KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Parade Park has seen more than a dozen fires in the last several months as the vacant building sit waiting to be demolished and transformed into housing for low-income and elderly residents.
On Sunday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shared a joint statement from Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation and Flaherty & Collins Properties, the developers behind Parade Park’s planned revitalization.
As 2026 begins, the next phase of Parade Park redevelopment continues, ultimately bringing 1,000+ housing units back to the core of our community. You’ll see more soon from the strong development team once regulatory approvals are cleared. I thank them for their work. pic.twitter.com/qBeX1E5iQ9
— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) January 4, 2026
The developers shared a brief timeline of the property, pointing specifically to Dec. 9, 2025, when the project was awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Home Investement Partnerships Program funds. Despite Parade Park’s repeated draw on Kansas City’s emergency responders, they said demolishing the property too soon would jeopardize that funding…