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Downtown | AREA Real Estate Advisors - Part 4

LightwellKC – Parking in Downtown Kansas City

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Downtown KC has more parking than anywhere in the city. With over 2K spaces within a 2 block radius of lightwell and immediate streetcar access, parking downtown has never been easier. Discover why dynamic companies are choosing lightwellKC!

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Lightwell KC – Video 2

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See why dynamic and innovative companies such as WeWork and BacklotCars are choosing Lightwell Kansas City as their office space.

This is the second video of a 4-part series that Let it Fly Media is producing, giving you an inside look into the new tenants and to see why dynamic and innocative companies such as WeWork and BacklotCars are choosing lightwell Kansas City as their office space.

To download the video, click here.

For Lightwell marketing materials, click here, or visit their web site, www.lightwellkc.com.

Lightwell KC – Video 1

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Here’s a preview of how a few of KC’s heavy hitters- HOKJE Dunn Construction, and AREA Real Estate Advisors are joining forces with Somera Road to turn former City Center Square into Lightwell, THE destination for Class A Office Space in the greater Kansas City metro!

This is the first video of a 4-part series that Let it Fly Media is producing, giving you an inside look into the story behind the renovations that will be changing the office scene downtown. Stay tuned as we release the rest of the videos from the series.

To download the video, click here.

For Lightwell marketing materials, click here, or visit their web site, www.lightwellkc.com.

Hand & Land Will Soon Call Renovated Luzier Cosmetics Building Home

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AREA Real Estate Advisor’s Tiffany Ruzicka is proud to have helped Hand & Land join the women-led business lineup at the newly restored Luzier Cosmetics Building at 3216 Gillham in Kansas City.

Butch Rigby is the developer on the 17,600 SF building, that is being repurposed into restaurant, retail and office space. Rigby says it has been one of the most challenging of his renovations. The 2-story building was designed by renowned female architect Nelle Peters in the late 1920’s for Luzier Cosmetics before standing vacant for almost 20 years. Rigby is focused on preserving the architecture as much as possible.

Hand & Land will take 1,700 SF on the south side of the building. The lifestyle shop, which opened at Park Place in Leawood in 2015, will be moving to their new location this fall. Hand & Land owners, Jessica Moler and Nicole Lobdell, are dedicated to offering natural and organic beauty products, essential oils, jewelry, home goods and gifts.

Other tenants at the Nelle Petters building include 2 concepts from Filling Station founder and Unbakery owner, Robin Krause. Billie’s Grocery, a restaurant featuring healthy American cuisine will occupy 4,500 square feet on the second floor. Apothé, a traditional apothecary will occupy about 1,000 square feet on the first floor.

The remaining first and second floor spaces are in lease negotiations and the building is set to open this fall.

To learn more about Hand & Land and the products they sell, check out their website.

Downtown Kansas City Parking

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AREA’s Tim Schaffer and Sean Craven, were recently interviewed by the Kansas City Business Journal regarding the misconception of the lack of available parking in downtown Kansas City.  AREA looked at seven parking garages near 12th & Main streets, which is the busiest pedestrian intersection in downtown Kansas City.  Our findings show that there is more parking than many people see.

The seven lots had an average of 2,144 public spaces available daily. The conversion of  3.5 million square feet of downtown office space is causing a shift in parking needs, and garages that have previously been at full capacity during the daytime now experience a more even traffic flow between daytime office use and evening residential and recreational uses. The demographics trend toward a younger population, who are willing to walk farther to park.  This willingness to walk has exponentially increased due to the area bustling with events, creating a safer feel for the environment. “The environment of that walk is so much better today because downtown has improved,” according to AREA President Tim Schaffer.

To read more about AREA’s downtown parking study, click here.

Check out AREA’s listings in downtown Kansas City
Lightwell
– 3Y (300 Wyandotte)
– Rivergate (600 Broadway)
– 1808 McGee & 215 E 18th (18McGee)
19th & Oak
– 2020 Baltimore
City Club (20th & Main)
2107 Grand