As work to transform Kansas City’s West Bottoms continues, several pieces of the $500 million-plus redevelopment project will be done by the end of the year.
The city has worked to upgrade utility infrastructure below the ground, while streetscape improvements above the ground around 11th Street and Santa Fe Street are becoming visible right now, offering a preview of what will be friendlier roads and sidewalks for residents and visitors in what was once an industrial hub.
And work on a new public gathering space, known as The Depot, is expected to be finished by the end of the year, the project’s developer told The Star, and will feature a food and drink stand.
Meanwhile, construction has begun on the Moline Plow building, 1015 Mulberry St., to rehab the structure into 121 apartments with ground-floor retail. Work on the Moline is also expected to be finished by the end of the year…