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Restaurants | AREA Real Estate Advisors - Part 2

Regency Park Renovations & Leases

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Regency Park Renovations

Regency Park, at 93rd Street & Metcalf Ave in Overland Park, has held strong during a tough year for retail. The center has undergone some major renovations as well as signed several new leases and expansions, keeping the momentum going.

The $32 million renovations included new modern façades, lighting, signage, pedestrian improvements and landscaping. Occupancy was around 50% before the purchase and renovations by Mission Peak Capitol, a real estate investor and developer based out of Kansas City, and is now close to 80%.

The most notable new lease at Regency Park is Chiefs Fit, a 37,000 SF fitness facility opening this month. Other leases and openings since the pandemic include Eye Associates, La Fuente Mexican Street Food, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Energize OP and Star Nails and Spa. TableTop Game & Hobby expanded and joined forces with Cardboard Café to open a gaming café that offers coffee, cocktails and waffles. Petworks Vet Hospital also expanded to double the size.

Click here for the full article from The Kansas City Business Journal.

AREA’s Andy Epstein, Matt Vaupell & Rachel West handle the leasing for Regency Park. Click here to download the leasing package.

Blu Hwy to Open in South Plaza

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Blu Hwy is set to take you on a culinary adventure from its new South Plaza Restaurant! The indoor/outdoor concept will open this summer in the former Black Dirt space at 51st Street & Main.

Local restaurateur, James Taylor’s inspiration for the restaurant is the 1982 book Blue Highways: A Journey into America. The experience at Blu Hwy will represent the American road trip (along the back roads) and the food along the way, also pulling inspiration from his own travels.

The menu will include familiar food, similar to that found on a road trip adventure, pulling flavors and influences from across the country. It will be a seasonal, ever-changing menu representative of American cuisine as it exists today, from coast to coast. Chef Dan Swinney, culinary director for Taylor’s restaurant group, and executive chef Daniel Walker, are creating dishes from all over the map, there is something for everyone to enjoy!

The restaurant will include an open floorplan, indoor/outdoor bar area, and a large outdoor seating area with a streetside window where people can grab food and hangout.  Between the food and drinks, it is without a doubt that guests will be able to choose and enjoy their own adventure!

Click here to read more about Blu Hwy in FEAST Magazine.

Click here for CityScene KC’s article.