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Real Estate and Development


Developer Plans for 314 Unit Apartment Complex Along K-7 in Olathe

Lenexa-based developer Oddo Development is awaiting the Olathe City Council's approval to construct a 314-unit luxury apartment complex along Highway K-7. The nearly 485,000-square-foot development site is located south of College Boulevard and west of K-7. Oddo plans to build… more

Johnson County to Build 20,000SF Fire Station in De Soto, KS

Updated 11:53 p.m., March 5, 2024 A new fire station is being built in De Soto, just north of the Panasonic electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant, as part of a $15 million support infrastructure improvement plan and will be the… more

Block Real Estate Requests $800K Bond For Overland Park’s Galleria 115

Posted February 27, 2024 Block Real Estate Services LLC is requesting the City Council of Overland Park to issue an $800,000 bond to finance a new retail space in the Galleria 115 development. The bond requested would provide a sales… more

JE Dunn Promotes 22-Year Employee to Midwest Region President

Posted February 22, 2024 Updated 3:38 p.m., February 22, 2024 JE Dunn Construction Co. has named its new president for the company’s Midwest region. Adam Cox is now the Midwest region president and will oversee projects for sports, justice, and… more

Urban Outfitters Opens $60M Fulfillment Center In Raymore, to Create 750 Jobs

Posted February 21, 2024 Urban Outfitters, Inc. has commenced operations for its 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Raymore, Mo., for the company's women's clothing rental brand Nuuly. Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) spent $60 million in two phases of work over five… more

Single-Family Home Starts Low in January, Remains Above Last Year’s Rate

Posted February 20, 2024 Housing starts and completions experienced a slowdown in January as more apartment buildings currently occupy the industry. However, single-family building permits and builder confidence steadily increased year-over-year. Single-family building permits issued in January fell to a… more

Keystone Automotive Industries Expands to KC, Joins Heartland Logistics Park

Posted February 20, 2024 Keystone Automotive Industries will expand its Kansas City operations at a new facility in Hunt Midwest‘s Heartland Logistics Park in Shawnee. Keystone will lease 530,455-square-feet of Heartland Logistics Park Building III, according to a release. Construction… more

Royals Selects Crossroads District as Location for New Planned Ballpark

Posted February 14, 2024 The Kansas City Royals officially announced the location of its new stadium and sports entertainment district will be set in the East Crossroads District downtown. Royals officials and Kansas City leaders held a press conference Tuesday… more

Kansas City Royals to Announce Location of New Ballpark

Posted February 13, 2024 This is an ongoing story and will be updated when more information is available. The Kansas City Royals finally plan to announce the location of the team’s new stadium and entertainment district during a Tuesday press… more

Report: KCMO Rent Prices Increase Amid Surge of Apartment Development

Posted February 13, 2024 Zillow released its January 2024 Rental Market Report, showing how rental prices have increased in Kansas City, and other major cities, despite apartment construction on the rise and cooling for economic growth in the nation. Rents… more