Skyscrapers & EPIC Tax Breaks Threaten To Ruin Country Club Plaza

Call this Friday followup as developers cash in following activists and misguided politics making the iconic entertainment district NEARLY UNINHABITABLE for most retail and even a few high-end residents. 

Our main takeaway this week . . .

WILL KANSAS CITY DEVELOPERS DRAIN THE LAST BIT OF LIFE & PROFIT FROM COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY UNRECOGNIZABLE?!?

Think about it this way . . . 

Private equity managed to ruin delicious cheddar biscuits at Red Lobster . . . And so, taking down a struggling Midwestern shopping district is no big deal . . . The only slap in the face is that the suits demand corporate welfare and taxpayer cash in order to turn The Plaza into garbage.

Check-it . . .  


"After borrowing $1.4 billion to redevelop the Country Club Plaza, the Gillion Property Group is now seeking millions in tax breaks from a Kansas City agency. Residents are also concerned about new construction renderings showing 200-foot apartment buildings and a major change to the neighborhood’s style. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

KCUR:  New renderings of Country Club Plaza make locals worried about vision — and cost to taxpayers


KCTV5: Country Club Plaza tax proposal tabled as owners seek 'tax certainty'

Developing . . .

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