KCPT illustrates residential growth boom in Downtown

KCPT, Kansas City’s public television station, is airing a new story about Downtown residential growth — in terms of population and residential properties. Check it out here!

KCPT’s story on The Local Show provides a progress report on the growing Downtown population, as well as plans for several new residential developments in greater Downtown.

Featured in the story is the new One Light residential tower that was introduced by the Power & Light District earlier this month.

The luxury, state-of-the-art, 343,000-square-foot apartment building, developed in partnership with the Cordish Companies and the Kushner Companies, will launch construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, April 14.

Downtown’s population has grown to nearly 20,000, and one of the Downtown Council’s leading goals it to double that number. The Downtown Council is working closely with Cordish officials and other developers to create more housing opportunities in the greater Downtown area.

The KCPT program is currently airing on channel 19. KCPT works in partnership with the Downtown Council to identify and produce stories on topics of strategic importance to Downtown. The program is available online at http://www.kcpt.org/highlights/watch-local-show-march-20-2014/

In the last year, that partnership has produced stories on the burgeoning Innovation District in and around the Crossroads; the Crossroads Academy charter elementary school in the Central Business District; and a progress report on the Kansas City Power & Light District.