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KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Phillips Development and Realty (PDR) has acquired a 1.5-acre land parcel on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City. The firm plans to build a 100,000-square-foot, 710-unit self-storage facility on the site. Construction of the Class A development is slated to begin during the third quarter of 2018 and be completed in the third quarter of 2019. Kansas City presents opportunities for development as the population continues to grow and employers expand, according to Donald Phillips, managing director of Tampa, Fla.-based PDR. Kansas City’s metro area population ranks 30th on a list of the 382 metropolitan statistical areas within the United States.