FangKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm
SS&C, the company that acquired DST, has put the Poindexter and Centennial buildings up for sale as well as the Poindexter Garage, and a surface parking lot west of the Centennial Building at 910 Central.
Two vacant SS&C office buildings bring almost half a million square feet to market near Quality Hill
Has anyone here been inside the Poindexter Building and seen the layout?
I was wondering if it is setup in a way that could be divided for retail again. I had in mind a central design center of interior design stores and other vendors as a possibility there. Maybe a store like Living Spaces, Kirklands, or Home Goods on one floor and independent vendors on the others.
The Poindexter garage across the street has almost 1000 spaces. I'm guessing residents of Lucas Place rent a portion of those.
Wonder what the new curtain wall on the courthouse will look like. Workers in the building have been advised for safety not to push or lean on the windows!
Abnos has been "renovating" that building for 20 years. I moved to Kansas City in 2002 and it's been vacant the entire time. I don't know how long it was vacant before 2002. Aknowledgeableperson might have more details about how long it's been vacant. Is there anyone else who lived or worked downtown before 2002 who might know?
That building was part of a great neighborhood as full of character as Warner Plaza until it was leveled to make way for that park. The Ship and the Downtown Hospital were part of that neighborhood.
FangKC wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 6:15 am
DST Realty sold its' office building at 710 Central, and the surface parking lot bounded by 7th, 8th, Central and Wyandotte to:
Market South 1 LLC
4220 Philips Farm Rd
Columbia, MO 65201
This entity is linked to Real Equity Management in Columbia.
FangKC wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:08 pm
I wonder if Market South bought it only to get control of the surface parking lot for development because it doesn't appear to be part of the sale?
That's an interesting observation. The listing does have this marketing pamphlet associated with it, which denotes that lot as "potential mixed use redevelopment"--on pages 5 and 12. And then page 11 shows available parking options for the building, but the surface lot that was attached to the 2021 sale isn't labeled as one of them.
I'm a little bit worried about 710 Central. It appears to have an active lightning rod system, but two of the visible grounding lines on the corners of the building's south wall are now disconnected. Having a bunch of little metal lightning-attracting spikes pointing from your roof, then cutting the ground wires they're all connected to is an obvious long-term fire hazard. Am I looking at mere neglect? I don't see how hundreds of metal fibers in one big braided wire would all spontaneously break in the same spot on two separate grounds 150 feet apart. Or if this is someone signaling that an insurance payout wouldn't be unwelcome.
FangKC wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 6:15 am
DST Realty sold its' office building at 710 Central, and the surface parking lot bounded by 7th, 8th, Central and Wyandotte to:
Market South 1 LLC
4220 Philips Farm Rd
Columbia, MO 65201
This entity is linked to Real Equity Management in Columbia.
FangKC wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:08 pm
I wonder if Market South bought it only to get control of the surface parking lot for development because it doesn't appear to be part of the sale?
That's an interesting observation. The listing does have this marketing pamphlet associated with it, which denotes that lot as "potential mixed use redevelopment"--on pages 5 and 12. And then page 11 shows available parking options for the building, but the surface lot that was attached to the 2021 sale isn't labeled as one of them.
I'm a little bit worried about 710 Central. It appears to have an active lightning rod system, but two of the visible grounding lines on the corners of the building's south wall are now disconnected. Having a bunch of little metal lightning-attracting spikes pointing from your roof, then cutting the ground wires they're all connected to is an obvious long-term fire hazard. Am I looking at mere neglect? I don't see how hundreds of metal fibers in one big braided wire would all spontaneously break in the same spot on two separate grounds 150 feet apart. Or if this is someone signaling that an insurance payout wouldn't be unwelcome.
"Asian Cafe" just opened in the old Red Dragon space on 8th Street. I had a tasty bowl of pho there for lunch. Also, Vested Coffee on the same block has announced on their Facebook page that they will be closing permanently Dec 23.
