Somebody Please Tell Kansas City Northland That Retail Is Dead

They tried this at Zona Rosa and it didn't work despite tons of foot traffic and safe space for suburban moms . . . Metro North Mall is now nothing but a memory . . . 

Check the local biz class attempting to reinvent the wheel . . .  

"What’s currently an unused 400-acre plot of land owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could soon be transformed into a vibrant hub for retail, entertainment and housing in the heart of the Northland. 

"Plans for a $2.3 billion development project — dubbed Pioneer Crossing — near the intersection of Interstate 435 and Highway 152 are underway as a Utah-based development company owned by the church looks to build more than 1,000 residences and over 1 million square feet of retail space in Clay County northeast of Gladstone and west of Liberty."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Incoming $2.3B, 470-acre mega development aims to be the Plaza of the Northland

"We finally have an opportunity in the Northland to land some of the biggest projects and the biggest retailers," one local official said.

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