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Filling In The Gaps Of Kansas City's Urban Fabric

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Brandi Severson
14 May 2003 - 12:00pm

Midwest-based Urban Coeur Development is combining historically rehabilitated lofts and commercial space with new construction townhomes to create a new boulevard park community in the heart of Kansas City's downtown neighborhoods.

Along with other recent developments in the area, this burgeoning center of activity near Hallmark's world headquarters is welcoming recent announcements and activities from the IRS and the Federal Reserve, as well as Children's Mercy Hospital and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. "During the 1920s, that stretch of Gillham became the first concentration of auto dealerships and auto-related businesses in Kansas City, Hoffman said. By the 1960s, most of the commerce had moved out.When Hoffman and Gauthier came across the area a year ago while scouting opportunities for urban infill projects, the old commercial district had run out of gas..."

Full Story: Projects aim to rejuvenate Gillham Road area
Source: The Kansas City Star, May 13, 2003
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