Can’t build project with Android Studio 3.0 + DataBinding + Kotlin

I just tried with similar build.gradle settings in a new and fresh kotlin project and it builds. Unfortunately I couldn’t use all your libs and your exact setting but maybe it’s just a matter of order. Here is my

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'

kapt {
    generateStubs = true
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "nice.fontaine.kottest"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 26
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"

        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:6.1.0'
    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:6.1.0'
    implementation('de.keyboardsurfer.android.widget:crouton:1.8.5@aar') {
        exclude group: 'com.google.android', module: 'support-v4'
    }
    implementation 'com.google.dagger:dagger:2.10'
    kapt 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.10'
    kapt 'com.android.databinding:compiler:3.0.0'

    implementation 'de.greenrobot:eventbus:2.4.0'
    implementation 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library:1.0.19'

    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.0'
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:11.6.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:11.6.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:11.6.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.6.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:11.6.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:11.6.0"

    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
    implementation "com.android.support:support-v13:26.1.0"
    implementation "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.1.0"
    implementation "com.android.support:design:26.1.0"
    implementation "com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0"
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2'

    implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4'
    implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.1'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
    implementation 'com.amulyakhare:com.amulyakhare.textdrawable:1.0.1'
    implementation 'com.google.ads.mediation:facebook:4.26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.facebook.android:audience-network-sdk:4.26.1'
    implementation 'org.jboss.netty:netty:3.2.10.Final'

    //Testing
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.0.1'
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2') {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations:22.2.1'
    }
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test:runner:0.3') {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations:22.2.1'
    }
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test:rules:0.3') {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations:22.2.1'
    }
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-intents:2.2') {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations:22.2.1'
    }
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:2.2') {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'app-compat'
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-v4'
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations:22.2.1'
        exclude module: 'recyclerview-v7'

    }
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.3'
    androidTestImplementation "com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0"
    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.0'
    debugImplementation 'com.letv.sarrsdesktop:BlockCanaryExJRT:0.9.5.3'
    releaseImplementation 'com.letv.sarrsdesktop:BlockCanaryExJRTNoOp:0.9.5.3'
    testImplementation 'com.letv.sarrsdesktop:BlockCanaryExJRTNoOp:0.9.5.3'

    implementation 'me.mvdw.recyclerviewmergeadapter:recyclerviewmergeadapter:2.0.0'
    debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:1.5.1'
    releaseImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-no-op:1.5.1'
    testImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-no-op:1.5.1'

    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0"
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.8.0'
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0"
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:adapter-rxjava2:2.3.0"
    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.1.2'
    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.0.1'
    implementation 'com.gojuno.koptional:koptional-rxjava2-extensions:1.2.0'
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.newrelic.agent.android:android-agent:5.14.0'
    implementation 'org.jsoup:jsoup:1.10.3'
}

At least I can verify with this test that

kapt 'com.android.databinding:compiler:3.0.0' 

is working for me. Maybe try it in a new project too and check if this works and then slowly apply your other libs one by one. Hope that gets you on track!