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Historical Analysis

February 14, 2020 Sarah Davis

I started with the base present day GIS file, I made sure that the buildings on the GIS file matched up with Google Earth. Next, I obtained the historical images of the site. For each image I overlaid the information on top of the original files and added and deleted files as needed. I noticed that there was a building boom from 1890 to 1920. 1920-1950 seems to be the peak of development for this study area, in the present day map there are less structures than there were 70 years ago. This is the most noticeable when looking at either side of Flora Ave. At its peak, there was a house on every parcel on both sides of the street, but today there are less houses. I also thought it was interesting that the parcels south of 31^st Street between Flora and Wane Ave never was developed. To this day it is still vacant. I also thought the corner of 30^th and the Paseo ave. was interesting in how the shape and size of the building changed over time. Throughout history this building has been one of the most notable features in the two block area.

I would characterize this area as mostly residential, both single and multifamily residential fills most of the area, with a few larger non residential buildings below 31st St. There are a few buildings that still stand from the 1940s Tax assessment photographs. I included two below, one of a single family home on Flora ave, and a large apartment building on Paseo ave. Most of the houses in this area were built in the 1980s. The largest landmark would be Troost park, to the west of my study area. The large apartment buildings and the buildings south of 31st st. Overall, I found the history of this area interesting, it has always been largely residential, with higher density structures on the east side of Paseo ave. and along the 31st st corridor.

First Impressions

TROOST HOUSING INFILL

January 30, 2020 Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis

This is a small single family development originally located at 3917 Valentine Rd. I plan on moving it to Flora Ave, in the study area around Troost Park. I chose this example because it has a nice facade and landscaping. I thought it would fit in well with the surrounding single family dwellings on this street. It is located a couple short blocks from the park, being a selling point for young families. The house currently sits on a 7,019 sq ft parcel, and is developed at 6 dwelling units per acre. This classifies the development as small, it has a floor area ratio .79. Overall, I saw the house as a nice fit for the surrounding context.

This is a medium multi-family development originally located at 2418 Linwood Blvd. It is currently being used as office space, but it was initially built for apartment homes. I plan to move it to 3014-28 Tracy Ave. For this move, I would have to combine multiple smaller parcels to have enough space for this development. I thought it would blend in well with the surroundings, with the current lot adjacent to an apartment building as well. This development would bring in many new families to the area of different sizes, it would be perfect for single people, adults with no kids or families with kids. The building is developed at 20 dwelling units per acre, making it it a medium development. It has a floor area ratio of 1.39. Being directly across the street from the park would also create around-the-clock eyes on the street to make the park and the area overall a safer place.

This is a large multi-family development originally located at 4700 Roanoke Parkway. It has recently been remodeled, making it a perfect pick for a new development for my selected site. I plan to move it to the corner of 30th St. and Tracy Ave, across the street from Troost Park. There is an existing apartment development on the adjacent lot, so the new development would not look out of place on this corner. I believe that developing this intersection would bring attention to the park across the street, and make it a safe place for the residents who live there to walk in the park. This development would also bring a wide array of new residents to the area. it is located near many services such as churches, social services and educational facilities. This apartment is developed at 71 dwelling units per acre making it a very high density development. The added density will certainly add more excitement to the area. The floor area ratio is 3.13. Overall, this development would be perfect to add to this corner adjacent to The Park.

Quick Analysis

Housing Unit analysis

February 11, 2019 Adair Bright

When looking at housing unit data for the area surrounding The Landing, data was pulled for census tracts 80-83,86, and 87 to have a good amount of area around the site. Data was gathered for years 1990-2017 and included the Decennial Census Data and ACS 5-year estimates. When looking at the data, I thought the most useful information for us to know would be the vacancy numbers for housing units and the housing type. Majority of the homes were single family detached which then narrowed down my focus to vacancy.

Change in Number of Housing Units. Made by Adair Bright
http://info.umkc.edu/63rd-st-studio/?attachment_id=2428

I first looked at the number of housing units in total to see how they changed throughout the years. The above image should be a GIF but if it is not changing images the link has been included as well to download and watch it. I thought it would be interesting to first analyze how the neighborhood grew, which in relation to Kansas City, Missouri, it grew at a comparable rate.

Change in Number of Vacant Housing Units. Made by Adair Bright
http://info.umkc.edu/63rd-st-studio/?attachment_id=2432

When looking at the vacant units and especially the change over time, appears to be growing more and more vacant. Because of this, I decided to look at the percent vacant to get a clear numerical image of where our census tracts really are. Doing so has shown an increase in vacancy over time as the number of housing units has decreased.

	Vacancy	Units in Total	Percent Vacant
1990	700	9,037	7.7%
2000	518	8,751	5.9%
2012	995	8,826	11.2%
2017	1,147	8,894	12.8%

Seeing as I did only look into the housing units and the occupancy status based on housing, it would be interesting to conduct a further analysis of occupancy considering all structures in these tracts. All in all, I think we have an opportunity with the site to create something to bring families back into the area and decrease the amount of vacancy and possibly increase the amount of structures. If the demand can be created then we can produce the necessary neighborhood units to supply the people with what they need.