Public Housing Coming Soon To Country Club Plaza Courtesy Of PortKC?!?

Per ushe . . .

We've been reporting an impactful story YEARS ahead of Kansas City media dare to mention it and today provides yet another opportunity to remind locals: Future public housing efforts are slowly making their way to this cowtown's most iconic entertainment district. 

The secret is hiding right out in the open but nobody wants to talk about it. Ask Mayor Q and he won't deny or even attempt to hide the plan . . . Future housing development planning for the Plaza MUST include subsidy for low-income housing. 

This is one of many reasons that Lockton moved out, why a longtime council member sold her estate near the Plaza and why retail isn't coming back to the area.  

Accordingly . . .

Here's one more step to understanding this project already underway . . .  

"The developers behind a $1.5 billion plan to revitalize the Country Club Plaza are bringing forward a new proposal for support and incentives through the Port Authority of Kansas City. Gillon Property Group has sought to stabilize the famous shopping district — which has faced struggles in recent years with vacant storefronts, declining property values and failing infrastructure — and has pledged to bring in new businesses and build new housing in taller buildings that would add residents to the area.

"The ambitious project could include adding about 824 new housing units and about 150 new hotel rooms while fixing up and improving infrastructure around the Plaza."

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

Country Club Plaza back at Port KC with updated tax break plan for redevelopment

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