Union Hill Development

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Hmm, only 22 units or will there be another building? Nice to have this and fill in a lot but not exactly a big pop boost for hood.
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earthling wrote:Hmm, only 22 units or will there be another building? Nice to have this and fill in a lot but not exactly a big pop boost for hood.
according to the permits i found earlier there will be one building w/ 23 (22 i guess?) and one building with 56 units. Both were described as "mixed use". Which i take to mean retail on the ground floor.
kboish wrote:How about this project on kiva? I'm not too familiar with the system, but it looks like something moving forward.

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permi ... 8&jur=KCMO

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permi ... 4&jur=KCMO
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Construct new mixed use 56 & 23 unit residential/mechantile building per plans reviewed for code compliance.
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^Missed that, sounds great. Given that average occupancy is usually 1.3+ per unit across a building, that should bump the area with another 100+ peoples, which is a decent boost for Martini Corner that already does well - weekends and weekday happy hour. Is there any retail that could work in MC/UH area other than booze and bars? Is approaching a critical mass for something broader than that and could become a W39th.
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The KEM project in the rendering is not part of the Union Hill project but rather another developer who's name I have forgotten. The Longfellow guy and Bob Frye apparently have butted heads a few times and have an agreement that they each stick to their own side of Gillam. The filling station and the row homes east of Gillam are all by the same guy that has proposed the KEM project. The two permitted apartments on the west side of Gillam are only two of 5 apartment buildings in the Union Hill development.
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Exciting. Continuing to filling in that lull between Downtown and Hyde Park would be huge for urban KC.

Valentine next please.
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chingon wrote:Exciting. Continuing to filling in that lull between Downtown and Hyde Park would be huge for urban KC.

Valentine next please.
Valentine does have a lot of space at the northern end.

this would be the perfect place for some low-rise apartments.
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Gretz wrote:The KEM project in the rendering is not part of the Union Hill project but rather another developer who's name I have forgotten. The Longfellow guy and Bob Frye apparently have butted heads a few times and have an agreement that they each stick to their own side of Gillam. The filling station and the row homes east of Gillam are all by the same guy that has proposed the KEM project. The two permitted apartments on the west side of Gillam are only two of 5 apartment buildings in the Union Hill development.
That is great. From everything you have said plus this development Union Hill will be filled in nicely. Awesome!
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Construction fencing just went up on the vacant lot south of the Greenlease building.
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Somebody needs to throw a parade for this developer. Market rate, spec urban housing not near the plaza and without incentives. Wow.
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GRID wrote:Somebody needs to throw a parade for this developer. Market rate, spec urban housing not near the plaza and without incentives. Wow.
Now, if I could just get them to take over the West High School/Switzer project and make it market rate.
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Permits now visible for the two 23 unit apt buildings at 230 and 300 E 30th, up the hill from the two on Gillam that have construction fencing up already.
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An older home up the hill on 30th is being demolished - not sure if it's part of a larger development.
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Collison finally catches up.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/28/43 ... inish.html

Nothing much new in there.
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Excavation has begun for the Founders phase two on the lot directly east of phase one - 2980 Gillham 56 units, mixed use.. Still no renderings on this one? (and nothing from Kevin Collison)
kcjak wrote:An older home up the hill on 30th is being demolished - not sure if it's part of a larger development.
I believe that was a fourplex as well as a home (or two?) This should be the site of the 230 E 30th development -23 unit building. Too bad they had to tear these down with plenty of open lots around.
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KCtoBrooklyn wrote: I believe that was a fourplex as well as a home (or two?) This should be the site of the 230 E 30th development -23 unit building. Too bad they had to tear these down with plenty of open lots around.
I was in that 4plex a couple summers ago while helping a friend deconstruct the house to the east. It had been pretty thoroughly stripped of anything of value, but was still structurally sound. It smelled damp inside, so there might have been some mold issues.
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Urban Coeur gets a 10-year property tax abatement for new apartments on Gillham.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... 6&page=all
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Interesting tidbit at the end of that BizJournal article - Hoffman "is currently pursuing single-family development in the nearby Longfellow and Beacon Hill neighborhoods"
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http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/09/43 ... phase.html

Now Collison is on it. Gives a more in depth story on whats going on in union hill. its not just one 3 story 22 unit building. its all the items we had been discussing. So in total there are 5 four story buildings in this plus the development with 3 stories. A total of over 200 new construction units all of which are infill. This is fantastic and worth being excited about for the area.
That first phase was completed in 2008, but the recession slowed moving forward with the rest of The Founders project. Excavation on what will be another five, four-story buildings along Gillham and 30th Street began only recently.

Three of the buildings will offer units geared toward what he called “platinum lifestyles.” Rents at the 69 luxury apartments will range from $1,100 for a one-bedroom, to $1,800 for a two-bedroom. Features include hardwood floors, gas stoves and walk-in pantries.

The other two buildings are designed to be loft-style. Rents in those 112 units will range from $750 for a studio, to $1,415 for a two-bedroom. All the units will include outdoor space, either balconies or terraces, and there will be a 300-space underground garage.

As part of the plan, landscaping will be completed along the west side of Gillham from the old Greenlease Cadillac building to 31st Street. The work will include trees, pedestrian lighting and planter beds, all the vegetation irrigated by a 32,000-gallon underground cistern of collected rainwater.

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I really liked this last bit.
“If you add up the housing growth, that’s 2,000 to 3,000 units in a 1-mile circle,” Frye said. “There’s probably not another 1-mile circle in the metropolitan area that’s had that much housing growth over the past five years.”

And more may be in store in the future. Lucas said Crown Center still has ample land that is slated for future residential development.

“Down the road, it will eventually trigger residential (development) in Crown Center on that open acreage there,” he said.
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kboish wrote:http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/09/43 ... phase.html

Now Collison is on it. Gives a more in depth story on whats going on in union hill. its not just one 3 story 22 unit building. its all the items we had been discussing. So in total there are 5 four story buildings in this plus the development with 3 stories. A total of over 200 new construction units all of which are infill. This is fantastic and worth being excited about for the area.
That first phase was completed in 2008, but the recession slowed moving forward with the rest of The Founders project. Excavation on what will be another five, four-story buildings along Gillham and 30th Street began only recently.

Three of the buildings will offer units geared toward what he called “platinum lifestyles.” Rents at the 69 luxury apartments will range from $1,100 for a one-bedroom, to $1,800 for a two-bedroom. Features include hardwood floors, gas stoves and walk-in pantries.

The other two buildings are designed to be loft-style. Rents in those 112 units will range from $750 for a studio, to $1,415 for a two-bedroom. All the units will include outdoor space, either balconies or terraces, and there will be a 300-space underground garage.

As part of the plan, landscaping will be completed along the west side of Gillham from the old Greenlease Cadillac building to 31st Street. The work will include trees, pedestrian lighting and planter beds, all the vegetation irrigated by a 32,000-gallon underground cistern of collected rainwater.

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I really liked this last bit.
“If you add up the housing growth, that’s 2,000 to 3,000 units in a 1-mile circle,” Frye said. “There’s probably not another 1-mile circle in the metropolitan area that’s had that much housing growth over the past five years.”

And more may be in store in the future. Lucas said Crown Center still has ample land that is slated for future residential development.

“Down the road, it will eventually trigger residential (development) in Crown Center on that open acreage there,” he said.



I hope the units fill up quickly, and Crown Center see this as a sign to do their development along 27th Street.

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