To say the Community Builders of Kansas City team was busy last year would be a vast understatement. In 2022, the organization increased its staff by seven, grew its subsidiary property management company EastPointe Realty LLC, purchased a second grocery store on the East Side and celebrated significant milestones for [...]
When LaTasha McCall, president and founder of LM2 Construction & Consulting, LLC, says helping others is ingrained in her company, it is more than lip service. For the Kansas City native, everything her general contracting company does has a purpose. McCall, who is a Kansas City Business Journal 2022 Women [...]
For the third straight year, Community Builders of Kansas City donated approximately 600 turkeys to area residents. To complement the turkeys, Harvesters donated meal kits with all the fixings to complete the Thanksgiving meal. In addition, attendees had access to flu and covid vaccines, free books and Bombas socks. Recipients [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) has closed on financing and construction has begun on the complete renovation of The Cleveland, the $14.3 million project that will combine Mt. Cleveland Heights and Mt. Cleveland Townhomes into one project. Located at 51st Street and Cleveland Avenue, the property boasts all three-bedroom [...]
If you haven’t heard of IFF yet, you likely will soon. IFF, headquartered in Chicago, is the Midwest’s largest community development financial institution (CDFI) and has been the behind-the-scenes driver of some crucial nonprofit development projects in Kansas City. In 2020, IFF named Community Builders of Kansas City President and [...]
Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate is partnering with Community Builders of Kansas City and Parson + Associates on a pioneering new concept in downtown Kansas City, a 20-plus story, $100 million, mixed-use neighborhood at 10th and Main streets. The project will include workforce-focused housing, restaurants, retail and a transportation hub. [...]
Anita Krasniqi, Community Builders of Kansas City’s new comptroller, grew up in Pristina, Kosovo – the country’s capital. With a population of just under 400,000, Pristina is Kosovo’s largest city by area and population. Due to its location in the center of the country, it is the economic, financial, political [...]
A Tribute to John King Community Builders of Kansas City would like to recognize John King and thank him for his valuable leadership of Blue Parkway Sun Fresh, now KC SunFresh on the Boulevard. KC Sun Fresh was CBKC’s first grocery and King led its successful transformation into a best-in-class [...]
Community Builders of Kansas City has added four new staff members to help keep up with its recent growth. Please join us in welcoming Michael Dayton, senior advisor; Jon Hartner, development specialist; Elexa Pierson, real estate and project analyst; and JoEllen Richardson, comptroller for CBKC subsidiary EastPointe Realty. Michael Dayton [...]
Located in Community Builders of Kansas City’s 5008 Prospect building, Generating Income For Tomorrow’s (G.I.F.T.) goal is to create a clear path to economic prosperity and wealth for the African American community in Kansas City. G.I.F.T. provides grants to Black-owned businesses, especially those that operate in low-income areas, to create [...]