Kaylie McLaughlin

1 week ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

A developer is proposing the first housing-centric incentive district in southern Overland Park, which could feature approximately 30 dwelling units, including single-family homes and twin villas, on 151st Street. According to city documents, an unnamed developer wants to form the Reinvestment Housing Incentive District roughly at 6630 and 6680 W. 151st St., in the Stanley annexation area of the city.

1 week ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

Trader Joe’s intends to be the first grocery store to operate in the city of Merriam in more than half a decade as part of a $102 million redevelopment effort at the site of a former county library. The specialty grocery store — which already has a location in Leawood’s Town Center Plaza and another in Kansas City, Missouri, on Ward Parkway — is a key feature of a long-sought redevelopment on the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road.

2 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

Some lower-density multifamily housing is coming to an undeveloped property near 175th Street and Pflumm Road. Earlier this month, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved the rezoning request tied to the Wolf Creek Plaza duplex project near the southwestern edge of the city. Following unanimous recommendation for approval from the Overland Park Planning Commission last month, the project was listed on the city council’s planning consent agenda.

2 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

A local nonprofit that specializes in affordable housing for adults with disabilities is planning a new apartment building in downtown Overland Park. Friends of Johnson County Developmental Supports has, for more than 25 years, been remodeling and building single-family homes in the community to make them suitable for adults with disabilities.

2 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kaylie McLaughlin

The tourism district Loretto Companies has planned in Olathe, featuring an ultra-accessible amusement park and a sports complex focused on youth sports, is still happening, the developer says, but the timeline is uncertain. That’s because a lingering title issue — a carryover issue from previous land sales and property owners — has kept the project from advancing, said James Arkell, vice president of Loretto Companies.