While not as exciting as the saga of The Boat at Tiffany Springs there is some redevelopment of long vacant office space along the I-29 corridor underway. Back in the 1970's, someone built a pair of matching office buildings between NW 112th Street and Tiffany Springs Parkway.
Those buildings of course lost their sexyness and tenants moved to newer places because that's what happens in suburbia. Someone has bought the south tower and is in the process of converting it to a hotel.
If you've been along I-29 lately, you may have noticed that the exterior shell and interior have been stripped to the concrete skeleton.
The new interior walls are being framed right now.
It looks like the parking lots will mostly remain the same although more parking will be added on the green space on the southern portion of the parcel.
This is what the front door of the hotel will look like and is from the viewpoint if you were looking south from Ambassador Drive.
This is the southern view of the hotel or what you would see if you were going north on I-29.
This is the westerly side of the building or what you would see if you were driving south on I-29.
Lastly this is the view of the eastern side of the building or what you will see from Ambassador Drive.
The project's got a ten year, 100% tax abatement according to this old KC Business Journal article. Now what to do with all the other vacant office buildings in the area given the changing work environments?
Clip credit to the Strong Towns movement.
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