Housing

A plan to remake the old YMCA into a 20-home redevelopment moved a step further to becoming reality. In early June, the Prairie Village Planning Commission advanced two items progressing the Price Brothers’ redevelopment proposal for the old Paul Henson...

A former ambulance station in Overland Park is now in the hands of a local private, nonprofit organization to turn into affordable housing for adults with disabilities. On Thursday, the Johnson Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the land transfer...

A long-vacant property in northern Overland Park could be redeveloped into a smattering of townhomes despite pushback from neighbors about traffic and the fit with the neighborhood. KOENIG Building, the developer, wants to put fewer than 30 townhome units on...

An apartment developer may receive up to $10.3 million in public incentives for a project replacing the old Wendy’s in Mission. Sunflower Development Group plans to build a 180-unit apartment complex at 5900 Roeland Drive, to accompany its multifamily redevelopment...

Plans for a 318-unit apartment complex in southern Olathe are moving forward despite concerns from nearby residents about traffic, flooding and privacy. The Olathe Planning Commission on May 11 voted 6-0 to recommend approval of a preliminary site development plan...

The old Paul Henson YMCA in Prairie Village may soon become a 20-home redevelopment. Overland Park-based developer Price Brothers wants to transform the former community center site, which has sat vacant since December 2024, into 20 single-family homes. The Prairie Village...

For the second year in a row, housing advocates have clashed with Johnson County's top leader over how best to address the lack of affordable housing in the county — and find sustainable ways to fund the building of...

Despite vocal opposition from nearby residents, plans for a townhome development at Kansas Highway 7 and 119th Street are moving forward. The Olathe Planning Commission voted 8-0 on Monday to recommend approval of rezoning and preliminary site plans for the...

A project to provide housing for homeless and low-income people in Johnson County was previewed Friday with a ribbon cutting of an 1880s-era house converted to four apartments. The two-story house just east of downtown Olathe is the first of...

Overland Park hopes a short-term revision to its development codes will jumpstart its small-scale housing pilot program. The temporary amendment will allow up to 12 projects to move forward using home designs in the city's new Portfolio Homes program. The...

Surplus and underused county property may become the next frontier in the effort to create more affordable housing in Johnson County. County commissioners last week approved a new policy that asks that wherever feasible, housing be included in the mix...

The city of Gardner is moving to take public control of the roads and water lines in the Aspen Place neighborhood, nearly a year after condemning the property and displacing hundreds of residents. This comes as the complex's owner, who...