Real Estate and Development

VanTrust Kansas City Hires 25-Year Real Estate Expert

Posted November 13, 2023 Real estate developer VanTrust Real Estate, LLC announced the company has added Andy Crimmins as vice president of development for the Kansas City market. Crimmins brings over 25 years of real estate experience with him to… more

Old Whittier Elementary School To be Remodeled Into Apartment Building

Posted November 7, 2023 The vacant Whittier Elementary School is getting a makeover after the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas voted to approve its rezoning as an apartment complex. Tomas de la Paz with Whittier School Lofts LP… more

Largest StorTropolis Self-Storage Facility In KC Metro Comes To Olathe

Posted November 7, 2023 Hunt Midwest is building its sixth and largest StorTropolis self-storage facility in Olathe, Kansas, expanding its reach in the Kansas City metro area. StorTropolis self-storage units are climate-controlled to maintain steady a temperature and levels of… more

KC Bier Co. Plans To Expand In Lenexa

Posted November 6, 2023 The German-style brewing company KC Bier Co. pursuing the development of a new restaurant and microbrewery in Lenexa, KS. The Lenexa Planning Commission on Monday will take up plans for the 14,800-square-foot restaurant and beer hall… more

Kansas City Jury Verdict Calls For $1.8B In Damages Paid By Real Estate Brokers

Posted November 2, 2023 A Kansas City jury in the federal case of Burnett v. National Association of Realtors (NAR) ordered the NAR and other entities liable for approximately $1.8 billion in damages after being found guilty of colluding to… more

Home-Buying Pain Point Hits Modern-Era High

Posted October 31, 2023 The run-up in interest rates since early 2022—combined with the pandemic-era spike in home prices—has produced a historic metric, and not a good one: The average monthly payment on a traditional 30-year mortgage recently surpassed its… more

Burnett v. NAR: Lawsuit To Bring Change To Home Sales Began Monday

Posted October 17, 2023 Burnett v. National Association of Realtors, a class-action lawsuit with the potential to bring change to home buyer benefits went to trial Monday in a federal courtroom in Kansas City, Missouri. A group of Missouri home… more

ServiceMaster Opens 55,000 SF Commercial Operations Center In Olathe

Posted October 10, 2023 ServiceMaster Recovery Management announced Monday it will open a new Commercial Operations Center in Olathe. The new Commercial Operations Center is located at 414 W Frontier Ln. The large-loss commercial restoration division of ServiceMaster Restore will… more

BPU Invites Proposals For Utility Sites In Kaw, Quindaro Areas

Posted October 10, 2023 The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities issued two requests for proposal last week which include sites in both Kaw and Quindaro. The Kaw power station at 2015 Kansas Ave. and the Quindaro power station… more

Kansas City Developer Proposes New Tax Incentives On Merriam Town Center

Posted October 10, 2023 The R.H. Johnson Co., on Monday, submitted an application to implement a community improvement district encompassing the Merriam Town Center. The Merriam Town Center is located at 8800 Johnson Drive. The community improvement district (CID) would… more