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KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:35 pm
by Greg S

Re: KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:13 pm
by nativeomahan
Does anyone doubt that the presence of the streetcar helped move this project along?

Re: KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:28 am
by riceweb
To play devil's advocate, would this hotel have been built somewhere in the KC metro without the streetcar? Did the streetcar merely cannibalize hotels/restaurants/etc in other areas?

It's important when evaluating the financial impact of a project like a streetcar to look at the incremental development it brings along. Not to derail this thread too much, but Omaha needs to be certain that the streetcar will spur additional investment, not just take development away from other neighborhoods or take credit for development that would have occurred anyway.

Re: KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:14 pm
by nebugeater
nativeomahan wrote:Does anyone doubt that the presence of the streetcar helped move this project along?

I am sure many do.

Re: KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:03 pm
by Greg S
nativeomahan wrote:Does anyone doubt that the presence of the streetcar helped move this project along?
There does seem to be a lot of development along the streetcar route. I imagine it is boosting property values.

Greg

Re: KC-New Hotel in the Rivermarket

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:57 pm
by strangerthings
Greg S wrote: Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:35 pm Up to 20 stories.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... j=77979921
The developer continues to acquire land in that area. The parking lot where this would go is obligated to a neighboring apartment building and he isn't allowed to purchases spaces in the new garage close by. The developer has also announced a 5-floor office building and is getting ready to purchase another lot for demo+new construction.