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The KC Business Journal just published an article (MoDOT move enables housing redevelopment in Columbus Park) about the Missouri Dept of Transportation agreeing to relocate from Columbus Park to the West Bottoms. This will allow Zimmer Real Estate Services to proceed with plans to convert 22 acres of land just east of the River Market into 360 housing units and 30,000 sq. feet of commercial property. This is great news for the downtown area as that is prime location for anyone looking for urban living, not in the middle of downtown.

Currently, the east side of the river market is booming with available property, Cold Storage Lofts just opened up, Bridgeworks Lofts still has a couple units left along with another project (townhomes?) just to the west of it opening within a few years. Hopefully the commercial property aspect of this project can add some much need essential amenities to the incoming residents. I met one of the developers with this project while on vacation last summer, and he couldn’t have been more excited about the potential this project has. He was convinced it was the next hot spot for urban redevelopment.