PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KAN. — Women in Real Estate Development (WIRED) is nearing completion of a wellness and beauty destination at the corner of 75th Street and State Line Road in Prairie Village near Overland Park. The 7,000-square-foot property is named “c u r a t e d.” In August 2024, a group of 22 local women investors, led by Sheryl Vickers of Select Sites LLC, acquired the property. They have reimagined the building from 1958 into a commercial space tailored for health, beauty and wellness practitioners looking to reach consumers across Mission Hills, Waldo, Brookside, Leawood, Overland Park and Fairway. The interior space features new paint, flooring and lighting. The project’s suites feature natural light, private entries and modern finishes. The project also included the installation of new energy-efficient windows. Final plans call for a new parking surface and concrete with ADA access and new landscaping. The anchor tenant is The Healing Collective, which occupies eight suites and brings the building’s occupancy to 70 percent.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — An investment entity led by Copaken Brooks has agreed to sell 6201 College Boulevard, a landmark office building located at the intersection of Lamar Avenue and College Boulevard, to the City of Overland Park. The city plans to convert the 147,000-square-foot building into its future city hall. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Originally developed in 1990 by Copaken White and Blitt as the national headquarters for the NCAA, the property continues to serve as a multi-tenant office facility. While the ownership will change, Copaken Brooks will remain the property manager, as the city does not manage commercial buildings. The city will begin planning its transition of the space in the coming years.
WICHITA, KAN. — Industrial Realty Group LLC (IRG) and Provider Real Estate Partners LLC (PREP) have acquired Towne West Square Mall, a 650,000-square-foot shopping mall in southwest Wichita. The partnership plans to redevelop the 60-acre property into a multi-tenant campus called Wichita Business Park. “The City of Wichita is thrilled to have new ownership of this property and is excited about the redevelopment plan proposed by IRG and PREP,” says Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. After nearly 44 years in operation, Towne West Square Mall closed its doors officially over the July 4 weekend. The last three businesses to remain operating at the mall include Dillard’s and JC Penney, which were the mall’s original department store anchors, and locally owned and operated Boulevard Theatres, according to local media outlets. IRG and PREP plan on redeveloping the property through a conversion of the former mall and department store space. The team will expand the former mall’s retail and commercial uses to offer modern office, light industrial, advanced manufacturing, research-and-development and flex spaces. In May, Wichita’s Planning Commission and City Council approved a zoning overlay that will help facilitate the redevelopment of Towne West Square Mall. “We are confident in Wichita Business Park’s …
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and EPC Real Estate Group have opened The Oslo, a 413-unit luxury apartment community in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Featuring Scandinavian-inspired design, The Oslo rises four stories at the intersection of 135th Street and Antioch Road. Amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, spa and sauna room, yoga studio, golf simulator, podcast studio and clubhouse. There are also dedicated coworking spaces, green spaces, a dog park and walking trails. Smart technology is fully integrated throughout the community, enabling residents to control access to their units, adjust thermostats and receive package notifications via a mobile app. Electric vehicle charging stations are also available at the property. Ryan served as the developer, builder and capital markets partner for the project, working alongside EPC. NSPJ Architects led the design, Olsson provided civil engineering, Lankford & Associates handled mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, and Bob D. Campbell oversaw structural engineering. Monthly rents start at $1,685, according to the property’s website.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Construction has begun on Link Innovation Labs, an 18,000-square-foot innovation incubator in downtown Topeka. Formerly corporate offices for AT&T, the redevelopment project is set to open in January 2026 and will feature wet and dry labs, coworking areas, conference rooms, offices and a coffee shop. The first tenant is Plug and Play Topeka, a launchpad for startups in animal health, ag-tech and food systems. Eight wet and dry labs will total roughly 7,500 square feet. A pitch and event area will span 2,500 square feet and will be dedicated to networking, presentations, conferences and public training events. Link Innovation Labs has $5 million committed from public and private sources. GO Topeka is leading the project. Topeka is centrally located within the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, the world’s largest concentration of animal health companies and related industries.
OLATHE, KAN. — Walmart will open its first owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Olathe on Friday, June 27. The Arkansas-based retailer says the 300,000-square-foot project will bring quality beef to customers in the Midwest while creating more resiliency in its supply chain, following its 2022 equity investment in Sustainable Beef LLC. The facility will create more than 600 jobs and will handle packaging and distribution of Angus cuts sourced directly from Sustainable Beef LLC to stores across the Midwest. During a grand opening celebration, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation will present $90,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations in the community. With fiscal year 2025 revenue of $681 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide at its more than 10,750 stores. The retailer has pledged to invest $350 billion in U.S.-made products by 2031.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Standard Motor Products Inc. has opened its new distribution center at Heartland Logistics Park Building II in Hunt Midwest’s industrial park in Shawnee. Hunt Midwest built the 574,732-square-foot facility as a spec-to-suit logistics hub. Heartland Logistics Park offers tenants the ability to reach 282 million consumers within two-day shipping, according to Hunt Midwest. The park is located less than a half mile from K-7, which provides access to I-70, I-435 and I-35. Standard Motor Products relocated its Edwardsville, Kan., facility to Heartland Logistics Park. Building II offers 200,000 more square feet than the Edwardsville location and supports more advanced warehouse management technology.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Hunt Midwest and LANE4 Property Group have opened The Hudson, a 228-unit luxury apartment complex adjacent to the University of Kansas Health System campus in Kansas City. The developers partnered with KU Endowment to build the project. The Hudson’s name is a homage to the Rosedale neighborhood’s history, where Rainbow Boulevard was once known as Hudson Road until it was renamed in 1919 to honor WWI veterans. The Hudson project team included Security Bank as lender, BRR Architecture as architect, Cerris as general contractor and Olsson as civil engineer.
TOPEKA, KAN. — The Annex Group has broken ground on Union at Tower District, a roughly $60 million affordable housing community in Topeka. The 4-acre project will offer 250 one-, two- and three-bedroom units for households earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. There will be two four-story buildings and one three-story building. Amenities will include a courtyard, dog park, playground, community center and fitness center. Project partners include BVH Architecture, REGA Engineering, SBB Engineering, the City of Topeka and Impact Housing Indiana Corp. Citi Community Capital served as both the construction lender and permanent lender. Stifel Public Finance underwrote $35 million in bonds issued by Shawnee County. The Kansas Housing Resources Corp. allocated 4 percent tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Additional financial support came from WNC, the federal credit investor, and Advantage Capital, the state credit investor. The city provided RHID funding. The project marks Annex Group’s first community in Topeka and its third in Kansas. Completion is slated for January 2027.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Desi Chowrastha, an Indian eatery based in Texas, has secured its first Kansas City-area location at 6301 W. 135th St. in Overland Park. Max Kosoglad and David Block of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease. A grand opening is slated for this summer. At 7,564 square feet, Desi Chowrastha will be the largest Indian restaurant in Overland Park. The restaurant will occupy space within a 15,500-square-foot pad building of Corbin Park Retail Village and will join co-tenants American Red Cross, Mozari Alterations and Embody. The name Desi Chowrastha is derived from “Desi,” a word used to describe the people, cultures and products of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and “Chowrastha,” a word used to communicate the joint to hang out with friends and how Indian culture evolved around them. The menu features a variety of kabobs, curries, appetizers and sandwiches. The chain currently has 25 franchisees across America, with many others under contract. Block & Co. is the leasing and property management company for the pad building.
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