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Lawrence news April 16, 2026 - 7:56 pm

Lawrence board signs off on 83-unit apartment complex planned for Oread neighborhood

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence’s Historic Resources Commission voted 4-1 Thursday to find that the design for The Place @ KU, a planned 83-unit apartment complex, aligns with the Oread neighborhood.

Lawrence news March 19, 2026 - 8:48 pm

Plans for high-density apartments near KU campus headed for architectural revisions

by Mackenzie Clark

A city board on Thursday recommended that plans to demolish five buildings and construct a 75-unit, 300-bedroom apartment complex near KU go to an architectural committee for revisions.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 9, 2025 - 6:58 pm

Lawrence city commissioners approve high-density zoning in Oread neighborhood

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners have approved a request to rezone property near KU’s campus for developers to build the densest housing allowed in the city.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business December 2, 2025 - 5:08 pm

Barker neighborhood to hold meeting about proposed parking lot at former Sunrise Project site

by Maya Hodison

The Barker Neighborhood Association will host a meeting on Wednesday about a 234-space parking lot proposed in eastern Lawrence that would serve an apartment complex about a mile away.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 22, 2025 - 8:27 pm

Planning commission signs off on rezoning request for high-density housing near KU

by Mackenzie Clark

The planning commission has approved a request to rezone property near KU’s campus, another step toward plans to build the highest-density housing yet in the city.

Lawrence news October 16, 2025 - 10:59 pm

Plans in progress to rezone area, demolish 5 buildings to build high-density housing near KU

by Mackenzie Clark

Developers are pushing to rezone space south of the “Triangle” bar district near KU’s campus, ultimately to demolish five buildings and construct one of the densest housing developments yet in the city. 

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