KCMO seeks redevelopment proposals for Country Club Plaza tennis courts [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The nearly 100-year-old Country Club Plaza Tennis Center may soon be a thing of the past.

On Tuesday, Kansas City, Missouri, officials announced they were seeking proposals to redevelop the site of the Plaza tennis courts into a mixed-use development.

Ideally, the city is seeking new development that would include residential multi-family housing, the relocation of the tennis courts to another location, ground-floor retail and public spaces, community engagement and a nod toward the historic architecture of the Plaza.

The development would be next door to a stop on the KC Streetcar’s Main Street Extension.

As such, the city would look for a development focused on transit and higher densities that would prioritize alternate modes of transportation besides the personal automobile.

“The city of Kansas City is seeking a developer and redevelopment ideas for the historic Plaza Tennis Courtssite in the heart of the Country Club Plaza District,” a release from the city …