For many years after the exodus of residents and businesses to the suburbs, we lamented the deterioration of downtown. Downtown has made significant progress since, but in many ways we are playing catch up for not building infrastructure in downtown for at least a generation. A lot of good has come from us playing catch up, and in many ways the Streetcar is helping Kansas City to "right the ship" of downtown infrastructure by circulating people in a new way.
Millennials have flooded the downtown housing stock in Kansas City in recent years, but that trend may have reached its expiration point - at least for the millennial generation. Millennials are now moving away from their entry-level jobs and entry-level housing options, according to new research from the University of South Carolina, which is warning the real estate market to brace for a major migration.
Helix Architecture + Design is leading the design of a flexible interior space for the organization that will serve its educational, workplace, event and performance functions. The new space will include dance studios, a multipurpose classroom for art and theatre classes, a mixed-use performance and event space, and staff offices.
