Cordish Co. plans to break ground in December on larger downtown apartment tower
August 13th
Written by Kevin Collison of the Kansas City Star
"The plans for the tallest residential tower ever built from scratch in the heart of downtown Kansas City are getting even taller, gaining two floors and 61 apartments. The revised proposal, presented by the Cordish Co., calls for a 25-story, 311-unit apartment building at 13th and Walnut streets in the Kansas City Power & Light District."
Read more here:
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/13...#storylink=cpy
This certainly isn't the best available rendering, so for more renderings you can check out the architect's website at:
http://www.humphreys.com/portfolio/one-light-tower/
This is big news for Kansas City. The tallest residential building ever built in downtown Kansas City (note: built for residential, as 909 Walnut is currently residential and taller but was built originally for offices). This building, which breaks ground in December, will bring 311 more units to downtown. We are currently in the midst of a residential boom that will bring several thousand new units to downtown over the next couple years, and it is finally starting to come in the form of new construction as the last of our vacant old office buildings have plans to be renovated.
The best part of this project is that it is being built on a very small lot, on the corner of a block that is already completely built upon. Parking will be had in the garage next door to the building, so no new parking is needed. This will add a lot of density to an important block in the middle of the business district.
Here is a view of the current lot as it stands:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=13th+and+Walnut,+Kansas+City,+MO&layer=c&sll=39.098572,-94.582148&cbp=13,319.92,,0,-2.65&cbll=39.09857,-94.582102&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=E+13th+St&ll=39.098638,-94.582144&spn=0.00189,0.002642&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=0&panoid=Em4tMi7w1FzW6yqCKtd2DA
There are also 3 other similar residential buildings planned for the southern edge of the Power & Light District if these apartments sell, which should be no problem saying as rental occupancy downtown is over 98% right now. We really need more options for housing downtown as it is currently almost impossible to find an apartment without first being put on a waiting list.
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