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Controversial Country Club Plaza Office Project Relocated to Valencia II
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The opponents of the Country Club Plaza office project have realized their objective as the developer has dropped the proposal for the controversial seven-story tower; therefore, the Neptune Apartments will survive. Kansas City Business Journal reports [...]…
Continue reading →Whiterock REIT Buys U.S. Bank Operations Center in Overland Park
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Toronto-based real estate investment trust Whiterock REIT has purchased the U.S. Bank operations center in Overland Park for $38 million, reports the Kansas City Business Journal. Whiterock will handle tenant management of the fully leased [...]…
Continue reading →Revamped Plans for Historic Building and New Retirement Community Announced in Kansas City
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The historic Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City building, located at 925 Grand Boulevard, will become a 306-room Embassy Suites hotel. The Kansas City Star reports that developer Jason Townsend has revised his original plan that [...]…
Continue reading →Kansas City Announces 10 New Projects as Economic Development Border War Continues
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Kansas City has announced 10 new projects in various stages of development, and officials hope that they will increase the optimism about the local economy. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the leadership of the [...]…
Continue reading →Sheraton Crown Center Emerges While Historic Cosby Hotel is Saved
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Starting January 2012, the Hyatt Regency Crown Center will be known as the Sheraton Crown Center following a management agreement between Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Kansas City Business Journal [...]…
Continue reading →Black & Veatch LEED World Headquarters Renovation and Expansion Approved; Park Place Development Adds Two New Office Buildings
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Overland Park Planning Commission has approved the initial renovation and expansion plans for the world headquarters of Black & Veatch located at 114th Street and Lamar Avenue. Black & Veatch is the area’s 12th-largest private-sector [...]…
Continue reading →Corbin Park Retail Project Ready for New Owner; FishNet Security Moves Headquarters Across the Border
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Corbin Park retail project which is located at 135th Street and Metacalf Avenue was originally developed by Corbin Park LP. Construction work for the 1.1 million-square-foot site started in 2007. Delays started to appear in [...]…
Continue reading →Kansas City Congratulates LEED Gold-Rated Green Campus and Other Construction Projects of the Year
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Kansas City Business Journal has published a ranking of the Kansas City-area construction projects of the year. Ranked in third place was the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts. The construction cost of the project is reported at [...]…
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