One Pershing Square Listed For Sale by Blue KC

[FangKC]

The Business Journal reports that Blue KC (Blue Cross, Blue Shield) has put their headquarters building and adjacent land up for sale.

Blue KC lists longtime HQ property for sale to new office users, developers

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City officially has put its current headquarters property up for sale, making available a sizable site long viewed as a top candidate for creative redevelopment in the Crown Center area.

Blue KC recently listed its headquarters east of Union Station at 2301 Main St. through Colliers International's Kansas City office. The 6.14-acre site includes the company's 201,493-square-foot office building, One Pershing Square, plus close to 5 acres of surrounding surface parking it acquired last year for "more flexibility" in considering its future real estate options. A listing price was not disclosed.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... cZdF_O1GH4

[beautyfromashes]

Copaken will probably buy it and tear it down.

[TheUrbanRoo]

We need something massive and grand built here. Doesn't need to be tall, but just fill up that whole lot.

[moderne]

Residential facing Washington Square Park would be great.

[Highlander]

Residential facing Washington Square Park would be great.

It would be good if they could utilize the existing building though. That's an 8 story building so it would be unlikely that residential would reach that height if built anew.

[KC_Ari]

Much rather see it repurposed than torn down. Tearing it down would be a massive waste. Replacing that parking lot though...

[moderne]

Floor plates relatively small and narrow, would be excellent for apartment conversion, and then new construction over parking lot.

[Jblanco]

This is so valuable being right on the streetcar line next to so many attractions.
In a perfect world this would become the future home of Sporting KC.
Right on the streetcar and room to go up for some offices and residential.

[FangKC]

That area could handle multiple buildings.

[missingkc]

Agreed. Yet, I fear It will be bought by someone who values the existing building and big parking lot.

[langosta]

This is so valuable being right on the streetcar line next to so many attractions.
In a perfect world this would become the future home of Sporting KC.
Right on the streetcar and room to go up for some offices and residential.

IND as a blueprint (groundbreaking May 2023)

[mRoyal]

This is so valuable being right on the streetcar line next to so many attractions.
In a perfect world this would become the future home of Sporting KC.
Right on the streetcar and room to go up for some offices and residential.

IND as a blueprint (groundbreaking May 2023)

I've always wondered if Populous' "Living Park" used WashPark as the basis for the idea.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/03/13/popul ... the-future