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Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:15 pm
by Pork Chop
From trying to land a restaurant to a bank instead:
Arvest Bank plans to open a new branch in downtown Kansas City, just steps away from Sprint Center and the Kansas City Power & Light District.
The northwest corner of 13th Street and Grand Boulevard is home to an eight-story, open-air parking structure. Arvest plans to build a walk-in banking facility and a drive-up ATM at the southeast corner of the building.
I would imagine if they have a drive up that would be contained inside the garage, but still....
...the 10th Street branch lacks drive-up capabilities.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... -near.html
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:16 pm
by pash
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Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:19 pm
by smh
This seems like a win. Granted it's just a boring bank--but it still activates the corner much better than a parking garage. I believe that make 3 of 4 corners at 13th & Grand.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:24 pm
by Demosthenes
Yikes that is an ugly combo of buildings!
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:25 pm
by Pork Chop
smh wrote:This seems like a win. Granted it's just a boring bank--but it still activates the corner much better than a parking garage. I believe that make 3 of 4 corners at 13th & Grand.
It's not the bank, but the obession with drive thru's in the center of the city, but I guess they need to cater to the market until the market changes.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:30 pm
by grovester
It is attached to a parking garage.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:32 pm
by Pork Chop
grovester wrote:It is attached to a parking garage.
Understood and I noted that as well, but it's the principle.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:58 pm
by smh
Pork Chop wrote:grovester wrote:It is attached to a parking garage.
Understood and I noted that as well, but it's the principle.
Yep, it activates the street level corner as opposed to the parking garage which only has people coming and going in cars.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:03 pm
by Pork Chop
smh wrote:Pork Chop wrote:grovester wrote:It is attached to a parking garage.
Understood and I noted that as well, but it's the principle.
Yep, it activates the street level corner as opposed to the parking garage which only has people coming and going in cars.
You stated it better than I.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:09 pm
by KCPowercat
I like it. I would have preferred a restaurant but that might fit better given the parking garage.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:20 pm
by FangKC
I don't know why, but I like seeing a new bank making more of a presence downtown. There used to be a lot of smaller banks in downtown Kansas City, and I would like to see more move back in, and grow into bigger banks.
Re: Arvest Bank plans new branch near Sprint Center
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:44 am
by Pork Chop
Could this thread be merged with the one in Downtown called Make Grand Grand? I made the mistake of starting this one, since this area of DT is not technically part of the Power and Light District.
Thanks