Business View Magazine | July 2020

154 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2020 ended up having to own the land and build the grocery store, ourselves. We won’t be operating it but knowing it was a high priority, especially for residents in the area, we’re in the process of building a grocery store that will be open this summer. And we’re already seeing working dividends from that. There is a project with 80 market-rate apartments coming downtown along Minnesota Avenue, as well as interest in other multi-family in the area, which had been somewhat stagnant for a while.” Mayor Alvey adds, “We’re looking to improve security downtown by changing out the lighting. And also putting in bike paths and beautification measures, such as plantings. Recently we approved an ‘agrihood’ project for the north end of downtown – those will be market rate and lower than market rate, subsidized housing. It’s the first new apartment project we’ve had downtown in decades; we’ve had townhouses, but nothing on that scale.” The “Strawberry Hill” neighborhood, adjacent to downtown, Stabilize, Revitalize and Reinvest CHWC works to create a diverse and vibrant community welcoming families with housing, educational, and economic opportunities, making our neighborhoods places where people are proud to live. For over 20 years, we have been transforming vacant lots and blighted properties into thriving neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas. www.chwckck.org 2 S. 14th St. Kansas City, KS 66102 | (913) 342-7580