Several elements of the mixed-use CityPlace development in Overland Park, such as office buildings, apartments and retail centers, are set to be delayed in their completion by a few years.

What happened: Last week, the Overland Park Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee unanimously approved a recommendation for new milestones for the completion of several buildings at CityPlace, which is located in the southeast corner of Nieman Road and College Boulevard.

Causing the delays: Delays in the construction of these buildings are “due to lingering impacts caused by COVID-19” and “market and development conditions,” according to city documents.

• Curtis Holland with the Polsinelli law firm, who is representing developer College 69 Associates LLC, said the new proposed timeline would help the developer overcome these delays.
• “The projects been very successful, but not withstanding some of the challenges we’ve had in the more recent years in respect to the pandemic and even recently with all of the things that are happening in our economy,” Holland said.

New timeline:  Below is a look into the newly proposed timeline for the CityPlace development.

• The first parcel of five residential apartment buildings
  • Located in southwest corner of site map, labeled “II RP-6”
  • Start year: 2023
  • Completion year: 2025
  • Initial completion year: 2024
• Four mixed-use buildings
  • Located in center of site map, marked red, labeled “VII MXD”
  • Start year: 2024
  • Completion year: 2028
  • Initial completion year: 2026
• A ninth office building
  • Located in northwest quadrant of site map, marked orange, labeled “IX CP-O”
  • Start year: 2026
  • Completion year: 2028
  • Initial completion year: 2026
• The second parcel of five residential apartment buildings
  • Located in northwest corner of site map, labeled “I RP-6”
  • Start year: 2027
  • Completion year: 2029
  • Initial completion year: 2028
• A tenth office building
  • Located in southeast corner of site map, marked orange, labeled “XI CP-O”
  • Start year: 2023
  • Completion year: 2025
  • Initial completion year: 2028

Background: CityPlace, which has been under construction since 2014, gained approval from the Overland Park City Council in March to refinance the development in connection to the tax-exempt economic development revenue bonds issued for the project.

• Also in March, the council approved a $25 million sales tax abatement agreement for construction of the Majestic, one of the two apartment complexes yet to be built. 

What’s next: In order to be approved, the new timeline will be presented to the Overland Park City Council in the following months to be voted upon.