Updates for the recently approved 2 billion dollar Brookridge Redevelopment plan in Overland Park. From a recent real estate report published in January, it stated that ground break is planned for either late 2020 or early 2021.
I’m not sure why this project has received such a frosty reception here. If it were proposed on the riverfront or Crossroads there would be jubilation. It’s bringing much needed density and new energy to a stagnant region of Johnson County.
Loscher94 wrote:Updates for the recently approved 2 billion dollar Brookridge Redevelopment plan in Overland Park. From a recent real estate report published in January, it stated that ground break is planned for either late 2020 or early 2021.
I’m not sure why this project has received such a frosty reception here. If it were proposed on the riverfront or Crossroads there would be jubilation. It’s bringing much needed density and new energy to a stagnant region of Johnson County.
Pretty sizable. It’s like building a whole new Downtown, although I don’t think Overland Park has a Downtown. Maybe they do, I don’t know. It’s been a while since I ventured over there.
Loscher94 wrote:Updates for the recently approved 2 billion dollar Brookridge Redevelopment plan in Overland Park. From a recent real estate report published in January, it stated that ground break is planned for either late 2020 or early 2021.
I’m not sure why this project has received such a frosty reception here. If it were proposed on the riverfront or Crossroads there would be jubilation. It’s bringing much needed density and new energy to a stagnant region of Johnson County.
Pretty sizable. It’s like building a whole new Downtown, although I don’t think Overland Park has a Downtown. Maybe they do, I don’t know. It’s been a while since I ventured over there.[/quote]
Overland Park technically has a “downtown” but it’s more of a quaint mid-century Main Street with independent shops and restaurants. No density whatsoever but plenty of charm.
There is a central business district which is right across from the Brookridge site that contains a variety of mid-rises. The development will be a great addition to the contrast.
The Keystone Innovation District appears to be moving along undeterred as the organization is adding high profile individuals to the board and will move on to the architectural phase soon.
The overall building scope is around $90 million to $130 million so I would imagine losing a minor 300k from the city could be found privately with ease.
Frankly, the easiest way to get anything done in KC is to simply exclude the city council. The less stake they have the better. The Lucas administration has been a dumpster fire.
Quite a few new renderings of the Waddell and Reed building. These show the "improvements" to the ground floor. They added a small retail space and the renders show the garden area. The neighborhood gave this design a thumbs down since it's still a huge blank wall along 14th Street and maybe Wyandotte (I'm not sure).
People are also upset because Burns and McDonnell redesigned the first floor of the REVERB apartments and made it less pedestrian-friendly. While it appears they want to design some "iconic" buildings, they're not making any allies doing what they're doing. Between this and REVERB, the sidewalk experiences are atrocious.
The existing buildings on the site have been leveled.
Speaking of REVERB, here are the latest pictures of the project from TheLastGent on KCRag. These are from March 7th and in addition to the one posted by ldai_phs earlier. In my opinion, it's solid infill.
Here is the latest drone video from Copaken Brooks
Looking up from Main Street.
Looking North from the Corrigan Station garage...
Looking North from 19th and Walnut...
View from the parking lot across the street.
View Southeast from 16th and Wyandotte. One of the hospital cranes disappeared but there are still 3 shown here (REVERB, Hospital, City Club).
OTHER PROJECTS...
Tracks 215 in the Crossroads shrunk. The main reason given is because the recently completed Arterra project didn't get the high enough occupancy numbers that were projected. It still has the same design but will be shorter. It replaces a surface parking lot near the "Freighthouse" which features Jack Stack BBQ, Grunauer, and Lidia's.
New rendering
Old rendering
The massive City Club apartment project is coming together nicely. Dollar General X was announced as a retail tenant. The old Midwest hotel has an interesting wavy glass wall. The facade fronting made should be "revealed" soon as it has been under scaffolding now for several months. Photos provided by theLastGentleman via KCRag.
The Artistry KC project at 19th and Oak is reportedly getting some gray brick. The most recent photo is from March 7th by theLastGentleman on the KCRag.
Some photos of the Hyatt House site by theLastGentleman. These are photos from the same day that the crane was put up. Almost ready to go vertical.
It was posted on the KCRag that Flaherty+Collins is planning an apartment building in the River Market area. It appears as an ordinance to transfer the ownership of a city-owned parking lot at the Northwest corner of 5th and Main to PortKC and from there, te rumor arises that its Flaherty+Collins.
HDR and KC Streetcar Constructors won the bid to build the extension.
A new ordinance was introduced to execute the construction manager contract, negotiate a GMP for construction, and commence pre-construction as well as a contract with HDR to finish up the design.
Per city council docket:
Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a construction manager at-risk contract with KC Streetcar Constructors for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project that includes Phase I ‐ Preconstruction Services in the amount of $2,700,000.00 and, subject to appropriation of funds and successful negotiation of a Final Guaranteed Maximum Price, Phase II Construction Services; and authorizing an agreement with HDR in the amount of $4,709,672.00 for design work for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project.
New ordinance was introduced to approve the city's cost share agreement with MODOT. It is unfortunate that MODOT refuses to pay for their own bridge. However, it is exciting to see another $650 million in downtown projects about to get the go-ahead.
HDR and KC Streetcar Constructors won the bid to build the extension.
A new ordinance was introduced to execute the construction manager contract, negotiate a GMP for construction, and commence pre-construction as well as a contract with HDR to finish up the design.
Per city council docket:
Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a construction manager at-risk contract with KC Streetcar Constructors for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project that includes Phase I ‐ Preconstruction Services in the amount of $2,700,000.00 and, subject to appropriation of funds and successful negotiation of a Final Guaranteed Maximum Price, Phase II Construction Services; and authorizing an agreement with HDR in the amount of $4,709,672.00 for design work for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project.
Yes! Finish up the pre-construction work and get the ball rolling on the extension. It will be a few years before it opens but this will make the area along Main Street a lot more connected.
Good for the streetcar. It really will help link the two areas of Downtown and The Plaza.
According to the article I read it should be functional in early 2025 - but depending on financial and tax provisions/approvals, the delays with Covid19 and union contract negotiations and the Federal grant may now be delayed from 2021 to 2022. The new extension is 3.5 miles due south along the right lanes of Main Street.
Good for the streetcar. It really will help link the two areas of Downtown and The Plaza.
According to the article I read it should be functional in early 2025 - but depending on financial and tax provisions/approvals, the delays with Covid19 and union contract negotiations and the Federal grant may now be delayed from 2021 to 2022. The new extension is 3.5 miles due south along the right lanes of Main Street.
Local funds and taxes are in place. Federal Funding in 2021 results in a late summer 2024- early 2025 open.
framer wrote:T-Mobile has completed their acquisition of Sprint. Any word on how that's expected to impact Sprint's presence in KC?
I think the public answer is “the new combined company will maintain a similar presence in Kansas City. What will actually happen is up in the air, especially with this new corona virus pandemic.
Kansas City seems to have been doing a good job recently of attracting secondary offices for Seattle firms and with the COL there being much higher I do see the KC office maintaining a sizable role in the new firm.
T-Mobile has completed their acquisition of Sprint. Any word on how that's expected to impact Sprint's presence in KC?
I expect it to be what it is today. A shell of what it used to be. We had a couple Sprint employees come work for us in the last 6-8 months in our local KC branch. They got out while they could.
T-Mobile has completed their acquisition of Sprint. Any word on how that's expected to impact Sprint's presence in KC?
KC already took most of the hit over time. Sprint used to employ around 30K in KC area, now about 5K if even that. A periphery impact will be the local contractors/suppliers/partners that supported Sprint. IE, HP and EMC local offices have a team dedicated to Sprint.
On one hand, TMO may keep or even expand some operations/depts in KC given lower costs than Seattle. OTOH, if COVID has a permanent effect toward more work-from-home culture and office space becomes abundant and cheaper in Seattle, it could hurt KC. KC's been growing in other STEM at a much faster rate than Sprint losses so may not matter long term. And back when Sprint/Nextel merged and Nextel had HQ in DC for short time, managers who left created a lot of startups in KC. COVID impact everywhere for next 3+ years more of a concern of course but telcom industry won't be impacted as much.
If taking bets, mine would be in 5 years TMO will keep 2K token jobs in KC if even that. But is possible TMO could grow KC presence.
Update on the various hotel projects in the age of Covid-19. Surprisingly most of the developers behind the projects still fully intend to complete their ventures. No word for Loews opening.
- The developers behind the Hotel Bravo project (adjacent to Loews Hotel and across from the Kauffman Center) which was already recommended to be denied tax incentives still intends to make another pitch to the city council when activities resume.
- The Hyatt House under construction is temporarily on hold but plans to revise schedule are underway
- The upcoming Embassy Suites hotel renovation at the old Federal Reserve Bank building is still in the works
- The renovation of the Kansas City Club building at 1228 Baltimore into a Hyatt Flag hotel by Platform Ventures is still on tract for a summer opening depending on the pandemic situation.
- The Scarritt Building renovation into a Wyndham Grand is still moving forward.
- A Moxy Hotel is still in the works for Broadway and Valentine.
- The planned renovation of the Plaza Holiday Inn into a Kimpton Hotel however is now on hold with an uncertain timeline.
Loscher94 wrote:Update on the various hotel projects in the age of Covid-19. Surprisingly most of the developers behind the projects still fully intend to complete their ventures. No word for Loews opening.
- The developers behind the Hotel Bravo project (adjacent to Loews Hotel and across from the Kauffman Center) which was already recommended to be denied tax incentives still intends to make another pitch to the city council when activities resume.
- The Hyatt House under construction is temporarily on hold but plans to revise schedule are underway
- The upcoming Embassy Suites hotel renovation at the old Federal Reserve Bank building is still in the works
- The renovation of the Kansas City Club building at 1228 Baltimore into a Hyatt Flag hotel by Platform Ventures is still on tract for a summer opening depending on the pandemic situation.
- The Scarritt Building renovation into a Wyndham Grand is still moving forward.
- A Moxy Hotel is still in the works for Broadway and Valentine.
- The planned renovation of the Plaza Holiday Inn into a Kimpton Hotel however is now on hold with an uncertain timeline.
T-Mobile has completed their acquisition of Sprint. Any word on how that's expected to impact Sprint's presence in KC?
KC already took most of the hit over time. Sprint used to employ around 30K in KC area, now about 5K if even that. A periphery impact will be the local contractors/suppliers/partners that supported Sprint. IE, HP and EMC local offices have a team dedicated to Sprint.
On one hand, TMO may keep or even expand some operations/depts in KC given lower costs than Seattle. OTOH, if COVID has a permanent effect toward more work-from-home culture and office space becomes abundant and cheaper in Seattle, it could hurt KC. KC's been growing in other STEM at a much faster rate than Sprint losses so may not matter long term. And back when Sprint/Nextel merged and Nextel had HQ in DC for short time, managers who left created a lot of startups in KC. COVID impact everywhere for next 3+ years more of a concern of course but telcom industry won't be impacted as much.
If taking bets, mine would be in 5 years TMO will keep 2K token jobs in KC if even that. But is possible TMO could grow KC presence.
The overlap of people working at Sprint and living downtown is minimal. I doubt a Sprint draw down will have much effect on downtown especially since KC has had good tech growth from other firms -many with locations in the core.
Hyatt’s “Unbound Collection” brand of hotels will be the tenant for the upcoming Kansas City Club building renovation.
It’ll be the first of its kind in the Midwest outside of Chicago and will be a full-service, 4 star property with its own unique branding. Once open, it will arguably be one of KC’s finest hotels to date.
However, with opening be planned in a few months, I’m surprised there’s be so little PR and the booking portal isn’t even open yet but I suppose that could be due to the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Loscher94 wrote:Hyatt’s “Unbound Collection” brand of hotels will be the tenant for the upcoming Kansas City Club building renovation.
It’ll be the first of its kind in the Midwest outside of Chicago and will be a full-service, 4 star property with its own unique branding. Once open, it will arguably be one of KC’s finest hotels to date.
However, with opening be planned in a few months, I’m surprised there’s be so little PR and the booking portal isn’t even open yet but I suppose that could be due to the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Here are interior renderings for Reverb. A bathroom and living room/kitchen area. Both of these are from the ReverbKC Facebook page. They’re also on their Instagram.
