Kansas City continues to grow — but not without friction.

In this solo episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman breaks down the Kansas City, Missouri City Plan Commission meetings from January 7th and January 21st, 2026 — covering the biggest development approvals, rezoning moves, and one residential project that perfectly highlights the ongoing tension between growth and neighborhood resistance.

• The massive expansion of the KCI 29 Logistics Park — and what it signals for industrial demand in the Northland

• New multifamily and mixed-use projects moving forward across Kansas City

• Corridor rezonings setting the stage for future redevelopment

• Institutional and community facility expansions

• The Woodbridge Manor project at 10806 Grandview Road — a proposed 151-home neighborhood that stalled after organized opposition raised concerns over traffic, stormwater, and site development

Kansas City — like many cities across the country — consistently talks about the need for more housing, more affordability, and more supply.

But when real projects show up, resistance often follows.

This episode dives into the real forces shaping housing supply, commercial growth, and development momentum in the KC metro — and why friction at the planning level continues to impact long-term affordability and opportunity.

If you invest, develop, broker, or track real estate in the Kansas City market, this is ground-level intelligence you don’t want to miss.

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