When most of us hear about an “open house,” we think about a Sunday afternoon or those great Tuesday lunch tours, but a new trend is emerging. This new trend, especially among upper bracket properties, is to have an evening open house, complete with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. This week, agents at three upscale properties combined forces [...]
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New trend: evening open houses, stats show suburban bargains, off-Plaza living at low price
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010July Deal Sheet
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010July Deal Sheet
Industrial
Cole Harford sold 50,000 square feet of industrial space to Linen King, LLC located at 2600 Maguire Boulevard, Columbia, MO. D. Edward Elder, SIOR of Grubb & Ellis|The Winbury Group represented the Seller in the transaction, and Paul Land of Plaza Real Estate represented the Buyer.
The Industrial Fumigant Company, LLC leased 10,436 [...]
CREW fast forwards to 2040, SubTropolis expands, Design Mechanical launches ‘University’
Thursday, July 15th, 2010What will Greater Kansas City look like in 2040? CREW members got a quick look into the future at their monthly luncheon, thanks to guest speaker Frank Lenk, Director of Research Services, Mid-America Regional Council (above with KC CREW Chapter President Diana Ennis with Stewart Title and program coordinator Jenni Glass with the Overland Park Economic [...]
Wednesday profile w/ RED Development
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010MetroWireKC sat down with (above) Dan Lowe, managing partner, and (below) Dave Claflin, vice president of marketing, over at RED Development, LLC, to get their take on the commercial real estate market and to hear about projects and developments RED is working on. Both Lowe and Claflin said though times weren’t exactly easy at RED [...]
IRS center moving to Station, Johnson nabs awards, IREM enjoys day on the links, Openings in Park Place 95
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Add the IRS to the list of tenants moving to Union Station. The IRS will relocate its Taxpayer Assistance Center from Bannister Road to a new space inside Union Station this fall. The IRS will occupy 4,400 square feet of space near the west lower-level entrance. Zimmer Real Estate Services, L.C. represents Union Station and the [...]
Wednesday Profile w/ Steven Karbank
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Karbank proud of company’s history, discouraged by tax credit programs
Last week, MetroWireKC sat down with Steven Karbank (below) of Karbank Real Estate Company to talk about what’s going on at the company as it celebrates its 60th year of being a Kansas City homegrown business.
“Karbank Real Estate Company is an industrial and office real estate brokerage and [...]
Wizards stadium taking shape, CREW putt putts and parties
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Construction is rolling right along at the site of the KC Soccer Stadium, the future home of the Wizards. Each week, Turner Construction provides an update on accomplishments and progress of various parts of the project. Above, structural steel is already in place on each level of the stadium, which is actually ahead of schedule [...]
Plaza condos take off for young developer, home tips in the electronic age
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010High-end living is alive and well on the Country Club Plaza, said Drew Hood (above with his wife, Melissa), developer of The Villas on Plaza West, a seven-unit town house development at Roanoke Parkway and Jarboe Street. Hood, manager of Plaza West Development LLC, describes the new homes as incorporating “European, Old World design with modern amenities.” [...]
Wednesday Profile w/ IFMA
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010The local chapter of IFMA doesn’t just focus on educating those currently connected to facility management – they also have a close eye on the future. When I sat down with local IFMA President John Strharsky I got caught up on IFMA’s recent events but I also got the opportunity to learn about all the [...]
Gould Evans scores with Allen Fieldhouse renovation, BHC RHODES gets deals done
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Allen Fieldhouse renovation a slam dunk
Both John Wilkins (left) and Anthony Rohr (right) of Gould Evans graduated with degrees in architecture from the University of Kansas. But back then, the two Jayhawks never imagined they’d be working on one of the biggest projects the Lawrence campus has ever seen: the transformative, $42-million renovation of Allen [...]