Parade Park KC
Apr, 19, 2024
Two open house Community Workshops, where residents and community members can meet and engage with staff from Twelfth Street Heritage, architects and engineers from Moody Nolan, Pendulum, Confluence, and Taliaferro & Brown, as well as F&C staff including developers, designers, and corporate personnel.
Jun, 03, 2024
Jun, 13, 2024
Jun, 17, 2024
Jul, 08, 2024
Eligibility determination and 90-day notices issued.
Jul, 15, 2024
Oct, 01, 2024
Nov, 30, 2024
Nov, 07, 1961
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Attucks development, to eventually be renamed Parade Park Homes, was held on August 11, 1961. The ceremony marked the onset of construction of the first 214 units to be built between Truman Road and 17th Street, from Woodland Avenue to Euclid Avenue. Among those in attendance were Louneer Pemberton, executive director of the Urban League, and Mayor H. Roe Bartle.
March 11, 2024
Parade Park Homes, one of the oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives in the U.S., was sold in a foreclosure sale. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development acquired it for nearly $12 million and subsequently sold it to Kansas City for $10. The city then transferred it to Flaherty & Collins Properties and Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. for a $275 million redevelopment project.
Apr, 19, 2024
Two open house Community Workshops, where residents and community members can meet and engage with staff from Twelfth Street Heritage, architects and engineers from Moody Nolan, Pendulum, Confluence, and Taliaferro & Brown, as well as F&C staff including developers, designers, and corporate personnel.
Nov, 30, 2024
- 62 families (42% of total phases 1,2,3) have been relocated - 80% of those relocated are 60 years of age and older - 3 residents became first time homeowners! - 36 residents (58%) were approved and issued tenant protection vouchers (with 20% experiencing a reduction in housing costs. - All residents that have made claims have been reimbursed for moving cost. - Nearly 50% of residents moved within two miles of the Parade Park Homes property