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I read this article in the Kansas City Star about the opening of Mission Farms in Leawood. In case you haven’t heard, Mission Farms is a lifestyle center at 106th and Mission Road (just north of I-435) with retail, restaurants, office space, condos and villas. Mission Farms has tried to create a sense of place by encouraging only unique and local businesses. Many of the restaurants will be second locations for some of our more popular local food stops such as Blue Koi and Room 39. I’m very excited about this trend for lifestyle centers - places with a business center and a sense of community. It’s an old concept - to have neighborhood businesses within walking distance of homes, but I’m so glad it’s making a comeback… Hopefully this trend continues.

Downtown Council is again sponsoring the annual Urban Tour. The tour will include some of downtown’s finest loft, townhomes, flats and apartments. Evidently there will be about 30 properties on the tour. Either hop on one of the (free) rotating shuttle buses , or take the tour on your own two feet (or wheels). The best part… it’s free! It’s a great way to see all the new exciting  development happening so rapidly in our urban core.

This house in Brookside is perfection. Everything is in clean and shiny, in excellent condition and updated. The improvements they have made are all top-quality. The kitchen is remodeled and looks great plus looks like it is very workable for a cook, the master bedroom with the rafters is stunning. The landscaping looks great. Everything has been done tastefully. It’s refreshing to see a home that has been designed to reflect individual tastes, not just that generic look that most kitchens have these days. This one is a 10!

To learn more, VIEW LISTING HERE. Or call me for a showing!

Walk to bluebird cafe, munch on the absolute best bread available in Kansas City at Fervere, bike or walk over to the Crossroads, walk to catch a flick at Screenland, bike downtown or the river market for some fun. This is what life must be like for those lucky folks who can either afford the prices of westside now, or got in before values soared. I love this neighborhood. Every time I drive through, I ache to live that urban lifestyle that the Westside offers. So, here’s a house that someone bought and rehabbed. It can be yours for only $289,900. It looks pretty cool on the interior, and the location is tops.

VIEW LISTING HERE.

Big article this morning in the Kansas City Star outlining plans for new apartment development in the River Market area. They are comparing it to the size and upscale quality of Quality Hill apartment development downtown. They say they’ll follow the architecture that exists in the area to make them fit in well and blend with the existing historic rehabbed structures. Should be a great addition to the city - look for them in 2009…

Saw this article on BlogKC.com today. The ought to sell pretty well - there’s kind of a condo whole in between the Plaza and the Crossroads. Call me if you want learn more about the project.