Kansas

DE SOTO, KAN. — Flint Development is nearing completion of the first building at Flint Commerce Center, a $390 million industrial park in the western Kansas City suburb of De Soto. At full build-out, the multi-phased project will include up to six buildings on a 370-acre site. Development of the first building, a 1 million-square-foot distribution center, is slated for completion this summer. Located at 10200 Edgerton Road, the cross-dock distribution center is being constructed with tilt-up concrete panels and 40-foot clear heights. The first facility — which is called Building C — will offer 98 dock doors and four drive-through doors, with the capacity to expand to 168 dock doors. The parking lot can accommodate 515 cars and 251 trailers. In August 2023, Panasonic Energy announced plans to lease half of the facility to support a nearby lithium ion battery manufacturing facility, which is currently under construction. “There is a lot of excitement surrounding the Panasonic factory and we are happy to see the amount of prospect activity for Flint Commerce Center,” says Mark Long, CEO of Newmark Zimmer. Newmark Zimmer is representing Flint Development in lease negotiations for Flint Commerce Center. “Together, this lease and the additional land …

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MISSION, KAN. — The Other Place, an American sports grill and pizzeria, has opened at Mission West Shopping Center in Mission, a southern suburb of Kansas City. The tenant occupies the 4,050-square-foot space at 6522 Martway St. that was formerly home to Italian Delight. David Block, Max Kosoglad and Darren Siegel of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented ownership in the lease. The Other Place was founded in 1970 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This location marks the fourth in the greater Kansas City area. There are also eight locations in Iowa. Mission West totals approximately 87,000 square feet.

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LENEXA, KAN. — Enjoy Pure Food + Drink has signed a lease to open at Restaurant Row in Lenexa City Center. The 4,000-square-foot space will serve as the restaurant’s second location and is slated to open in fall 2024. Enjoy Pure Food + Drink is a health-forward restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as organic cold-pressed juices, smoothies, clean cocktails and a gluten-free and vegan bakery. John Nolan of Crossroads Real Estate Group represented the tenant, while Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented ownership on an internal basis. Future phases of Restaurant Row call for an additional 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 50,000 square feet of office space.

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MANHATTAN, KAN. — RockStep Capital has acquired Manhattan Town Center, a 367,000-square-foot shopping mall in Manhattan within eastern Kansas. The purchase price was undisclosed. Anchor tenants include Dillard’s, JC Penney and the AMC Dine-In IMAX Theater. There are more than 50 small shops and full-service restaurants at the regional mall, which was built in 1987. RockStep plans to make improvements to the property.

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OLATHE, KAN. — Hunt Midwest is building its sixth and largest StorTropolis self-storage facility in Olathe, a southwest suburb of Kansas City. The project is located at 601 N. Millridge St. next to Walmart and Aldi stores. The development will total 112,987 leasable square feet across 867 climate-controlled units with a variety of sizes. Completion is slated for September 2024. With this sixth location, StorTropolis will offer more than 4,000 self-storage units in Clay County, Platte County, Blue Springs, Shawnee, Lenexa and Olathe. Hunt Midwest partnered with Strickland Construction and Storage Asset Management to build and operate the facility in Olathe. Both partners also built and operate the existing StorTropolis locations across the metro area.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Whole Foods Market is scheduled to open a new 45,791-square-foot store in Overland Park on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The new store at 11900 Metcalf Ave. serves as the relocation of the existing Overland Park store at 6621 W. 119th St. that opened in 2007. The new location is about 10,000 square feet larger and features an upgraded coffee bar along with increased seating capacity. The new store’s product assortment features more than 750 local items from the greater Kansas area. On opening day, customers can enjoy live music, local samples and complimentary coffee.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Ryan Cos. has broken ground on The OsLo, a 413-unit luxury apartment complex in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The four-story project will be situated at the intersection of 135th Street and Antioch Road. Completion is slated for late 2025. The OsLo is being built in partnership with operating partner EPC Real Estate Group. Smart technology will be fully integrated for residents, enabling them to use a smartphone app for accessing the building and individual units, controlling thermostats and receiving package delivery notifications. A focus on health and wellness will be incorporated into the property to align with the Scandinavian-themed architecture. There will be a spa, yoga studio, golf simulator and sound studio. Additionally, residents will have access to coworking areas, group gathering places, a pool, pond and dog park. Ryan is serving as the developer, builder and capital markets provider. NSPJ Architects is the architect, Olsson is the civil engineer, Lankford & Associates is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer and Bob D. Campbell is the structural engineer. Security Bank provided construction financing.

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LENEXA, KAN. — Physician Aesthetic Specialists is opening a flagship location at 87 Quivira Plaza in Lenexa. Scheduled to open on Friday, Dec. 1, the office will total 4,200 square feet and feature 10 treatment rooms with a dedicated consultation space. In addition to aesthetic services and massage therapy, the offerings include advanced procedures such as non-surgical facelifts and body contouring, laser treatments, stem cell hair restoration, stem cell therapy for skin rejuvenation, hormone replacement therapy, neurotoxin treatments and weight loss injections. Dr. Dan Margolin, the founder of Physician Aesthetic Specialists, performs all patient consultations and participates in all contouring procedures. The company currently operates at The Healing Arts Center of Lenexa.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Curry Real Estate Services has completed the lease-up of Windmill Square shopping center in Overland Park. The newest tenants, Gather Home + Estate and 200Main Vintage, opened in mid-September. The vintage furniture and décor businesses came together as two like-minded operators to collaborate and share the responsibility of a showroom space for their respective collections. Curry completed exterior renovations to the nearly 50,000-square-foot Windmill Square this year. It was built in 1974.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — TruHome Solutions, a financial services company offering mortgage lending services, has signed a 36,000-square-foot office lease at the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The company plans to move in the first quarter of 2024, bringing 220 employees. Michael VanBuskirk and Trey DeRousse of Newmark Zimmer represented the tenant. Hunter Johnson of Occidental Management represented the landlord on an internal basis.

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