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JoCo Notes: Overland Park takes up plan for old Sears site

Overland Park Sears
The former Sears store on Metcalf Avenue as it was being demolished last summer. File photo.

Welcome to Monday, Shawnee Mission!

☀️ Today’s forecast: Sunny and clear. High: 58. Low: 40.

? Happening today

The Overland Park Planning Commission on Monday is set to consider a revised development plan for the former Sears site at 97th and Metcalf.

The project, now dubbed 97 Metcalf, is centered around a 93,000-square-foot Lifetime Fitness gym and health club on the east side of the lot.

The plan to be presented to the commission also includes a Panera Bread, a 5,000-square-foot QuikTrip, another pad-site restaurant and at least five more office/retail spaces that do not appear to have tenants yet.

A previous iteration of the plan — which envisioned repurposing the old Sears building — called for a more than 160,000-square-foot office space and separate day care.

Before that, developers had put forward the idea of building a multi-story apartment complex on the site, which drew criticism from residents in homes nearby.

? Public meetings Monday

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About the author

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer

Hi! I’m Kyle Palmer, the editor of the Johnson County Post.

Prior to joining the Post in 2020, I served as News Director for KCUR. I got my start in journalism at the University of Missouri, where I worked for KBIA, mid-Missouri’s NPR affiliate. After college, I spent 10 years as a teacher and went on to get a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University.

Have a story idea or a comment about our coverage you’d like to share? Email me at kyle@johnsoncountypost.com.

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