Posted on Apr 27, 2022
At 100, the Country Club Plaza is less full, owned by outsiders and heading into an uncertain...
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Take a walk around Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, and the signs of trouble are inescapable.
More than two dozen storefronts are vacant. National chains that brought status to the district -- like Nike, Michael Kors and Victoria’s Secret -- have left, leaving people to wonder if the mix of national and quality local businesses that has defined the Plaza for decades can hold up.
A vacant, 122,000-square foot dirt lot sits on the west end of the district. Buildings there were demolished to pave the way for a new Nordstrom department store and cafe. But Nordstrom now says it will remain in its current location, a suburban shopping mall.
Some Kansas Citians question whether the Plaza’s out-of-town owners have the district’s best interests in mind. But right now the plans of a developer based in neighboring Overland Park, Kansas, are causing heartburn for preservationists and neighbors.
More than two dozen storefronts are vacant. National chains that brought status to the district -- like Nike, Michael Kors and Victoria’s Secret -- have left, leaving people to wonder if the mix of national and quality local businesses that has defined the Plaza for decades can hold up.
A vacant, 122,000-square foot dirt lot sits on the west end of the district. Buildings there were demolished to pave the way for a new Nordstrom department store and cafe. But Nordstrom now says it will remain in its current location, a suburban shopping mall.
Some Kansas Citians question whether the Plaza’s out-of-town owners have the district’s best interests in mind. But right now the plans of a developer based in neighboring Overland Park, Kansas, are causing heartburn for preservationists and neighbors.
At 100, the Country Club Plaza is less full, owned by outsiders and heading into an uncertain...
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So many cities are having issues...due at least in part to rising crime rates
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown Crime was Reduced by 83 Percent under the
"New Management". Closed the Only theater in the Plaza and Poof, Virtually No More Crime. My Job got so much easier, Unfortunately there went most of the Business. Law of Unintended Consequences.
"New Management". Closed the Only theater in the Plaza and Poof, Virtually No More Crime. My Job got so much easier, Unfortunately there went most of the Business. Law of Unintended Consequences.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown Also on a Side Note the New Management Raised the Rents Significantly.
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