, the ground floor will be almost entirely parking.
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On my walk last night, I took a detour down West 47th Street in Westwood Kansas.
It’s much improved since the reconstruction was completed. New sidewalks, baby street trees, a few benches, pedestrian lights, new concrete islands, and a bike lane.
I’ll visit during the day soon.
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Gives me a few ideas for some of the underutilized lots around Downtown Overland Park.
Build character and population density while creating a more vibrant neighborhood.
@DrewMitrisin
@MelissaCinOP
@LoganHeley
Fantastic new infill building in suburban New Jersey.
There's no reason why our suburbs can't build apartment buildings like this!
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Main and Armour when?
A Burger King turns into 229 homes on top of a Burger King in San Diego. (2007➡️2011)
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In Downtown Miami, MiamiCentral is Brightline's impressive mixed-use station. Street-level activation will be top notch once the retail spaces are occupied. Interior design is welcoming, bright, and smells of citrus. I like the inclusion of two apartment towers & an office tower.
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Listened to the press conference. The new owners have a great vision in mind:
- Big emphasis on local restaurants and shops (they’ll also pursue elevated international brands).
- Introduction of a small grocery store to the Plaza.
- Great pedestrian experience.
- Architectural
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@QuintonLucasKC
What about closing Pershing in front of Union Station and making the Union Station parking lot into a Plaza. Create a great public space that can be activated all year with special events. This could be the legacy project of the NFL Draft and enhance two Kansas City landmarks.
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My favorite picture of the new crane in the River Market.
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