Kansas City Low-Income Housing To Replace Historic Tennis Courts?!?

A part of the plan that local news and politicos are downplaying . . . 

LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF KCMO PLANS FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA!!!

This isn't a controversial fact or something that we've uncovered . . . Mayor Q has openly stated as much on many occasions. 

The new "vision" for The Plaza is one that hopes to craft a diverse & transit friendly neighborhood and transition away from the upscale luxury offerings that dominate most contemporary visions of the entertainment district. 

In fairness . . .

The luxury model simply wasn't able to withstand the current digital economy and more than a decade security threats that culminated in Mayor Q chanting "No Justice, No Peace" in the middle of a riotous mob. 

Nevertheless . . .

Low-income housing on The Country Club Plaza will likely be the death of the iconic Kansas City locale as government takeovers have NEVER proven successful for shopping districts.

Of course . . .

All of the public radio newsies who live in JoCo, seemingly, couldn't be more excited about the plan:

It’s a piece of prime real estate that could get a lot of use, with the recent sale of the Plaza to new owners and the KC Streetcar’s imminent Main Street extension. Once that streetcar line opens next year, it will include a stop at Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd and Main Street, right next to the courts.

Kate Marshall, president and founder of the Plaza District Council, sees it as a necessary step in the revitalization of the Plaza.

“You’re going to have 10,000 people a day getting off the Plaza streetcar stop and walking into the Plaza, and it seems suitable that some wonderful, welcoming development is right there when they get off the train,” Marshall said.

Marshall says the Plaza would likely need more residents in order to get amenities like the Trader Joe’s that was recently hinted as being a possibility.

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

Kansas City seeks a 'better use' for tennis courts at Country Club Plaza. But why?

Kansas City is seeking proposals from developers to turn the Country Club Plaza's tennis center into housing, retail or both. The land is prime real estate, with the Streetcar extension opening next year and the new Plaza owner planning improvements.