Instead of setting aside $10.5 million for a MAC Properties development on Armour and Main, several City Council members argued it would be more beneficial to put that money into the city’s Housing Trust Fund.
/ Kansas City Council approved tax breaks Thursday for a project turning the historical Katz Drug Store building into an amenity center for a luxury developer.
The building and its iconic clock tower in Westport will become a luxury amenity center for upscale apartments nearby.
After weeks of debate, the Kansas City Council on Thursday approved tax breaks for a project to turn the historic Katz Drug Store in Westport into an amenity center for luxury apartments.
The move came just three weeks after the council rejected a development deal over disagreements about tax incentives. But a threat from the property owner to demolish the iconic building plus some shuffling of money ultimately pressured the council to reconsider the deal.