Midtown Development Partners
The ongoing Troost Village project at Linwood Avenue and 31st Street is just one of several involving Jonathan Cole s architecture firm Pendulum KC.
Jonathan Cole is the principal of one of the few Black-owned architecture firms in the nation.
Cole got his start with stadiums on an arena project originally meant for the Oakland A s baseball team. After building 22 minor league baseball parks, he s branching out with projects like Troost Village at Linwood Avenue and 31st Street in Kansas City, Missouri. For Cole, the most gratifying thing about being an architect is designing something that s going to stand for, could be, a hundred years.
Segment 1, beginning at 00:44: A potentially transformational project is underway on Troost Avenue. If fully realized, Troost Village would include six
Troost Village Plan Would Transform Heart of Historic Commercial District
Troost Village Plan Would Transform Heart of Historic Commercial District We see Troost not as a dividing line, but a meeting place. Share this story Published February 12th, 2021 at 10:06 AM Above image credit: The Troost Village redevelopment proposal calls for the renovation of the historic Firestone service station at Linwood and Troost. (Rendering | Pendulum Studio)
A $162 million redevelopment concept that would energize the historic commercial heart of Troost Avenue by adding apartments, retail, office and an amphitheater is being pursued by Midtown Development Partners.
Tim Bowman, the partnership leader, envisions capitalizing on the art deco character of the historic buildings fronting the east side of Troost between 31st Street and Linwood Boulevard, and creating a destination not only for the neighborhood, but the entire metro.