City Place (College and US 69)

[KCMax]

It is expected to generate about $7.2 million for construction of a parking garage serving a 600-foot-long mixed-use structure near College Boulevard and Switzer Road.

I feel like my family and our bikes are uninvited to Overland Park.

[mistervinix]

Wow, the uniqueness demonstrated in this project is simply stunning. There will be nothing like it in all of the metro:

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... ge_gallery

Except, maybe, for this project by the same company:

http://www.blockllc.com/BusinessDevelop ... Crest.aspx

Well, the pools are different. There's that.

[GRID]

Still don't see how this project is mixed use. Looks like any other part of Overland Park. If you draw a big enough circle, you can call anything mixed use eventially.

600,000 sq ft of new office space. Hmm, which kcmo company will be lured to that space with PEAK incentives?

[joshmv]

CityPlace "going vertical" this week.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... -with.html

Residences promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prYvmKFIm78

Office promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJzxnfgJ1mQ

Live Webcam:
http://oxblue.com/open/Titan/CityPlace

Doesn't look overly exciting, but it's only a few blocks away from me so I plan to watch it pretty closely.

[flyingember]

The development agreement approved Monday calls for the city to pay the estimated $7 million to $8 million cost of extending Switzer Road through the development.

This new road better be self supporting in the future...otherwise, whats the point? We're just tying ourselves to years of repaving, snow plowing, curb repair, traffic light, and street light maintenance.


Obviously I'm being facetious, but i think it goes to show how ridiculous these same arguments sound against any type of development- urban or suburban. They lack any substance

you forgot line repainting. In KC that's every other year

[ZaEry]

Look forward to seeing this get developed

[mistervinix]

Looks like the office towers are a long way off, and any retail as well. Not much "mixed" about this basically giant apartment complex:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/business ... 15138.html

[joshmv]

This is the website for the main building that's just about to open. http://www.theroyaleatcityplace.com/

We're planning to move in in March since our side of the building won't be ready when they initially open. It's basically just a nice apartment complex with amenities similar to what you'd see with condo's. There's actually very little of it in this area, especially with larger floor plans available.

Mixed use or not, Block seems to be doing a nice job with their multifamily projects. I didn't care much about the retail because we'll be moving out before it's scheduled to be finished in 2018.

We leased about 6 months before our move-in date, and 2 out of the 4 floors were already leased on the corner that we wanted. The prices also jumped a lot right after we signed up so I assume things are going well in that regard.

[mgsports]

Also will City Dog Park if approved and will have some Commercial approved in the future.

[brewcrew1000]

Is this thing burning to the ground right now?

http://www.kctv5.com/story/34956522/are ... nt-complex

[kboish]

Yes. It looks like it also caught a couple of nearby houses on fire as well.

[kboish]

at least 7 houses on fire in addition to the apartment complex.

[kboish]

maybe only half of the apartment complex looks to be burning. the wind is carrying the fire into the neighbors...some of the houses on fire looks to be several blocks away.

[shinatoo]

The building next to the main conflagration has now caught. I'm guessing that most of those are going to go down. No sprinkler system installed yet.

[grovester]

Were they still under construction?

[hgascoigne]

Were they still under construction?

Some of them. A few had just opened to residents.

[joshmv]

I live there. The main building is the only one that's occupied and it looks to be safe. If the cold front hadn't just come through and changed the wind direction our apartment would be gone. Feel terrible for the neighbors to the south though.

[FangKC]

Overland Park council signals more tax breaks coming for CityPlace corporate campus

CityPlace developers may have yet to secure tenants for the second of four office buildings planned near U.S. 69 and College Boulevard.

But Overland Park City Council members, eager to attract businesses that pay higher rents and salaries, have already pledged tax breaks for the next phase of the mixed-use development under construction.

Council members approved a resolution Monday declaring the city’s intention to issue up to $30 million in economic development revenue bonds — which provide sales tax exemptions on construction materials — for the CityPlace Corporate Centre I building developed by Block Real Estate Services.

The resolution also authorized a 10-year, 25 percent property tax abatement for the proposed 125,912 square-foot office building. Of the four office buildings, this one is expected to be built closest to College Boulevard. Once the building is completed, its annual property taxes will increase from $11,500 to $90,000, city staff estimate.
...

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politic ... 24174.html

[FangKC]

Sad to see that Overland Park continues to be so blighted, and economically-challenged, that they still have to grant tax breaks to developers and employers.

[flyingember]

Sad to see that Overland Park continues to be so blighted, and economically-challenged, that they still have to grant tax breaks to developers and employers.

Clearly all the suburban style homes don't provide any value to the tax base.