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Architecture & Design

KCMO Issues $28M in Infrastructure Improvement Bonds

Kansas City has issued just under $27.79 million in improvement bonds  that would make infrastructure repairs to City Hall, Liberty Memorial, street reconstruction in the City Market area and parking garages. A $9.1-million portion would also be used to fund… more

Port KC Pushing E-Commerce, Manufacturing Projects

Port KC has adopted a policy to fast-track e-commerce and manufacturing projects in distressed census tracts in an effort to bring more jobs to those areas The hope is that these quickly approved industrial projects could bring jobs with strong… more

Local Housing Inventory Declined, but Prices Remain Steady  

  With stay at home orders and social distancing putting a wrench in most normal activities, the U.S. housing market began slowing down in the second half of march and the Kansas City area was no exception.  “We've seen the… more

Building Permits on the Decline

Despite a rise in new building permits issued metro-wide for the month of February, early signs show that numbers will decline for the month of March as people and company’s heed government issued stay-at-home orders. In the greater Kansas City… more

Q&A with: John  Petersen, Polsinelli

John Petersen of the Polsinelli law firm in Kansas City is one of the biggest names in real-estate development law. He took some time to chat with Ingram’s about current megatrends shaping the market before the COVID-19 outbreak, but addressed… more

Home Prices Were Up Before the Storm

It may be sore consolation to anyone cooped up at home these days, but if they own the property, at least they know its value was increasing before the Great Coronavirus Lockdown of 2020. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price… more

Four States Have Outright Construction Bans

Missouri and Kansas have been able to dodge the construction-ban bullet, but four states—New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Vermont—have called a halt to construction, and while nine others have instituted some restrictions. Work is progressing in 38 states and the… more

Another KC Sports Design Victory

In the sports-architecture capital of the world, a Kansas City-based firm has scored again: Crawford Architects is leading the redesign of Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, where project officials have begun soliciting construction bids. The state is putting up $350 for… more

Ready for Some Good News?

When the Design-Build Institute of America held a webinar last week to assess prospects for economic growth in the post-COVID-19 era, a market-intelligence expert for Olathe-based Pioneer IQ delivered a message of hope. The economy, said Pioneer’s Keith Prather, will… more

Thanks, COVID-19! Big XII Tournament Shut Down

Kansas State University fans were able to watch their team beat Texas Christian University 53-49 at the Sprint Center on Wednesday night, but as of today, the rest of the scheduled Big XII tournament games have been canceled due to… more