Midtown Kansas City 'Faux' Housing Is The Only Space Newbies Can Afford

Storage space in disguise is a nice metaphor for this part of town that's now held hostage by haphazard bike lanes, the streetcar extension and real estate speculation.

Here's the bright side of this conversation . . .

"Due to the efforts of those early board members, rather than an imposing warehouse, a faux apartment building fronts West Armour Boulevard, and running down Baltimore Avenue are what appear to be townhomes."

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Why a Midtown self-storage facility was built to look like fake apartments

At first glance, the tidy porches on a block of Midtown neighborhood buildings appear commonplace. But the front yard gates actually don't open.