Community Builders of Kansas City’s innovative Offices at Overlook project located at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Chestnut Ave. is officially underway. Environmental abatement is now complete including the successful removal of asbestos containing materials, necessary permits and inspections are secured. Demolition of the buildings on the 11-acre plot of land will begin late November and, with mass excavation, should be completed by the end of the first quarter 2022. Construction on the 64,000-square-foot office building with three stories and private tenant roof terraces is expected to start in 2022. The building is the first of the multi-phase project and will be modern while incorporating historical artifacts including stained glass from Zion Grove Baptist Church.
“Offices at Overlook is another CBKC transformational initiative taking place east of Prospect,” said Emmet Pierson, Jr., president and CEO of CBKC. “There is no other project that includes Class A office space with modern housing and upscale amenities in this community. The project will attract new businesses and services to the area which will enhance quality of life and help our community grow and thrive.”
The multi-use development will transform underused and blighted property into 180,000 square feet of Class A office space, 19,000 square feet of mixed-use space and 155 multi-family units. Other features will include a health and wellness walking trail and outdoor event plazas, making the development the first of its kind in the area.
CBKC announced the project, which falls into Kansas City’s Swope Parkway Opportunity Zone, in April of 2020.