Kansas City, Jackson County
Independence Demolition Pros in Kansas City, Missouri
The east side, the Northeast and the Northland within 20 miles of Independence, where the City runs the metro's largest dangerous-buildings program.
- Independence and 10 towns within 20 miles
- Written price before any work starts
- City permit, utility and asbestos steps explained
- Local, licensed, insured contractors
Independence Demolition Pros covers the slice of Kansas City inside 20 miles of Independence: the east side, the Northeast and the Northland, where the City's dangerous-buildings list has run into the hundreds and the City sets its own permit, licence and asbestos steps.
Letting the City demolish a posted house costs the owner the City's price, historically $5,500 to $7,000 and more, as a lien on the lot; an owner's own teardown at $10,000 to $21,100 is timed and negotiated instead.
What it costs
$10,000 to $21,100
The published range for demolishing a house in Kansas City, Missouri (HomeBlue, May 2024). East-side basement houses usually land in the $12,100 to $15,800 band.
Calls answered Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What brings Kansas City owners to call
- A dangerous-building notice from Neighborhood Services with a date on it
- An estate or tax-sale house on the east side empty for years
- A fire-damaged house the insurer has released
- A vacant storefront on Independence Avenue or Truman Road
Licensed contractors, a City permit and the Air Quality Program
Demolition in Kansas City takes a building permit from City Planning and Development (Section 18-13(a); Information Bulletin IB107), and the contractor holds a City demolition licence: Class I for any building, Class II for three stories or less. A state-licensed inspector surveys for asbestos, and the notice goes to the Kansas City Air Quality Program ten working days ahead. A building over 50 years old gets Historic Preservation Office review unless it has been declared dangerous.
The dangerous-buildings list
Neighborhood Services declares buildings dangerous under Section 56-532, orders repair or demolition, and demolishes and bills the owner when nothing happens. A $10 million bond program in 2016 demolished 609 houses by October 2019 and still left 343 on the list. The City's cost lands on the lot as a lien; a private teardown inside the order's deadline keeps it off, as the dangerous building demolition page explains.
Bottomland at the center, loess on the east side
The USDA soil survey maps the city's center as urban land on river bottom. The east side and Northeast sit on the loess bluffs above it, with full basements under the 1910s to 1950s houses, and the Northland is slow-draining Sharpsburg silt loam. Basements are filled in compacted lifts after the City's pre-fill inspection.
ZIP codes covered: 64123, 64124, 64125, 64126, 64127, 64128, 64129, 64130, 64132, 64133, 64134, 64136, 64137, 64138, 64139, 64116, 64117, 64118, 64119
Local tip for Kansas City: If the house is over 50 years old and not declared dangerous, file the Historic Preservation demolition review together with the permit; it runs on its own clock.
Holding a Kansas City dangerous-building order?
Read the date on the notice to a local licensed contractor. They say whether the permit and the teardown fit inside it.
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Dangerous Building Demolition in Kansas City
The largest share of Kansas City calls: posted houses taken down inside the order's deadline; see dangerous building demolition.
House Demolition in Kansas City
East side and Northeast houses from the 1910s to the 1950s; see house demolition.
Fire-Damaged House Demolition in Kansas City
The east side's fire losses, after the insurer's release; see fire-damaged demolition.
Garage Demolition in Kansas City
Alley garages across the older grid; see garage demolition.
Commercial Demolition in Kansas City
Vacant storefronts on Independence Avenue; see commercial demolition.
Services available in Kansas City
House Demolition
Full teardowns of one and two-story houses, basement or slab, down to a graded lot.
Garage Demolition
Detached garages, carports and sheds, slab out or slab left, usually one or two days.
Pool Removal
Pools broken through, filled in lifts and compacted, decks and pumps hauled.
Concrete Removal
Driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs broken out, hauled and recycled.
Asbestos Inspection Before Demolition
The licensed inspection, the DNR notice and the thresholds that come before any teardown.
Interior Demolition
Kitchens, baths and whole houses stripped to the studs ahead of a remodel.
Frequently asked questions
What owners ask before a teardown
How much does it cost to demolish a house in Kansas City?
The published range is $10,000 to $21,100. East-side houses on basements usually land in the $12,100 to $15,800 band.
Who can pull a demolition permit in Kansas City?
A contractor with a City demolition licence, Class I or Class II, through City Planning and Development.
What are the signs a Kansas City house will be declared dangerous?
Section 56-532 lists them: leaning or buckling walls, unrepaired fire, wind or flood damage, and the conditions that follow years of vacancy.
Where does the asbestos notice go for a Kansas City demolition?
To the Kansas City Air Quality Program rather than the state, ten working days before the work.
Does an old house need historic review before demolition?
If it is over 50 years old and has not been declared dangerous, yes, before the permit issues.