HAKC’s redevelopment plan is a bold vision for expanding affordable housing and strengthening Kansas City communities. Guided by Bigger, Better, and Bolder, the plan will create new housing opportunities, revitalize existing properties, strengthen partnerships, and connect residents to pathways for greater stability and economic opportunity.
HAKC’s vision is bigger because the need is bigger. This redevelopment plan represents a significant expansion of affordable housing opportunities throughout Kansas City, creating new homes while reinvesting in and transforming existing public housing communities.
Redevelop all existing public housing properties, improving more than 1,100 existing housing units while creating approximately 1,000 additional affordable housing units.
Create more than 3,500 new-construction housing units throughout Kansas City, expanding access to quality, affordable homes in communities across the city.
Acquire more than 1,900 multifamily and single-family housing units throughout Kansas City, strengthening HAKC’s housing portfolio and expanding its ability to serve residents.
Invest in residential development projects that generate returns for reinvestment into HAKC Resident Services programming, creating a sustainable cycle of investment in communities.
REDEVELOPED PUBLIC HOUSING ASSETS
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Expanding Access to Opportunity
HAKC will strategically acquire multifamily properties throughout Kansas City, focusing on neighborhoods with strong schools, employment opportunities, and economic investment.
This approach expands affordable housing while giving residents greater access to neighborhoods with strong opportunities for education, employment, and economic mobility.
Better means building a stronger, more capable organization that can move with greater speed, flexibility, and purpose. HAKC will modernize its approach to development, strengthen its resources, and position itself to take advantage of new opportunities that can expand housing options and accelerate investment throughout Kansas City.
Expand funding through innovative tools, including bond financing and bank credit facilities.
Shift toward a self-development model for greater control over projects, timelines, and outcomes.
Pursue market-rate, workforce, affordable, and supportive housing opportunities.
Strengthen HSKC and AHKC while assessing every property to guide redevelopment priorities and timelines.
Bolder means thinking beyond traditional housing development and imagining what is possible when housing is connected to opportunity. HAKC will pursue innovative, first-of-its-kind approaches that create stronger pathways to economic mobility, entrepreneurship, homeownership, employment, and community investment. These initiatives are designed not only to provide quality housing, but to create environments where residents can live, work, build businesses, pursue their goals, and thrive.
Create a Class-A, mixed-use HAKC headquarters with residential, retail, office, and hospitality spaces.
Develop vibrant live-work-play communities that bring housing, entertainment, commercial, and office spaces together.
Nurture pathways to employment and entrepreneurship through HAKC ownership of businesses and franchises.
Expand homeownership opportunities and pursue strategic partnerships focused on areas such as education and healthcare.
NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Homeownership can be a powerful pathway to stability, financial security, and long-term wealth. HAKC will create new opportunities for low- and moderate-income families to move from renting to owning by acquiring homes and making them available at below-market prices. By pairing affordable home prices with accessible financing and ongoing support, the program is designed to make homeownership more attainable for residents who may otherwise face significant barriers to purchasing a home.
Acquire homes and make them available to qualified families at below-market prices.
Provide eligible public housing residents with mortgages directly through HAKC, creating an affordable path to ownership.
Reinvest mortgage payments into the acquisition of additional homes, creating a sustainable cycle of homeownership opportunities.
Support maintenance and capital needs throughout the mortgage term to help ensure the long-term success of each property.
This program is about more than helping residents purchase a home—it is about creating a sustainable pathway toward greater financial independence. As residents build equity in their homes, they can establish a stronger financial foundation for themselves and their families. At the same time, mortgage payments are reinvested into the program, allowing HAKC to create additional homeownership opportunities for future residents. The result is a model designed to turn housing assistance into an opportunity for ownership, stability, and wealth building.
HAKC will pursue innovative partnerships with educational institutions, healthcare providers, and other community organizations to create housing solutions that address specific community needs.
Adult Student-Focused Housing Development
Housing located on or near the Penn Valley Campus, providing students with greater access to education, housing, and support.
Transitional Housing for Families with Children
Housing developed within former public school facilities, creating transitional housing opportunities for families while connecting residents to supportive services provided by University Health Kansas City.
These partnerships demonstrate how HAKC can leverage existing community assets, expertise, and resources to create innovative housing solutions that address the unique needs of Kansas City residents. By working alongside colleges, healthcare providers, school districts, and other community partners, HAKC can connect housing with the services and opportunities that help residents achieve greater stability and independence.
One HAKC Center will bring housing, services, commerce, hospitality, and HAKC operations together in one dynamic, mixed-use destination. Designed as a convenient, connected hub, the development will place residents and the broader community within easy reach of essential services, amenities, and public transportation.
More than a headquarters, One HAKC Center will be a model for integrated community development—bringing people, services, housing, and opportunity together in one place.
Units: 1,622
Estimated Development Cost: $495,124,273
Units: 1,924
Estimated Development Cost: $538,720,000
Units: 3,413
Estimated Development Cost: $1,453,931,766
Units: 200
Estimated Development Cost: $120,000,000
Interested in learning more about HAKC’s redevelopment plans and opportunities to partner, invest, or participate? Connect with our Planning and Development team to learn more.
Let’s build a bigger, better, and bolder future for Kansas City together.
