Cornerstone of Leawood

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:49 pm

They haven't announced any tenants that I know of, but Cornerstone of Leawood is quietly adding 357,000 sq. feet of retail and offices to 135th and Nall. Steal beams are already up as this project looks like it is one of RED's top priorities right now. This center will be an actuall "mall" with anchor tenants and offices above smaller speciality stores lining a pedestrian area. There appears to be 5 restautant pads on near the streets.
Here is the site plan...

Here is a big photo construction so far...
http://reddevelopment.com/construction/ ... ng+G%2EJPG

tat2kc · Post by **tat2kc** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:43 pm

This is the development by that large Methodist church if I'm not mistaken?

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:51 pm

From RED...

Cornerstone of Leawood will be exceptionally well located in Johnson County, Kansas at the southeast corner of 135th Street (Hwy 150) and Nall Avenue.

Total current daily traffic counts at the Nall Avenue intersection is over 50,000.

The 135th Street Corridor is rapidly becoming the most commercially dense street in the metropolitan Kansas City area.

Surrounded by retail and office, Cornerstone of Leawood is located just blocks from a 10,400 member mega-church and the Sprint Headquarters with 17,000 employees.

KCDowntown · Post by **KCDowntown** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:02 pm

What do they mean by stalls?

KCDowntown

eliphar17 · Post by **eliphar17** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:15 pm

Parking spaces.

It looks like there are 6 pad sites. Pad 2 appears to be for a bank. Pad 6 appears to be for a fast-food restaurant (note the drive-thru).

Are each of the "tenants" connected under one roof? Or is it a bunch of separate buildings? If I'm not mistaken, it looks like Tenant 9 is separated from the others by a road.

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:42 pm

I feel sorry for 119th.

KCK · Post by **KCK** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:36 am

GOD DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why the hell is Red's top priority in Leawood??????

They are leaving us in KCK hanging for years now, and they already have beams up in Leawood!!!!!!!!

Ive said it before, I will say it again, Legends will never be built.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:06 am

Although I am a little disturbed by how long it is taking RED to get started on Legends, remember it is by far the largest and most ambitious project they have ever worked on. In the worst case scenario, Legends will be redeveloped by someone else. The land it too hot to sit vacant.

Projects like Cornerstone are a dime a dozen. And the Leawood address helps a lot. Tenants probably don't even do research once they hear it is in Leawood, they just ask..."Where do I sign?" Disposable income.

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:42 pm

RED may be lookin' for more destination retail before he gets started with Legends. However, I think the money in Leawood is enough to make the Cornerstone his priority. Dave & Buster's will announce a new restaurant opening in Legends by this Fall.

Post by **bahua** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:01 am

If that map is a definite, then I am very disappointed. It looks like it's about 20% content, and 80% useless lawn and vast swaths of parking. When a city says they have "no room for future development" after approving planetscars like this, I can't see how people can listen to it without laughing or getting angry.

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:25 pm

bahua wrote:If that map is a definite, then I am very disappointed. It looks like it's about 20% content, and 80% useless lawn and vast swaths of parking. When a city says they have "no room for future development" after approving planetscars like this, I can't see how people can listen to it without laughing or getting angry.

People wanna see greenspace...as far as the surface lots, until building parking garages gets cheaper, the big lots will be popular in all suburbs across America.

Post by **bahua** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:10 pm

I agree that people want to see green space, but this isn't greenspace. It's useless, water-wasting, sodded ground. It isn't a park, and the public aren't welcome to use it. That makes it a waste.

As for the parking deck expensiveness, that may be true, but that doesn't justify continuously annexing land to accomodate this kind of wasteful development.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:13 am

According to Block and Co., Cornerstone will have:

peripheral land:
Ted's Montana Grill
Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano
Claddagh Irish Pub
Eckerd Drug

center:
Ultimate Electronics
Golf Galaxy
Cheeseburger in Paradise

Way to go RED!

Post by **bahua** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:19 pm

Who/What is RED?

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:27 pm

Homegrown RED development...responsible for BarryWoods Crossing, SummitWoods, Boardwalk and KCK's Legends at Village West. Also a number of projects around the country.

Brooksider · Post by **Brooksider** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:21 pm

I have to wander why RED is located on the plaza instead of in one of it's own developments.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:53 pm

I'm thinking Trader Joe's might make its KC debut at this center. One of the tenants is reportedly "market foods."

Karin · Post by **Karin** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:16 pm

What is Trader Joe's?

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:21 pm

Karin wrote:What is Trader Joe's?

Coveted grocery store...a couple opening/opened in StL.

http://www.traderjoes.com/

DanCa · Post by **DanCa** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:36 pm

Trader Joe's is awsome. I shop there every week. One of their big draws is great deals on wine and their famous Charles Shaw wine (a.k.a. Two-Buck Chuck) and micro-brew beers

. But I thought it was illegal in KS to sell liquor and food in the same store?

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