ooh... solar panels!

too bad the pedestrian access from the residential to the retail is such a disaster.

Briarcliff Village starts building more luxury apartments

http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/06/07/story5.html?ana=e_ph

Sort of belated news---3 buildings are already up.

Briarcliff Village to get Marriott Courtyard Hotel

A 123-room Marriott Courtyard Hotel is going to be built in Briarcliff Village. It will feature 8,000 sq. ft. in meeting space and 7,200 sq. ft. ballroom. The cost is $15 million.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2011/04/01/briarcliff-books-a-new-marriott.html?ana=e_ph

Weird. It was originally supposed to be a Renaissance.

Is this the hotel that the council gave a SuperTIF to 4 years or so ago?

Yes.  Dirt is already being moved.

Courtyard?? Really. We already have those up north.
A Renissance brand would have been more of a unique destination for out of town guests....

Yea, I agree.  This is a pretty big downgrade from the larger and more upscale Renissance that was going to be built there.  I'm not sure a courtyard is worthy of supertiff.

I work on the 8th floor of Hilltop I, here is a pic of the construction currently going on.

Thanks. Looking forward to updates.

Here is a pic of what they referred to as the Briarcliff IV building. The construction in front is for a new roundabout and intercharge with Hwy 9.  Traffic around here has been a CF for the last year.

McCrite Plaza Retirement will invest $19 million in a retirement community at Briarcliff Village. The project will include 170 units and be located south of Mo Highway 9 at Briarcliff Parkway. Construction will begin this fall.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2011/08/08/mccrite-plaza-retirement-briarcliff.html?ed=2011-08-08&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub


http://maps.google.com/?ll=39.165073,-9 ... 8&t=h&z=16

I tell you, Charles Garney has a bleepin golden pen.  Go Chaz!

Putting the old folks down in the flood plain?  BTW driving down the street to the Ravello Condos, I was pleased by the look of the apartments from the street.  Very reminiscent of the traditional KC Collonade style.

Yeah, I wondered about putting senior housing in the flood plain.  Perhaps this is one of Obama's death panels?

I haven't driven out there to see, but I wondered if that parcel has been built up higher than surrounding farmland.

Here are some updated pics of the Briarcliff IV west of the Hilltop building and the other building going up just on the southeast side of the Hilltop building.

Looks like they are moving dirt up on that hillside to the west of NW Valley Lane and on the north side of Old Highway 9 that is undeveloped getting it ready for future development of houses. I think that part is in Riverside.

http://maps.google.com/?ll=39.171328,-94.605846&spn=0.009116,0.028732&t=h&z=16&vpsrc=6

according to the installer, briarcliff can now boast a 25 kW solar array atop the main building.

Ground was broken on the Riverside's and Briarcliff Development's Horizons project on Monday.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/17/3213510/groundbreaking-planned-at-riversides.html